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