T&L Essentials: Student Support & Engagement 1 (Support)

T&L Essentials: Student Support & Engagement 1 (Support)

Book a place here. This is the first of two sessions on T&L Policy: Student Support And Engagement - with a focus on student and staff support. It is an introduction/refresher for School or Departmental DTLs, SDATs/DDATs , programme directors, staff involved in managing students within the new Student Support Centres and any other school/departmental administrators. It provides an overview of university support in terms of personal and senior tutors, disability support, and student support services. This session aligns with K6 of the UKPSF....
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Inclusive Teaching Strategies

Inclusive Teaching Strategies

Book your place here. This session is for colleagues who are involved in teaching and/or supporting students. All students are entitled to a high quality learning experience that enables them to participate and to achieve their potential. Ensuring that all students receive this entitlement involves anticipating barriers to learning and identifying strategies for removing them. This session focuses on inclusive practice in terms of the methods, approaches and strategies we use in teaching/supporting students. It will provide opportunities for: • reflecting on the implications of increased diversity for pedagogic practice; • evaluating models/approaches to inclusive practice; • developing strategies for making your practice more inclusive The session aligns with the following dimensions of the UKPSF: Areas of Activity: A1, A2, A3, A4; Core Knowledge: K3; Professional Values: V1, V2...
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Developing Intercultural Competence in Teaching and Supporting Learning

Developing Intercultural Competence in Teaching and Supporting Learning

Book your place here. This session is for anyone working with home and international students. This session will present a rationale for the development of intercultural competence within the context of the university curriculum framework, and globalisation strategy. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss models of intercultural competence, and consider how they can be implemented in T & L situations. We will explore critical incidents and the use of reflection as vehicles for an enhanced understanding of intercultural competency. Participants will share experiences and insights of working with multi-national groups, supported by facilitators. This session aligns with UKPSF A1 A2 A4 K2 V1 V2....
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Supporting Students with Mental Health Difficulties

Supporting Students with Mental Health Difficulties

Book your place here. This session will give practical guidance on how to identify and support students with mental health difficulties. Staff will learn to identify signs of students who may be experiencing mental health problems, and learn some strategies to respond appropriately to support them e.g. signposting to support available, and general resources. Attendees are invited to bring examples from within their own experience (without names to protect confidentiality). This session aligns with A4 of the UKPSF....
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Integrating A Culturally Diverse Cohort: Issues, Challenges And Suggestions

Integrating A Culturally Diverse Cohort: Issues, Challenges And Suggestions

Book your place here. This workshop will encourage informed consideration and discussion of academic practices which may help to foster a greater sense of student belonging in situations of markedly culturally diverse cohorts. Challenges encountered and ideas trialled by colleagues at Reading will be explored and recorded, providing a rich source of suggestions for future development of curricula. This session aligns with A1, A2, A4, K2, K3, V1, V2, V4 of the UKPSF....
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