equality & diversity initiatives enhancing teaching & learning at york
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Equality & Diversity initiatives enhancing teaching & learning at York
Katy Mann Learning Enhancement Project
Learning Enhancement Project- ASO
To support staff and students in enhancing teaching and learning projects.
Project Officer-Academic Misconduct -Clare Wiggins
Project Officer- Academic Skills- Katy Mann Project Officer- Maths--Ant Edwards
Leader Enhancement Project Leader- Cecilia Lowe
Equality and Diversity Projects Widening Participation & Recruitment
Pre-arrival
Transition
Courses for staff
Courses for students
Widening Participation
Widening Participation Projects York meets its WP targets but is working
actively on projects to provide equal opportunities for very able students in very challenging contexts.
Year 12/13 skills projects Realising Opportunities Project Extended Project Residentials/ outreach schools & colleges Academic Skills, Searching for quality sources,
academic writing, referencing. PGWT & UG student facilitators
Pre-arrival VLE site for 4000 international students-
bloggers
Training welcome team/ STYCs / Head STYCS
Culture shock
Training PGWT-inclusivity
Ambassadors/ Facilitators-Cultural Diversity
22 departments transition sites
VLE content
Courses for students Culture shock workshops (10) co-run by
students, ISA/ GSA
Facilitators course York Award ( Cross-Cultural Competencies)
Tandem Exchange programme
Courses /workshops for staff PGWT residential/ bitesize Forum Bespoke training in liaison with other support
services e.g. Realising Opportunities Economics
New ideas/ projects
Peer cross- cultural buddying scheme from International ambassador list that meets for first ten weeks
Working with 6 universities to create resources to support international students pre-arrival.
Leadership course Int/home students
Lingua Franca- YSJ
Colleges celebrating diversity of cohorts