Category Archives: Student satisfaction

Why you should care about Gert Biesta

Posted on March 24, 2020 by tonyjreeves

Inclusive education specialist Ray Martin introduces the educational philosophy of Gert Biesta. ‘Education is about arousing the desire in another human being for wanting to exist in the world in a grown-up way’ (2017: 38) ‘I think it is important … Continue reading →

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Quick wins in your teaching to better support international students?

Posted on June 28, 2019 by amckie

As our international student community begins to grow at UCA, we may find ourselves reflecting on our teaching approaches to better support learners with English as an additional language. UCA’s Learning Development Tutors have spoken to a number of teaching … Continue reading →

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Addressing the attainment gap at UCA

Posted on December 18, 2018 by amckie

Over the last few decades, the widening participation policies of successive UK governments have led to higher participation rates among 18 to 21 year old black and minority ethnic (BME) students (Sanders and Rose-Adams, 2014). At the same time, the … Continue reading →

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NSS Student Success stories

Posted on November 27, 2018 by amckie

The Creative Education team have been talking to UCA courses with 90% or above in the National Student Survey. The idea of the conversations has been to explore some of the creative pedagogies used to keep students satisfied with their … Continue reading →