{"id":228,"date":"2024-01-16T18:31:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T18:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/?page_id=228"},"modified":"2025-06-02T09:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T09:36:25","slug":"awarding-gaps-at-the-university-of-reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/awarding-gap-toolkit\/awarding-gaps-at-the-university-of-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Awarding gaps at the University of Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Degree outcomes at the University of Reading generally resemble the national picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gap sizes and affected cohorts vary by school and department, however, the student communities prioritised for action at the institution level are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minority ethnic students (with individual targets for Black students).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students from socio-economically deprived backgrounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Socioeconomic disadvantage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-1-1024x598.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-1-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-1-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-1-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-1.png 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) rank UK postcodes according to levels of deprivation. By analysing students\u2019 home postcodes, we can gain a proxy measure of their socioeconomic background. Other measurements are also used, such as eligibility for Free School Meals and bursary status, which produce similar results. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ethnicity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-7-1024x637.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-7-1024x637.png 1024w, https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-7-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-7-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-7.png 1194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-6.png 980w, https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-6-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/image-6-768x451.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Disaggregating ethnicity shows the extent to which Black students are impacted by systemic barriers to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Local school and department level awarding gap data can be obtained from your school&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/awarding-gap-toolkit\/how-to-get-involved\/#steering-group\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sitesd.reading.ac.uk\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\/awarding-gap-toolkit\/how-to-get-involved\/#steering-group\"> Awarding Gap Representative<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Awarding gaps reduced during the coronavirus pandemic. Potential factors include changes to student experience and more lenient assessment policies. However, robust conclusions about the long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic are yet to be drawn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intersectional analysis reveals that combining characteristics produces larger gaps. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Controlling for known factors such as entry qualifications does not wholly explain awarding gaps. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In contrast with the sector average, students with a declared disability are more likely to achieve a good degree result than students without a declared disability at the University of Reading. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Up next:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\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\/causes-of-awarding-gaps\/\">Causes of Awarding Gaps<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Go back:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\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\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Degree outcomes at the University of Reading generally resemble the national picture. 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