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Student Academic Transitions Toolkit > Resources, reading and events

Practical resources

UoR School of Law Hidden Curriculum Glossary – if you would like to adapt this for your own discipline please contact Prof. Amanda Millmore

Supporting Transitions Checklist  (download) – this is a really useful tick-list of things to consider when supporting students’ academic transition into university

Birtill, P., Harris, R., & Pownell, M (2022). Unpacking your hidden curriculum: A guide for educators. QAA guidance.

The Transition Pedagogy website (Prof. Sally Kift) has some useful resources, including checklists for first-year teachers, programme-coordinators, and institutional T&L leaders.

 

Short articles, blog posts etc

Dickinson, J. (2022) Students need to know the secret codes to success at University (WonkHE)

Shaw, J. (2024) Opening universities’ doors wide enough to let students’ lives in (WonkHE)

Woolley, D. and Down, J. (2024) Students transition through, not just into, university  (WonkHE)

 

Research and reports

Cage, E., Jones, E., Ryan, G., Hughes, G., & Spanner, L. (2021). Student mental health and transitions into, through and out of university: student and staff perspectives. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 45(8), 1076–1089.

Cheng, M., Pringle Barnes, G., Edwards, C., Valyrakis, M., Corduneanu, R. and Koukou, M. (2023). Transition Skills and Strategies: Transition Models and how Students Experience Change. Project Report. Glasgow, QAA Scotland. [Monograph]

Peck E. and Shaw, J. (2024) Improving the transition to Higher Education. Unite Students.

 

Recordings from UoRLearn

T&L Showcase: Supporting students’ Academic Transitions

T&L Festival 2021: Transitions in to HE – Addressing the Hidden Curriculum (Dr Katharine Hubbard)

T&L Festival 2021: Academic Transitions Showcase

Recordings from external events

WonkHE series on transitions (Jan-May 2024)

 

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