Call for evidence: reasonable adjustments and inclusive educational environments

ECU is calling for examples from the sector on equality and diversity workaround the protected characteristic of disability. Specifically, ECU is calling for short case studies of work in teaching and learning to make reasonable adjustments and develop inclusive education environments.

We welcome information about a wide range of work, including approaches, initiatives, policies and projects, large or small, and across the full range of university services and functions across the UK and colleges in Scotland.

For more details visit the ECU website .

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 1 November at 17.00.

How to submit

Wherever possible we would be grateful if evidence could be submitted by completing this form and returning it by email by post to Anna Bradshaw, ECU, First Floor, Westminster Tower, 3 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SP. This standardised format will help us to review and compare work across the sector.

However please contact us if you would like alternative formats, or if you prefer to arrange a discussion either prior to or instead of filling out the form.

Please do not provide any identifying personal information (e.g. names), except for the contact details requested below.

Any questions?

Please contact Anna Bradshaw, Policy Officer on 020 3870 6021 or .

Description of example

Name of institution or college
This example is related to support for: ☐Staff ☐Students ☐Both ☐Other
If you selected other, please specify:
Description
Please briefly outline the approach, initiative, policy or project
(Please continue on additional sheets if necessary and feel free to attach any other relevant materials, such as reports or event flyers.)
What were the aims at the start of the project?
At the start of the project, how did you plan to measure the success of the project?
At the end of the project, how did you actually measure the success of the project?
Did any elements of the project work particularly well?
Did any elements of the project not work in the way that you intended?
Do you have any learning points or reflections that you would wish to share with other institutions considering similar projects?
Did the project involve work with another HE or FE provider, or with the wider community? If so, please provide details.
Anything else to add?
For example any links to webpages or social media relating to the submission.

Contact details and terms of use

ECU may wish to contact you to discuss your submission further and we would be grateful if you could provide contact details below:

Name
Job title
Email
Telephone

ECU is planning to hold follow-up conversations with a small number of the institutions submitting to this call for evidence. Please indicate below whether you would be willing to be contacted for a follow-up conversation (this would like involve a phone call of around one hour):

☐Yes – ECU may contact me about setting up a follow-up conversation

☐No

By sending this submission you are agreeing that we may use the content of your submission in outputs which include, but are not limited to,a set of case studies for higher education institutions and colleges about reasonable adjustments and inclusive educational environments. This may include extensive quotation. Please indicate if you would like to restrict use as below:

☐ Anonymise this institution if specifically referencing this example. Please indicate below if we may provide contextual information if anonymising. For example‘a large city-based university in England’, ‘a small specialist rural HE provider’:


Are you willing to be contacted by other institutions or organisations in the sector about your evidence/case study?

☐Yes – ECU may share the contact detailsthat I provided above on request

☐Maybe – please check with me first

☐No

Thank you for your time and effort in submitting your contribution

About ECU

Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) works to further and support equality and diversity for staff and students in higher education institutions across all four nations of the UK and in colleges in Scotland.We provide a central resource of advice and guidance for the sector. You can get involved with the work of ECU in a number of ways:

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