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The BAME Student Experience and Attainment Gap

Various reports on student attainment and experience in Higher Education have shown a clear and substantial difference in the attainment, progression and overall experience of students who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) compared to those who identify as White. In each of the past ten years, a smaller proportion of BAME students were awarded first and upper-second class degrees than White students. At the same time, the National Student Survey consistently records lower satisfaction for students from ethnic minority groups compared to White students. It is now widely accepted that the disparity in outcome and experience is the direct result of practices and processes within the University itself that disadvantage specific communities of BAME students. One specific area of concern has been the way teaching practice, content and environment contributes negatively to BAME student experience and attainment. This seminar will present work going on at Warwick to understand and tackle these issues and will facilitate conversation about areas of teaching and learning across the University that negatively contribute to BAME experiences/attainment, as well as recommendations for change.

Thu 28 Nov 2019, 14:51