Inclusive Assessment saves time, reduces the need for individual adjustments and caters for students with undiagnosed or undeclared disabilities.

How can we ensure that our assessments are inclusive?

How are colleagues in the sector doing this?

FREE event bringing together RAISE (Researching, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement) Inclusive Practice and Assessment Special Interest Groups, generously hosted by Northumbria University.

Schedule

Coffee and tea on arrival from 10.30

10.50 Welcome to Northumbria University

11am Keynote - "A Typology for a Social Justice Approach to Assessment" - Pauline Hanesworth (HEA lead on Equality & diversity & also contributor to the DfE's 'Inclusive Teaching and Learning in Higher Ed as a Route to Excellence') including a Q&A

12- 1pm Session 1: - Sean Bracken: From Policy to Practice: Towards a Social Justice Approach to Embedding Inclusive Assessment. Carol Stephenson: Rejecting the ‘banking’ approach to learning: Assessment for critical learning through emotional engagement, creativity and self-reflection.

1- 1.45pm lunch with posters

1.45-2.45pm Session 2: Angela O'Sullivan: Inclusive assessments: students as co-creators. Jenna Townend: Using patchwork assessment in personal development training for undergraduate student volunteers Rick Hayman and students: Assessment arising from flipped learning

2.45-3pm conclusion - Panel with Pauline, Sean and Deena Ingham chaired by Mark O'Hara

Posters:

There are opportunities for A1 portrait posters to be displayed - those wishing to contribute posters please notify Deena Ingham (d.ingham@lboro.ac.uk) or Rick Hayman (rick.hayman@northumbria.ac.uk) in advance and arrange for these to be with the organisers by 10.45am on the day please.

Inclusive Assessment Event