Workshops & Events

The Teachability project at the University of Strathclyde has been funded by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, and now the Scottish Funding Council, since 1999. The project's outline aim was to explore the scope for increasing accessibility to the curriculum through the process of examination by departments of the core and non-negotiable requirements of the courses which they offered. The Project also provided reference resource materials for the design and delivery of new courses as well as training in the use of the materials.

Context

From December 2006 there will be a duty placed on all public bodies to actively promote disability equality, similar to the duty to promote race equality currently in force. This will apply to colleges and HEIs, as well as the Scottish Funding Council. The key aspect of the new duty will be the production of a Disability Equality Scheme by public bodies. When producing the scheme, public bodies must:

• involve disabled people in producing the scheme and developing the action plan;
• identify how they will gather and analyse evidence to inform their actions and track progress;
• set out how they will assess the impact of their existing and proposed activities on disabled people; and
• produce an action plan for the next three years.

Teachability Project 2005-06 staff development programme

In the final year of funding for the Teachability Project, the Council has asked the Teachability Team to devise a programme of activity that will prepare key staff to support others in their institution in using Teachability. The Council encourages HEIs to make use of the assistance available from Teachability, particularly in the light of its potential value in preparation for meeting the new duties of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005.

You are invited to nominate up to four staff to take part in the programme described in the outline at Annex A from the Teachability Project. There is an expectation that institutions will support the attendance of those nominated at the two one-day workshops and in carrying out a relevant piece of work in your institution, as described in Annex B of the outline. There is no charge for attendance at the events, or for the materials currently in preparation by the Project.

If you wish to take advantage of this offer please complete and return the enclosed nomination form at Annex B to:

Teachability Project at The Disability Service,
University of Strathclyde,
Graham Hills Building,
50 George Street,
Glasgow G1 1QE,

by Friday 16th December 2005. Email enquiries should be addressed to g.charters@mis.strath.ac.uk.

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