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Accessibility Statement
Accessibility statement for Bishop Grosseteste University This accessibility statement applies to www.bishopg.ac.uk. This website is run by Bishop Grosseteste University. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to: change colours, contrast levels and fontszoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screennavigate most of the website using just a keyboardnavigate most of the website using speech recognition softwarelisten to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver) We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. How accessible this website is We know that some parts of this website are not fully accessible: The text will not reflow in a single column when you change the size of the browser windowYou cannot modify the line height or spacing of textMost older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader softwareYou are unable to skip through some of our online forms results when using a screen reader or keyboard onlyOur course search form does not announce the number of courses found to screen reader usersYou cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader or keyboard onlyContext of links are poorly formattedHeading structure is not in a logical orderUnable to pause moving objectsNo feedback on course searchColour contrast does not meet 4.5:1 ratioSome videos contain auto generated captions. Feedback and contact information If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille: email marketingteam@bishopg.ac.ukcall (01522) 527347 We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 5 working days. If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us https://www.bishopg.ac.uk/contact-us for directions. Reporting accessibility problems with this website We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: email marketingteam@bishopg.ac.ukcall (01522) 527347 Enforcement procedure The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS). Technical information about this website’s accessibility Bishop Grosseteste University is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Compliance status This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below. Non-accessible content The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons. Some images do not have a text alternative, or have alt text that is non-descriptive, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. Many pages on the website do not have a Heading, or have skipped heading levels, and/or appropriate (ARIA) labels attributed to them. Contact tables are inaccessible for users of assistive technology. On some pages, colour contrast ratios do not conform to the adequate colour contrast levels of 4.5:1. There are areas of the website that a screen reader cannot access due to the client side scripting. Many links on the website system do not provide context of where the user will navigate to, and whether this will occur in a new window or the current tab. Wherever possible, a link needs additional context. Some content elements aren’t functional for keyboard only users. Focus areas are not visible when tabbing through on images, text, or accordions. Zoomed content on course navigation becomes unusable. Disproportionate Burden We do not consider to have any disproportionate burdens. Content that's not within the scope of the accessibility regulations PDFs and other documents Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms published as Word documents. By add date, we plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages. The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. Live Video Live video streams do not have captions. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.2.4 (captions - live). We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations. What we’re doing to improve accessibility Our accessibility roadmap (to follow) will show how and when we plan to improve accessibility on this website. Preparation of this accessibility statement This statement was prepared on Monday, 18 July 2022. It was last reviewed on Wednesday 10 August 2022. This website was last tested on Wednesday, 08 June 2022. The test was carried out by HeX Productions. Pages were tested with automated and manual testing methods. 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Initial Teacher Training at Bishop Grosseteste University re-accredited by the Department for Education
The Vice-Chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University, The Reverend Canon Professor Peter Neil commented: “This institution has been providing teacher education in the City of Lincoln for over 160 years; we currently work in partnership with over 600 schools and Colleges, constantly adapting to meet changing priorities. “I am delighted we have been awarded this accreditation in order for us to continue to educate teachers of the highest quality for this region and beyond into the future. The teaching profession is central to the building and re-building of societies and BGU is a major strategic partner in this endeavour. In relation to the response submitted in BGU’s application for a high-quality, evidence-based trainee curriculum, the Department for Education feedback stated “The response fully meets all the criteria set out in the question and outlines how the applicant will provide high-quality ITT and benefit trainee outcomes and gives assurance that it will be of a sufficiently high quality, meeting all of the quality requirements and minimum time allocations. In summary, this application gives a high degree of assurance that trainees will be supported, coached and taught effectively.” Dr Matt Dunn, Associate Dean and Head of Programmes for Secondary and Further Education commented: “This well-deserved accreditation gives recognition to the immensely committed, experienced and talented team of teacher educators here at BGU and across our entire partnership of schools and colleges. “Whilst we draw upon a long-standing tradition of providing superb initial Teacher Training, we are also extremely excited about the future and we very much welcome discussion with other providers, schools and Colleges who may wish to join our established partnership.” If you are interested in partnering with BGU, and would like to discuss how you may join us as a partnership school or delivery partner, please email faculty@bishopg.ac.uk If you are interested in training to teach, BGU offers a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, part-time and full-time options, as well as a route for working Teaching Assistants to gain Qualified Teacher Status. For more information, visit https://www.bgu.ac.uk/courses or contact the BGU Admissions Team: admissions@bishopg.ac.uk -
BGU Military History student completes work placement with GCHQ Departmental Historian and produces research article
The second-year work placement module is an important component of all the history degrees delivered at Bishop Grosseteste University. Students have the opportunity to experience a work-based placement or undertake a career-focused research project, where they gain hands-on experience and put their skills into practice. A Military History student undertook a work placement with the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) Departmental historian as part of his degree. You can learn more about the skills and experience he gained from the work placement below. “For my work placement, my tutor found me a special project in my area of interest, signals intelligence, working with Dr David Abrutat, historian for GCHQ. The project focused on local history at a former RAF intercept station, Branston Mere in Lincolnshire, but it also included the wider role these Y stations played in the history of signals intelligence. The research drew on several sources, including individuals’ accounts and photographs held by the Branston history group, documents held in the National Archives, and by the RAF and International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive, as well as the knowledge and research to date held by my tutor, Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall. Piecing together the evidence highlighted the significance of the site and the wider signals intelligence contribution both in detecting the emergence of re-armament in Germany after the First World War, and in supporting the code-breaking work carried out at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. The placement was a great opportunity for me to explore and collate new information that contributes to our understanding of the complexity, inter-dependencies, and importance of signals intelligence operations, from its inception at the start of the twentieth century through to the Cold War era” - BGU Military History Student Speaking about the experience Dr David Abrutat FRHistS FRGS, GCHQ Departmental Historian added: ‘Collaboration projects, like this one with BGU, are important to me and my Department. Our rich history is as broad as it is deep and many of the Second World War collection sites have little in the way of researched history. This piece by a BGU Military History student has brought one of the most significant RAF SIGINT sites in the country to life.’ You can read their published article below. Research Article If you are interested in studying Military History at Bishop Grosseteste University please click here. You can find out more about the range of history courses on offer at one of our forthcoming open days. You can follow the activities of the Military History team on Twitter @BGUMilitaryHist. -
Carers’ Conference 2022
Earlier this month, we were delighted to host the 'Engaging, identifying and supporting carers within education and employment learning' Conference. This was a joint collaboration between BGU's Health and Social Care Community and Every-One, with an aim to raise the profile of unpaid carers. “An unpaid carer is described as someone who looks after a relative or friend who due to ill health, physical or mental illness, disability, frailty or addiction cannot manage without support” - Lincolnshire County Council A variety of guest speakers spoke throughout the day, along with BGU staff and students, all of whom shared their experience of being a carer. Over 80 delegates participated from a number of different healthcare providers in Lincolnshire. Representatives from Lincolnshire Coop, Lincolnshire County Council, Every-One, Carers First, Kisimul School, Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust and North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, were all in attendance, alongside our Health and Social care students. The students played a vital role at the conference, in terms of co-hosting and facilitating workshops. Speaking about the conference, The Rev’d Canon Professor Peter Neil, Vice-Chancellor of BGU, said: “As an institution we take carers very seriously and have obtained the Carers’ Award on repeated occasions which is in recognition of both the work with our students and staff who have caring responsibilities. It was good to have BGU being described as a centre of excellence for this particular group, and it was pleasing to hear so many positive comments from delegates and organisers about our students’ engagement with this as they will be the professionals with a role in taking the agenda forward as future innovators” Thank you to everyone who participated and attended in the conference. We look forward to seeing you again at future events. To find out more about our Health and Social courses at BGU, click here. You can also follow the team on social media: Health & Social Care Twitter Feed – follow us @BGUHSC Health & Social Care on Facebook – join us today https://www.facebook.com/groups/413626524138455/?ref=share -
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