1. Promoting Success for All through Inclusive Learning and Teaching
Dr Helen May
Professor Liz Thomas Higher Education Academy

2. The drivers for inclusive practice – why change?
Equality schemes
Anticipatory /reasonable adjustments
Equality impact assessment
Legislative directives
Social mobility
Employer engagement / workforce development
HEI flexibility and collaboration
Government priorities
Inequalities in participation /achievement
Funding
Retention, progression and achievement
Funding council priorities
Mission and corporate objectives
Quality of student experience
Student satisfaction, retention & completion
HE institution priorities

3. Organisational system
Academic system
Social system
Organisational system
Professional services system
Student relations,
Student engagement & belonging
dispositions & capacities
Beyond HE
In HE
Pre-entry

4. Academic system

5. Academic system: activity
Choose one of the three groups:
Inclusive curriculum delivery
Inclusive curriculum design
Inclusive assessment
Individually – note down the activities, practices, procedures or policies that currently contribute to an inclusive academic system at your institution.
In small groups – explore the extent to which these are different or similar in other institutional contexts.
Use one post it note for each activity, practice or policy
then sorting them

6. Organisational system: activity
In your groups….
Identify what you would want to see happening in your institution’s ‘organisational system’ to ensure that your academic system is inclusive.

7. Institutional Change Aiming for widespread use of inclusive practice
Ensure a shared vision and inclusive philosophy
Review & develop policy
Embed equality impact assessments
Changes to management processes (quality, performance, validation)
Changes to induction
Exploit existing change
Individual Change
Aiming to promote understanding & action
Form advisory or working groups
Work with influencers or advocates
Continuing professional development
Ongoing dialogue
Dissemination of information and practice
Conduct research
Resources and materials

8. Towards inclusive learning and teaching
Taking this forward…..
Review the current situation
Develop the strategic framework
Use data, evaluation and research
Engage and develop staff
Towards inclusive learning and teaching

9. For further information, please contact: Inclusion@heacademy. ac
For further information, please contact: Dr Helen May Professor Liz Thomas