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16 Sep 2021: This new interactive online course is designed to help staff develop an understanding of best practice in the design and delivery of inclusive teaching and learning.

15 Sep 2021: The Equality Act The Equality Act 2010 serves as a legal provision protecting those with 'protected characteristics' from direct and indirect discrimination.

15 Sep 2021: This project explored the concept of 'Cambridge Time' and how it might penalise or impact disabled students with mental health conditions.

23 Sep 2021: This section of the Mind the Gap Toolkit sets out a summary of the evidence on identified disparities in student attainment, and points to further sources of information.

15 Sep 2021: The purpose of content notes The purpose of content notes is often misunderstood or misrepresented. Content notes provide advance information about the content of material: this affords autonomy in how an individual chooses to approach and tackle

15 Sep 2021: This project explored whether Black British students and staff at Cambridge would benefit from a centralised source of advice and educational support, such as an Advisory Hub.

24 Sep 2021: The previous sections provided guidance on relevant and available data to identify whether awarding gaps exist, and possible explanations for them. This third and final section presents some ideas about what might work to address awarding gaps.

15 Sep 2021: This project explored examples of existing peer learning and support to be found across Cambridge, and looked at which are most effective in supporting students' mental health and academic performance.

15 Sep 2021: Minoritised students As well as students with mental health conditions, we believe that content notes can play a crucial role in helping to level the playing field for minoritised students of all kinds, as part of the University's commitment to

27 Sep 2021: We will add more examples as we identify them. If you have, or are aware of, examples of effective practice to address awarding gaps through inclusive curriculum design, teaching, learning or

15 Sep 2021: This project explored staff and student understandings of the role and value of content notes in helping students to engage with their study materials without risk to their mental health.

23 Sep 2021: National / sector-wide Reducing awarding gaps across the Higher Education sector The Office for Students requires all higher education institutions to submit Access and Participation Plans, and has ambitious targets to reduce awarding gaps across

15 Sep 2021: Universal design The Accessibility & Disability Resource Centre, General Board and Cambridge Centre for Teaching & Learning are working in collaboration at present on the promotion of 'universal design for learning', facilitating a move away from

15 Sep 2021: This project explored the perceived value of 'Double Time' (Extension to Period of Study) to disabled students with mental health conditions.

24 Sep 2021: The principle underpinning an inclusive curriculum, including assessment, is that it provides an accessible, engaging and relevant learning experience for all students, maximising retention and progression, while reflecting the needs of

15 Sep 2021: This project explored the assumption that STEMM subjects are less likely to have an awarding gap for Black British students than Arts or Humanities subjects.

15 Sep 2021: What is post-traumatic stress disorder? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder which develops after the experience of one or more traumatic events; those which pose or are perceived to pose serious threat to life, health or

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.

15 Sep 2021: This project explored how disabled students with mental health conditions who also have co-occuring neurodiverse conditions might be identified and supported through enhanced diagnosis and screening.

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