Self-assessment questionnaire
The self-assessment questionnaire (SAQ) aims to find out more about a PA and AA course's policies and processes to establish if they meet our standards in Standards for the delivery of PA and AA pre-qualification education.
SAQs are assigned to PA and AA courses on an annual basis. Questions in the SAQ are broken down into each of the five themes in Standards for the delivery of PA and AA pre-qualification education.
On occasion, we may also include additional questions in the SAQ, for example, if we are carrying out a thematic or UK-wide review.
After an SAQ is submitted to us, we review it and triangulate it with our data and intelligence.
A feedback meeting is then organised and attended by the course and members of the GMC quality assurance team. The feedback meeting gives an opportunity for the course to expand upon the points raised in their SAQ, and to discuss potential quality activities for the rest of the annual cycle.
