1. Higher Education Academy project on the BME attainment gap Kingston University London University of Hertfordshire University of Wolverhampton

2. Institutional commitment Kingston UniversityUniversity of HertfordshireUniversity of Wolverhampton Support from the top VC and Board of GovernorsPVC and now DVCVC and Board of Governors Public declaration of intent Staff and studentsStaff Metrics KPI associated with Value Added Equality objective associated with attainment gap KPI associated with attainment gap Budget Management of projectSubsumed in staff workloads Governance KPI Steering group → Equality and Diversity committee → Senate Student Educational Experience Committee Public declaration of intent → Academic Board University Attainment Group → Student Experience committee → Equality & Diversity committee Public recognition Race Equality Charter Mark Bronze Award

3. Kingston’s Approach Measuring impact of initiatives Student co-creation training Student Union partnership Student course rep training Value Added Score Steering Group Attainment Gap as Institutional KPI BME and diversity considered in Quality Assurance EDI as academic promotion criteria Connected access agreement milestone with student success and KPIs Inclusive curriculum training offered through UKPSF Course & faculty team meetings Workshops: Inclusive curriculum Equality essentials Unconscious bias Mentoring schemes

4. Hertfordshire’s Approach

5. Wolverhampton’s Approach Achieving full learning potential through empowerment and inspiration Learner Engagement Learning Opportunities Subject Communities Active participation of students Students empowered to take responsibility for own learning Developing and enhancing independent learners Student peer-to-peer support Identification of students who are disengaging from their studies Development of effective physical and virtual learning spaces Effective curriculum design Appropriate assessment activities Feedback supporting enhanced development and learning Staff supported in the development of pedagogy Development of subject and professional communities of practice Students as active partners in the development of their learning Developing and managing students’ expectations Explicit and clear use of language All members of staff and students are part of a learning community Curricula are designed to be inclusive and flexible, to meet the needs of a diverse student community informed by evidence-based research, practice and innovation Appropriate staff development activities will be established and available to all members of staff who teach and/or support learning Teaching excellence is recognised and rewarded All members of staff to be active researchers and/or scholars in pedagogic practice

6. 5 years sector attainment data Entry qualifications & subjects of study Probability of attaining 1st or 2:1 Aggregation of probability Expected % of cohort attainment VA = >1 Attainment>Expectation VA = 1 Attainment= Expectation VA = <1 Expectation Attainment< Value Added Score

7. Population: 1,549 1 st / 2:1 Expected: 69% 1 st / 2:1 Actual: 63% VA score: 0.91 Population: 1,301 1 st / 2:1 Expected: 72% 1 st / 2:1 Actual: 79% VA score: 1.11 University level

8. School level Course level

9. Inclusive Curriculum Hertfordshire Inclusive teaching strand of the curriculum design toolkit – Embedded within the PG Certificate and within our periodic review handbook Top tips for staff Kingston Inclusive curriculum design principle Inclusive curriculum framework ‘concept to review’ Promotions criteria and KAPS programme and Introduction to learning and teaching

10. Wolverhampton Inclusive Curriculum Understanding (of the curriculum) Demonstration (of knowledge, skills, achievements) Engagement (with the curriculum) Supporting students’: Inclusive curriculum

11. Student support Access Continuation and Progression Generic and targeted schemes (controversial) Employability and Graduate Careers Local initiated activity vs central strategic activity

12. Sharing good practice What key activities or Institutional approaches have you carried out to reduce the attainment gap

13. Project resources and outcomes To be published on the HEA website but in the meantime…. https://staffspace.kingston.ac.uk/dep/equality diversityandinclusion/HEA%20collaboration%2 0project/Pages/default.aspx https://staffspace.kingston.ac.uk/dep/equality diversityandinclusion/HEA%20collaboration%2 0project/Pages/default.aspx

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