Inclusive processes and systems

Find out how departments and services across Warwick have been ensuring processes and systems are more inclusive. Browse these case studies of good practice examples that demonstrate the ongoing work taking place to ensure an inclusive education for all students.

Considerate Marking Adjustments

Department: Disability Services

Date: Spring 2024 (ongoing)

Summary: Research into electronic marking labels for students with Specific Learning Differences has led to revised guidance and support.

Electronic marking labels are given to disabled students during their Reasonable Adjustments review meeting to alert assessors of challenges students with Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs) may encounter on written or oral work, such as spelling, grammar, punctuation and structuring work.

To understand staff and students’ experiences and perceived issues with electronic marking labels, Disability Services used co-creation to review sector-wide practice and ran focus groups to learn about students’ experiences using electronic marking labels and staffs’ understanding of marking labels.

Based on their findings, Disability Services have renamed electronic marking labels to Consideration Marking Adjustments and have rewritten staff and student guidance on how to access and use the adjustments. They hope that this will provide better clarity for staff and students and aim to launch the revised materials in the early part of the 2024/25 academic year.

Next steps:

The project is still ongoing and Disability Services is redeveloping their webpages on Consideration Marking Adjustments to be clearer and easier to use. They are also considering additional resources that could be useful for staff and students, such as a short video to outline the process of how Considerate Marking Adjustments work and where to find further guidance.

EDI recognised in academic promotion criteria

Department: Anti-Racist Pedagogy and Process (WIHEA Learning Circle)

Date: 2023 onwards

Summary: Recognising and rewarding staff involved in work related to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Since the launch of the University's Social Inclusion strategy, there has been a significant increase in EDI-related activity within academic departments.

To recognise and reward some of the fantastic work happening across the University, evidence of work relating to inclusion and EDI is now recognised and included throughout the academic promotion criteria.

This work was progressed by the Anti-Racist Pedagogy Learning Circle, with support from the University Provost.

Output: Updated academic promotion evidence framework. Read more about Learning Circle outputs in the WIHEA Annual Report 2023.