Appendix: Loughborough University: Six New Key Equality & Diversity Objectives Action Plan 2016 to 2019 Students:- Objectives Actions Responsibility Target PIs Progress as at Dec 2016 Dates 1. Understanding a) Planning Dept. analysing Stats Planning Dept. 2017/2018 Report to COO & L&T Data was analysed in 2016. the reasons for on Attainment & Outcomes. Committee The Student E&D Working Group examined the data and has differences in designed one intervention (work attainment of good around placement uptake for BME degrees by BME students). The BME student focus students compared group ran in late 2015 contributed to to White UK this. Future BME student focus students. groups will also contribute. b) Set up/focus steering group of SD Adviser 2017/2018 Two focus groups ran by One Focus group ran in Dec 2015. Outcomes of the focus group were Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) (E&D) & VP & April 2016. considered by the Student E&D students to discuss support and W&D (LSU). Ongoing? Working Group in 2016 as part of identify actions around improving Steering Group set up by designing an intervention around degree outcomes. Student E&D May 2016 to twice a year. BME attainment. Working Group Representative of all years A Teaching Innovation Award and all schools if possible. application is being made by Line Nyhagen in SSPGS to look at the experience of BME students in the School (both in the classroom and outside) in Feb 2017. This will be a BME Student led project using focus groups of BME students from across three departments if the funding bid is successful. The outcomes will then be examined by the student E&D working group to consider for roll-out in the University as a whole. c) L&T Committee to identify PVC (L&T) Dec 2016 Student Wellbeing Adviser Pilot has progressed with two Wellbeing actions to support improvement in & Ongoing Advisers appointed and trained. this area. Pilot to begin in four academic schools in semester two of 2016-17. d) Analyse other stats such as Planning Dept. October Reports to HRC & Student See summary in the background annual E&D Stats report. Report Student Disciplinaries & Offences Academic 2016 & Disciplinary Committee.
Appendix: Loughborough University: Six New Key Equality & Diversity Objectives Action Plan 2016 to 2019 Students:- Objectives Actions Responsibility Target Dates PIs Progress as at Dec 2016 1. Understanding the reasons for differences in attainment of good degrees by BME students compared to White UK students. a) Planning Dept. analysing Stats on Attainment & Outcomes. Planning Dept. 2017/2018 Report to COO & L&T Committee Data was analysed in 2016. The Student E&D Working Group examined the data and has designed one intervention (work around placement uptake for BME students). The BME student focus group ran in late 2015 contributed to this. Future BME student focus groups will also contribute. b) Set up/focus steering group of Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) students to discuss support and identify actions around improving degree outcomes. SD Adviser (E&D) & VP W&D (LSU). Student E&D Working Group 2017/2018 & Ongoing? Two focus groups ran by April 2016. Steering Group set up by May 2016 to twice a year. Representative of all years and all schools if possible. One Focus group ran in Dec 2015. Outcomes of the focus group were considered by the Student E&D Working Group in 2016 as part of designing an intervention around BME attainment. A Teaching Innovation Award application is being made by Line Nyhagen in SSPGS to look at the experience of BME students in the School (both in the classroom and outside) in Feb 2017. This will be a BME Student led project using focus groups of BME students from across three departments if the funding bid is successful. The outcomes will then be examined by the student E&D working group to consider for roll-out in the University as a whole. c) L&T Committee to identify actions to support improvement in this area. PVC (L&T) Dec 2016 & Ongoing Student Wellbeing Adviser Pilot has progressed with two Wellbeing Advisers appointed and trained. Pilot to begin in four academic schools in semester two of 2016-17. d) Analyse other stats such as Student Disciplinaries & Offences Planning Dept. Academic October 2016 & Reports to HRC & Student Disciplinary Committee. See summary in the background annual E&D Stats report. Report
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