Associates
Dr Caroline Davies
Academic background in scientific research and teaching in higher education. Extensive experience as a manager of academic guidance services and services for disabled students in higher education and in governance in the schools sector.
Caroline has personal experience within higher education in:
- design and delivery of undergraduate courses and supervision of students;
- developing provision, policy and procedures for disabled students;
- strategic and operational management of services for disabled students;
- managing change: reorganisation and amalgamation of services;
- project management;
- staff management and recruitment;
- design and production of information and guidance resources;
- delivering staff development and contributing to professional development programmes;
- the use of assistive technologies to support learning;
- advising on curriculum access;
- incorporating considerations of accessibility into the development of institutional initiatives and resources.
As a consultant, Caroline has over four years full time experience of providing a range of consultancy services including:
- undertaking institutional disability audits of policies, procedures and practice, including those relating to learning and teaching;
- the development of audit tools to evaluate learning and teaching and service delivery,(eg libraries and students union facilities);
- the evaluation of HE disability projects and UK-wide initiatives and services;
- acting as a critical friend, for example in action planning and in service review;
- providing guidance and support in relation to policy development and DDA legislation, including the development of Disability Equality Schemes (DES);
- obtaining the views of disabled people through the development and analysis of questionnaires and the facilitation of focus groups;
- development and delivery of professional development;
- supporting institutions in recruiting staff to specialist disability posts;
- delivering keynote presentations and workshops at national conferences in relation to access and inclusion for disabled learners;
- research, authoring and report writing.
Caroline has developed particular experience of working with small specialist HEIs in the fields of art and design and the performing arts. She has recently written a publication for Action on Access, "Embedding success: learning from disability projects in higher education" (2008), which draws out and celebrates some of the successful and inclusive practice developed during the HEFCE-funded Strand Two disability projects (2003-05) in small specialist HEIs. Caroline was also co-author of the on-line Open University staff development resource for academic staff, Making your teaching inclusive (HEFCE-funded project).
Full CV on request.
<c.davies@impact-associates.co.uk>
Tina Elliott
Experience in both business and education sectors. Employed in further and higher education as a manager and an academic. Worked as a National Co-ordinator for the HEFCE and DELNI funded National Disability Team for 4 and a half years and currently contracted to Action on Access, the HEFCE National Co-ordination Team for Widening Participation. Over four year freelance consultancy experience in the higher education sector. Tina has expertise in:
- managing change in an HE context;
- project management at local, regional and a national level;
- managing collaboration and partnership across HEI;
- strategic and operational management of services for disabled students in HE and FE;
- developing self assessment tools for reviewing policy practice and provision to include disabled students;
- undertaking disability and equality audits and supporting self reviews;
- acting as a critical friend, for example in action planning and in review of provision;
- providing guidance and support in relation to policy development and DDA legislation, including the development of Disability Equality Schemes (DES) and action planning;
- delivering professional development programmes;
- developing information and guidance resources;
- research, authoring and report writing;
- learning and teaching within an FE and HE context;
- curriculum design and delivery;
- mentoring initiatives within HE;
- quality assurance relating to inspection, review and monitoring.
- staff management and recruitment;
- delivering keynote presentations at national conferences on disability issues in higher education;
- obtaining the views of disabled people through the development and analysis of questionnaires, the facilitation of focus groups and through one to one discussion.
Full CV on request.
<t.elliott@impact-associates.co.uk>
Carol Wilson
Experience from working in both the voluntary sector and education sectors (schools, FE and HE) and in working with LEAs. Significant experience working in higher education as a manager of disability and equalities departments. Most recently worked for four and a half years as a National Co-ordinator for the HEFCE and DELNI funded National Disability Team. Currently contracted to Action on Access, the HEFCE National Co-ordination Team for Widening Participation. Carol has expertise in:
Carol has significant experience in:
- managing change in an HE context;
- project management at institutional, regional and a national level;
- strategic and operational management of services for disabled students;
- developing provision, policy and procedures on equality issues within HEIs;
- evaluation and review of HE employability, disability and equality projects and UK-wide initiatives and services;
- development of audit tools to evaluate disability and equalities provision, procedures and policy;
- organising and delivering professional development programmes;
- employability issues and careers guidance;
- staff management and recruitment;
- design and production of information and guidance resources;
- providing guidance and support in relation to policy development and DDA legislation, including the development of Disability Equality Schemes (DES) and action planning;
- obtaining the views of disabled people through the development and analysis of questionnaires, facilitation of focus groups and one to one interviews;
- mentoring initiatives within HE;
- delivering keynote presentations at national and international conferences on disability issues in higher education;
- research, authoring and report writing.
Full CV on request.