Financial Statements 2019/2020


A VIBRANT STUDENT EXPERIENCE


Equality in the curriculum


One of our overarching aims is to reduce differences in outcomes that relate to students’ backgrounds and prior attainment. We are continuing to work on making our curriculum even more inclusive and giving every student an equal chance to succeed. Last year, we started using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) methodology. Based on decades of research in neuroscience, the UDL methodology assumes that barriers to learning are in the design of the environment, not in the student. Our emerging inclusive curriculum framework is committed to decolonising the curriculum through culture change by reviewing with our students what and how we teach.


Improving teaching and learning


Technologically-enhanced teaching is a key feature of our practical and collaborative approach to learning across all our courses. We have been improving our Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) standards – a framework that focuses on delivering a consistent, inclusive student experience. TEL standards are helping us ensure that when we use technology to support learning, it is as integrated and accessible as possible. For example, TEL standards are being used to improve My Learning, our student virtual learning environment platform. This particularly benefits our commuter students with a long journey in to campus, who are at greater risk of dropping out. We are running TEL training sessions for staff, via the Centre for Academic Practice Enhancement (CAPE), and providing templates based on existing good practice examples from across the University. Our well- established TEL Framework and training proved invaluable when the University had to move all teaching and assessment online in March in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.


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We have used a blended approach in 2020/21 which allows us to adapt provision from fully online to a blended mix of interactive, face to face elements to enable our active, practice-based pedagogy, and independent learning activities individually or in groups.


We have also been strengthening our partnership with the Students’ Union to improve teaching and learning. We have an annual list of joint priorities which in 2019/20 included a commitment to decolonising the curriculum and increasing the number of co-curricular opportunities for all students. A key aspect of co-designing the curriculum and enhancements to the student experience is to provide opportunities for students to give feedback on their learning experience. We made further improvements to the way students can provide feedback on their courses and teaching, and used the findings from the COVID-19 Student Experience Survey in our planning for the new academic year.


Changing the Culture


We launched the Agents of Change 2020 competition where students can submit stories, poems, films, photography, music, artwork or technology that drive positive social change. Entries were displayed in an online exhibition from September during Welcome Week. Students and staff voted for winners who received a total prize of £1,000. The competition is part of Changing the Culture, a University-wide initiative aimed at tackling sexual violence, harassment and hate crime. In its second year, Changing the Culture reflects our commitment to providing a safe, tolerant and inclusive home for all students.


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