Equality Proofing the Curriculum

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Equality Proofing the Curriculum

• Dr Jaki Lilly and Leonie Ramondt INSPIRE, Anglia
  Ruskin University

The Project Team Student Services - Penny
Baldwin Curriculum - Marian Redding INSPIRE -Tom
Stacey, Dave Fowler, Carol Everett Student Union
- Kate Wicklow HR Diversity - Faith Marchal
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Findings Student Survey

• 62 (n 57) students had personally encountered
  problems with teaching and learning situations
  which were specifically related to their needs as
  a disabled learner.
• 50 (n 28) said this was due to failure to supply
  lecture notes/ other materials in advance.
• A few dyslexic respondents found that some staff
  were 'suspicious that the condition did not
  exist or is not as limiting as put forward.

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Objectives

• Establishing staff training needs
• Delivering dedicated training and staff
  development
• Developing management processes to support staff
  in developing an inclusive approach to teaching
• Creating an inclusive teaching website resource

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Findings Staff Survey

• More than 66 of (n 87) respondents review their
  curriculum regularly for inclusion, ask students
  for feedback and know how to respond to
  inappropriate language and behaviour
• Awareness of our university and key external
  resources was very low
• 87 would like an online resource

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Response

• Multi-disciplinary team
• Review of induction and appraisal processes
• Dedicated learning programme
• Website Resource

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Embedding 1

• Agreement secured to amend Expectations of an
  Anglia Ruskin Academic to include specific
  mention of inclusive learning and teaching (used
  at recruitment and appraisal)
• Appraisal scheme to be redeveloped during
  2008-9 - inclusion and retention

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Embedding 2

• Anglia Ruskin student retention strategy and
  supporting workshops to include issues of student
  diversity and inclusion
• IMPACT strategy - posters and website

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SEDA
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Thank you.
Please see our new teachInclusive website once it
launches October 10th http//web.anglia.ac.uk/inc
lusive_practice
Please see our other reports and research outputs
at www.inspire.anglia.ac.uk
jaki.lilly_at_anglia.ac.uk leonie.ramondt_at_anglia.ac
.uk
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Feedback

• Time-the key issue
• Sharing the resource(s)
• How do staff evidence their practice?
• Hold events focused on talking through the hard
  topics
• Sharing effective practice
• Critical incident groups
• Email helpline - researched and answered
• Not being prescriptive