The Colleges also provide access to IT facilities. There is a Literary and Linguistic Computing Service, the principal function of which is the provision of support to postgraduate students and established scholars. Audio-visual materials and related equipment are also available in the University for teachers of English. Faculty teaching mostly takes place on the Sidgwick Avenue site, which includes a lecture block and a building that houses the Faculty's offices. Plans are in hand to construct a new faculty building.
Effective mechanisms are in place for quality assurance.
Student questionnaires are used to inform the Faculty's review of teaching quality, and the assessors welcome the introduction of the faculty report form on individual patterns of study. Of particular concern to the practicability and coherence of English at Cambridge is the interplay of the college and faculty dimensions so as to enable effective co-ordination across these arenas without sacrificing diversity. Directors of studies receive reports on each student's work from supervisors, and review performance with students at the end of each term. Unsatisfactory progress is spotted quickly, allowing appropriate remedial steps to be taken. This attentive and continuous system is an undoubted strength.