Online 13.00 - 15.00
Members onlyThis session, for those new to evaluation or access and participation, will review approaches to research and evaluation, and it's role in tackling inequality and theorising widening participation and improving practice. It will include an introduction to NERUPI website resources, what's out there and how to find it.
Online 10.30 - 12.00 A Student Voice Working Group Presentation
Members onlyThis case study examines a research project that applied Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality within curriculum development creating a dialogic space for critically reflecting on learning and teaching practices.
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Members onlyWe are consulting on updates to the NERUPI Framework and want your views on the proposed changes (Deadline for comments is 18th October 2024)
Online 13.00 - 15.00
Members onlyFollowing the Convention our first event of the year is an introductory event for new members on the 24 October. This event will be useful for those in organisations that are new to NERUPI and for individuals who have joined teams in NERUPI member organisations and want to find out more. You will meet the NERUPI team, hear about NERUPI activities including our Working Groups and find out more about the NERUPI Framework.
online - 13:30 - 15:00
Members onlyProfessor Leda Blackwood will speak about her research Reimagining Recruitment which examined why minority groups are not staying in academia. This research challenges 'leaky pipeline' and deficit explanations and offers a more dynamic understanding of how and why people are being excluded and the implications for intervention.
Online
Members onlyTwo recent national reports State of the Arts and Making the Creative Majority will be introduced by Co-Leads James Rew (Leeds Conservatoire) and Tessa Read (University of the Arts London) which highlight challenges related to engagement with the arts both in education and more generally.
Online 13.00 - 15.00
Members onlyThis session, for APP evaluators and programme managers will focus on embedding an evaluation culture into ongoing project and programme governance arrangements and the role of praxis teams in encouraging critical reflection and an action research approach.
Online 10.00 - 13.00
Members onlyStudent carers form a broad group that includes young carers in school or in further or higher education, and higher education students with parental or other care responsibilities. All might experience inequalities that may limit progression at each stage of their educational journey. This NERUPI event will explore the latest research on student carers and the impact of caring responsibilities on student educational progression. We will learn about how NERUPI members and colleagues are supporting young carers and students with caring responsibilities, and identify and discuss key elements of an effective intervention strategy that might support the educational progression of student carers.
Online
Members onlyDrawing on work undertaken across the UK by Boys’ Impact , this session will introduce the complex interplay of challenges facing young working-class men as they negotiate their identities in compulsory education
Online 13.00 - 15.00
Members onlyThis session, for those new to evaluation or access and participation, will explore how the NERUPI framework, underpinning theory, and resources, support outcome and process evaluation. There will be a particular focus on the role of participant data in informing evaluation of whether activities are achieving the learning objectives within a NERUPI framework approach.
Online 13.00 - 15.00
Members onlyThis session, for evaluators and managers, will focus on different methods of evaluation which emphasise the potential for student empowerment, for example through creative methods. It will be an opportunity to showcase approaches and discuss the implications for evaluation and practice.
Hybrid
Members onlyThere is a call for greater rigour and transparency in evaluation for widening participation and equity initiatives but external scrutiny does not automatically translate into better practice. Peer Evaluation provides opportunities for external feedback and objectivity from colleagues with similar challenges and expertise. Supported by a carefully designed curriculum, resources and expert team, participation in the course benefits both individuals and organisations.
Online 13.00 - 15.00
Members onlyThis session, for evaluators and managers, will consider how evaluation of the impact of intervention strategies is being taken forward within the context of Access and Participation Plans. It will consider the approaches to outcome and impact evaluation, and the methods being used in different contexts, and lessons learnt for ongoing evaluation practice.
Online 13.00 - 15.00
Members onlyThis session, for those new to evaluation or access and participation, will consider evaluation approaches to raising attainment initiatives. It will focus on practitioner-led approaches to measuring raising attainment initiatives and lessons learnt.