Dismantling Barriers to Student Participation

Dismantling Barriers to Student Participation

Book a place here. This session is for all staff who interact with students in any capacity. It will explore how students’ experiences of university may be affected by their personal background. Particular attention will be given to those characteristics protected in the Equality Act 2010 (including age, nationality, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability) and monitored in the University of Reading’s annual Access Agreement (including educational background and household income). Through interactive activities, participants will be equipped to: • Reflect on our individual and institutional expectations of students. • Recognise the ways in which our practices might exclude or disadvantage certain students. • Take local action towards making the University of Reading a more equitable and inclusive environment in which to study, work and live. This session aligns with A2, A4, A5, V1, V2 and V4 of the UKPSF....
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Supporting Your Tutees With Their Career And Professional Development

Supporting Your Tutees With Their Career And Professional Development

Book your place here. This session is designed to help Academic Tutors have more information and tools at their disposal in helping tutees manage career and employability skills questions. Session Content will include: what to do and when, insights into services and support offered by the Careers Centre and when to refer to the Career Centre.  There will also be time to answer any queries Tutors might have.   The session will be run by Kevin Thompson who is a Careers Consultant with the University Careers Centre....
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T&L Conference: Building an Academic Community

T&L Conference: Building an Academic Community

The theme will be Building an Academic Community with workshop strands on Student-Staff Partnerships in Teaching and Learning and Implementing the Academic Tutor System. Our keynote speakers are confirmed as follows: Dr Catherine Bovill, Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement, University of Edinburgh Dr Alison Stenton, Senior Tutor, University of Oxford...
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