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23 Sep 2021: These tools have been designed to prompt reflection by course teams and individual teaching staff on good practice and inclusion in curriculum design, assessment, teaching practices, learning environment and staff engagement.

27 Sep 2021: Review curriculum, teaching and learning practices. Assess the extent to which the curriculum and teaching practices impact on racially minoritised and disabled students’ achievement and whether there is sufficient acknowledgement and

27 Sep 2021: Over the last few years the University has worked on several initiatives hoped to reduce our existing awarding gaps, such as: Pursuing participatory action research into the experiences of students Exploring the impact of assessment design and

23 Sep 2021: Course / Tripos data Given the current focus on the awarding gaps by ethnicity and disability groups, it is understandable that individual courses might want to examine their performance in those areas and assess their contribution to the overall

23 Sep 2021: The following tables summarise the data sources that are available to help course coordinators, Departments and/or relevant committees or working group identify the awarding gaps in their particular contexts.

24 Sep 2021: The APP Participatory Action Research Project has worked with students from the groups most impacted by awarding gaps at Cambridge, in order to more fully understand the barriers that arise in relation to teaching and learning.

23 Sep 2021: Whilst the awarding gaps were identified through analysis of the available relevant statistical data, it was unclear why these gaps occurred.

23 Sep 2021: The awarding gaps for both of Cambridge's target student groups decreased between 2018-19 and 2019-20; in the case of Black students it nearly halved within just one year of the pandemic.

27 Sep 2021: By being clear about expectations, many issues related to the ‘hidden curriculum’ will be bypassed.

23 Sep 2021: What are Cambridge's awarding gaps? The attainment measure used by the Office for Students (OfS) is the proportion of students achieving good honours (1st or 2:I degree class) compared to lower degree classes.