Working students succeed when course design reduces friction, respects learners’ context and connects learning directly to their work. Trevor Brown and Jill Gavin-Pitt offer advice
Students with disabilities should not be excluded from the academic and career benefits of fieldwork and laboratory experience. Here, P. Shive Kumar offers practical guidance for designing inclusive experiential learning
Co-teaching can help students but it can also do wonders for educators, giving them immediate, helpful feedback, new methods to explore and fresh perspectives on problems
Guidelines should focus on the grey areas that staff encounter, with clear examples, escalation routes and enough flexibility to respect academic independence, says Khulya Sabirli
Protected time for peer questioning can help educators rethink teaching challenges, build collegial relationships and develop inclusive practice. Find out how to embed action learning sets in academic development
Students might not acquire professional interpersonal skills on their own. So, if universities are serious about social mobility, they need to give learners opportunities to practise before they meet with prospective employers
Could asking politics students to watch ducks and squirrels help them resist screens and extend their attention? Eloise Harding used a fieldwork-based assessment that drew on their curiosity and critical thinking skills to find out
Ways for academics and careers teams to support students juggling multiple responsibilities, including helping them recognise and articulate the skills they gain beyond their studies
