In updating SUmmit, the Top Ten etc – I keep referring to the Inclusive Education work (or, alternatively, the Inclusive Education Steering Group or “equality act work”) – but what is it?

The Inclusive Education Steering Group is a large group setting up different projects to help ensure education as bath is inclusive and accessible for all students. It has a specific focus on disabled and neurodiverse students, and what the University needs to do under the 2010 Equality Act, as well what is general good practice, informed by students wants and needs.

It has four workstreams

• Student & Staff Awareness and Engagement
• DAP Enhancement
• Inclusive Teaching and Assessment
• Additional Considerations

Awareness & Engagement

This covers developing the communications and engagement for the group and its work, as well as making sure student voice is integrated, staff training is updated, and that student leader training is updated and developed.

DAP Enhancement

DAP Enhancement covers a whole range of projects around disability action plans (DAPs) both long and short term. This includes how to report when things go wrong, better guidance for lecturers about putting adjustments in place, and making sure that this work can continue long term.

Inclusive Teaching and Assessment

This covers the development of inclusive assessment principles and guidance (especially for group work and oral assessment), as well as the development of inclusive teaching principles, policy, and guidance (including toolkits, training, and good practice/monitoring).

Additional Considerations

Additional Considerations covers “the development of additional considerations support framework” – basically, this means reviewing things for when stuff goes wrong, like the IMC process. This isn’t the same as reasonable adjustments – as it usually covers things that happen post-assessment, rather than pre-assessment.