The BME Attainment summit is an educational day of listening and sharing best practice to help improve student success.
Key Speakers attending the event are:
Malia Bouattia (NUS Black Students’ Officer) and Sorana Vieru (Vice President Higher Education at NUS)
Debra Cureton (University of Wolverhampton)
Gurman Singh (Coventry University)
Sandy Sparks (Warwick University)
Owen Beacock (Kingston University)
Sarah Flynn (Hertfordshire University)
Dr Lee Croft (University of Wolverhampton)
Dr Phil Gravestock (University of Wolverhampton)
Topics will include:
Unconscious Bias
Black and Minority Ethnic students’ participation and success in Higher Education
Improving retention and success
BME students reflection of their educational experience
Student belonging
Why is my curriculum white?
Academic Misconduct
Other institutions approach to tackling the BME attainment gap
Round table discussions
There will also be a free lunch provided.