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Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College
• Providing education locally since 1893• Vocational focus• Relatively small HEI with high proportion
of mature students• 3 campuses in Buckinghamshire• Nursing courses taught on ‘Chalfont
St.Giles’ campus
Chalfont Campus
• Idyllic rural surrounding, yet within easy reach of London, M25/M40 and the Metropolitan tube line
• Modern teaching facilities and resources
Disability UG/other
Level 1
Level 2 Level 3
PG Total no.
Total%
Blind/partially sighted 1 1 0.1
Disability not listed 1 4 2 7 0.4
Dyslexia 3 4 23 3 33 2.1
Hearing impairment 2 1 2 5 0.3
Mental health 1 1 2 0.1
Mobility Difficulties 1 1 0.1
Multiple disabilities 1 1 2 0.1
No known disability 422 311 540 185 58 1516 94.9
Personal care support 1 2 3 0.2
Unseen disability 5 6 11 6 28 1.8
Total 435 322 584 199 58 1598 100%
Disability Data Year 2005
Nursing Diploma – Selection Process
• 5 GCSE or Access Course or relevant past experience
• Interview group/one to one
• Maths assessment
• English writing assessment
Process – when dealing with students who have dyslexia
• Identified in the recruitment and selection process
• Contact with the Student Services – Disabilities Support Services
• Disclosure form completed
• Faculty is informed
• Academic and Practice Lead informed
• Action taken according to students needs
• Feedback to Faculty Strategic Disability Meeting – Teaching and Learning Committee – Faculty Board
Assistance offered to students
• Note takers• Academic tutor• One to one
assistance during placement
• Assistance from Learning Disabilities Unit
• Staff workshops• ? Assessment
strategies• Examination
procedures• IT support• Pre Induction Course• Mentor workshops
OUR EXPERIENCE
• LESS JUDGEMENTAL• APPECIATION THAT
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO ‘ROME’
• CHALLENGING• ‘MADE ME MORE
CREATIVE’• QUESTIONING
PROCESSES• CURRICULUM
CHANGES
• STUDENT RECRUITMENT LEAFLET
• STUDENT SUPPORT GROUP
• PRE INDUCTION COURSE
Pre Induction Course Selection
• On interview• Poor maths result
and/or• Poor English writing skills• and/or• who have a learning disability, for example,
dyslexia and have requested to attend the course
The Pre Induction Course
• Study Skills• Calculations
• English Writing• Biology
2 Week Course included 10 hours each of
The Study
• 3 Cohorts
• Pre Induction Group (34 students) (PIG)
• Non Pre Induction Group (17 students) (NPIG)
• Diploma Group (238 students)
Assessments at Level One
Professional Perspectives on Nursing Practice
1,500 word essay plus 500 word reflective essay
Psychosocial Influences on Health
2,000 word essay
FCP 1Exam biology and maths
FCP 2 Exam Nursing Practice
Professional Issues Essay
‘A’ GradeFailed
18%
6%0%
NPIG
PIG
Diploma
5%
15%
0%
Foundation in Clinical Practice (1)
‘A’ GradeFailed
18%
40%41%
NPIG
PIG
Diploma
58%31%
20%
Foundation in Clinical Practice (2)
‘A’ GradeFailed
NPIG
PIG
Diploma
47%
18%26%7%12%0%
Student Progress So Far
• Now third year students
• No leavers• Still achieving very
good marks
• Positive feedback from lecturers and clinical staff re: students progress
• Students say that they feel more motivated and valued as a result of doing the course
• 4 students now completing the Degree Course
