It was very interesting to speak with the ‘Belonging through assessment: Pipelines of compassion’ project group about a research methodology I’ve used for an upcoming book chapter (Huxtable 2022), ‘Performance’ measures as neoliberal industrialisation of higher education: A policy archaeology …

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Amina Akhmedova and Simbi Juwon-Sulaiman are current students at UAL. They share their experiences of assessment in Fine Art and Graphic Design. Talking us through their journeys in applying to university, Amina and Simbi explore their experiences of feedback. They …

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Janine Francois, Course Leader for BA Culture, Criticism and Curation at Central Saint Martins, UAL, shares her approaches of encouraging students to share their whole self through assessment. We look at student’s work and reflect on how heritage, identity and …

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Assessment for Social Justice: why belonging matters Dr Jan McArthur rethinks the purpose of assessment through the lens of social justice. Drawing upon Axel Honneth, belonging is explored as relational and related to the philosophical idea of recognition. We consider …

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