{"id":207,"date":"2024-01-15T17:47:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T17:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/?page_id=207"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:27:01","slug":"awarding-gap-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/awarding-gap-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Awarding Gap Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/racial-justice-book-cover.png\" alt=\"A student holds up a journal entitled &quot;Promoting Racial Justice in Teaching and Learning&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-210\" style=\"width:946px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/racial-justice-book-cover.png 900w, https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/racial-justice-book-cover-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/racial-justice-book-cover-768x171.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introducing the toolkit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Awarding Gap Toolkit is a set of resources for University of Reading staff interested in understanding how systemic disadvantages affect the academic success of underrepresented groups (outcome gaps) and what can be done to close these gaps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The toolkit explains the nature and extent of awarding gaps at the University and their known causes. It goes on to provide practical steps available to all staff members to support the University&#8217;s collective commitment to eliminate awarding gaps, as outlined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/ready-to-study\/study\/student-access-participation-plans#:~:text=Student%20Access%20and%20Participation%20Plans&amp;text=Our%20Access%20and%20Participation%20Plans,time%20you%20start%20your%20studies.\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/ready-to-study\/study\/student-access-participation-plans#:~:text=Student%20Access%20and%20Participation%20Plans&amp;text=Our%20Access%20and%20Participation%20Plans,time%20you%20start%20your%20studies.\">Access and Participation Plan<\/a> 2024-5\/2027-8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livereadingac.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/grp-cfqsd-cqsdallstaff\/ETQQkprskFZNnwpMLam4py0Ba4WXuUGLbstPtZMZkPCkVw?e=31ndiL\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/livereadingac.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/grp-studserv-SSE\/EV2KEXM7OrRKgum_N89T88YBQIjbTx0WDIeD0Pyl-wNtog?e=hddsNF\">A one page summary of the toolkit in PDF format is provided.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to navigate the toolkit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two options for navigating the toolkit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the buttons at the bottom of the page to navigate forward and back through the toolkit. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the page you want from the menu located in the top right of the page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Updates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The toolkit is regularly reviewed and updated to reflect institutional developments and new findings in the sector. Below, you&#8217;ll find a list of the latest changes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Created a <a href=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/awarding-gap-toolkit\/new-staff-briefing-supporting-our-commuting-students\/\">new landing page <\/a>for the ongoing strategic project to investigate ways to support commuter students at Reading.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added new videos to enhance the <a href=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/awarding-gap-toolkit\/student-perspectives-2\/\">student perspectives on awarding gaps page<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added a new page addressing institutional responses, <a href=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/what-is-reading-doing-about-awarding-gaps\/\">&#8216;What is Reading doing about awarding gaps?&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Updated the <a href=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/awarding-gap-toolkit\/practical-steps-to-address-awarding-gaps\/\">&#8216;How to address awarding gaps&#8217;<\/a> page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your feedback<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The toolkit is maintained by Student Outcomes Manager Mat Haine and Academic Developer Michael Kilmister in the Centre for Quality Support and Development (CQSD). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We strive to keep this toolkit accurate and up-to-date. Please contact us to share your feedback and ideas to improve its content:<em> <\/em><a href=\"mailto:cqsd-tandl@reading.ac.uk\">cqsd-tandl@reading.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Up next:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/awarding-gap-toolkit\/what-are-awarding-gaps\/\">What are awarding gaps<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing the toolkit The Awarding Gap Toolkit is a set of resources for University of Reading staff interested in understanding how systemic disadvantages affect the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-207","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1253,"href":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/207\/revisions\/1253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}