The Academic Rep Conference took place on Wednesday, with this year’s theme focusing on Inclusive Education. Led by Vice President Education Kate Roberts, the aim of the conference was for students and staff to discuss how we can make education equal for all. There were many interesting workshops that took place on topics including the BAME awarding gap, mental health awareness and LGBT+ inclusivity.
The event coincided with the launch of the Students' Union's
Student Voice Report on BAME inclusive student experience. The report is a difficult read but the findings and recommendations are extremely important as we develop our College strategy for 2020-2030.
As a College we recognise that the student population is changing and so are students’ needs, expectations and backgrounds, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
We are currently in the process of creating our new College strategy which involves producing a
Green Paper Consultation Document. This will cover our aims and approach to a number of themes, such as environment and sustainability and ‘Student needs 2030’. In this particular section we will consider how we evolve our education and student experience. In addition to demographic changes, we will look at the rapid transformation of the job market, challenge awarding/assessment gaps, and consider the potential for innovation in our teaching and learning approaches, our learning technology, and our support services.
Students and staff from across the College will be given the opportunity to input their views during the consultation period which begins in March. Opportunities to get involved will be advertised in the student newsletter and student intranet, and I would encourage you to take the chance to join in the conversation about Royal Holloway’s future.
Paul
Professor Paul Layzell
Principal