Inclusive education training and resources
Resources and training
There is plenty of good work happening within departments and services across the University that supports Warwick's inclusive education goals, as outlined in the Inclusive Education Approach.
Here you will find resources, toolkits, training and guidance to help you ensure our educational offering is inclusive at Warwick, so every student has the opportunity to succeed.
Supporting disabled students
Disabled Students' Allowance
This guidance, for home/UK students or EU/International postgraduate research students will help you consider if you qualify for additional financial support.
Code of Practice for Disabled Students
This is a summary of policies and guidance relating to the requirements and recommendations for inclusive provision for disabled students at Warwick.
Watch: Student panel
This is an Academic Development Centre recording of What your Disabled Students Want You to Know, an engaging discussion about the testimonies of students experiencing various forms of disability.
Supporting neurodiverse students
Neurodiversity Toolkit
This WIHEA project reviewed the support offered to neurodiverse students and staff across the University. It led to the creation of a toolkit to help staff ensure teaching and learning is inclusive.
Watch: Exploring neurodiversity
This video animation, hosted by the Department of Psychology, has been created by a student to describe their feelings about their condition.
Personal Tutor guidance
Created by students, this web resource helps share understanding around neurodiversity, and suggests ways to help neurodiverse students navigate their studies.
Anti-racism guidance
Tackling Racial Inequality at Warwick (TRIW)
This programme aims to equip all staff with knowledge and tools to engage with anti-racist practices and pedagogy and to challenge racial inequality.
Social Inclusion:
Anti-racism resources
The Social Inclusion team has pulled together a range of resources to be used as a starting point to develop anti-racism knowledge and practice.
Anti-racist Pedagogy Teaching Forum
A space for all teaching staff to discuss how to develop and incorporate anti-racist practices and philosophies in their teaching.
Supporting mature students
Mature students - surviving and thriving
The Wellbeing and Student Support team has put together some useful suggestions and links for mature students, which staff may like to reference and signpost.
Centre for Lifelong Learning: Study Skills
Useful for students new or returning to academic study. This includes links to guidance on topics such as academic writing, critical thinking and referencing.
Positive Digital Practices
Funded by the OfS, this project aims to support mental wellbeing for part-time, commuter and distance and mature students, with the creation of an online resources hub.
Supporting international students
International Student Support
Dedicated pages with online guidance and the International Student Success e-training course to help with transition.
Warwick Volunteers
Student Opportunity outlines how volunteering can support international students' development and experience of studying in the UK.
Global Community blogs
Explore the profiles of students who have come to Warwick from across the world. Filter by country and learn about their experiences.
Supporting postgraduate students
PhD Wellbeing
Dedicated resources from the Doctoral College supporting the wellbeing of PhD students, in addition to those provided by Wellbeing Services.
Postgrad Realities
Self-guided modules designed to support both taught and research students through their postgraduate academic journey. Choose your modules at your own pace.
National Centre for Research Culture
Use this hub for knowledge curation, training and innovative research and to make valuable connections.
Supporting students from Widening Participation backgrounds
WP Student Network
This community brings together undergraduate and postgraduate students and is peer-led. Staff may find this useful to suggest to students for social activities and making connections.
University Jargon Buster
Created by the WP team, this essential A-Z of terms is handy to consider when working with students from widening participation backgrounds, such as first-generation students.
Students' social mobility research
Explore a range of research projects carried out by Warwick students from under-represented groups. Topics relate to diversity, inclusion and inequalities.
Supporting LGBTQUIA+ students
Queering University guidance
These resources, developed by the WIHEA Trans & Queer Pedagogies learning circle, is a useful starting point for inclusive practice at Warwick.
LGBTQUIA+ inclusion
Created by the Social Inclusion Group, this advice aims to support staff to embed an inclusive culture in departments and break down barriers for the LGBTQUIA+ community.
Understanding non-binary lived experience
Video resources from Leadership & Management Development to support colleagues' understanding of non-binary lived experience.
Supporting student wellbeing
Understanding Wellbeing
A module for students co-created by staff and students from IATL, it aims to guide students to better understand the concept of wellbeing.
Wellbeing Pedagogies Library
Co-created via a WIHEA Learning Circle, this online library aims to help embed wellbeing into the curriculum.
Compassionate Pedagogy
A WIHEA Learning Circle focused on holistic, person-centred approaches, compassion and kindness, through reflection activities, workshops and blogs.
Awarding Gap Dashboard
Use the Awarding Gap Dashboard as a starting point to understand your student demographics and barriers to success.
Starting a project?
Do you already have an idea in mind? Use this guidance to ensure your project is inclusive from the outset and stays on track.
Inclusive behaviours
Being inclusive when we behave with each other is vital. Find out more about the Say My Name project and other useful tools.
Send us feedback
Let us know if you are working on any inclusive education projects or resources. We are keen to share examples of good practice within and beyond Warwick.
We are also keen to hear any feedback about the resources, training, or where you feel more work needs to be done.
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