Please see below for upcoming events aimed at Common Awards staff working at our partner TEIs.
Please contact the Common Awards team (common.awards@durham.ac.uk) if you have any queries relating to these events.
Please note that some events are available to staff only and some to both staff and students; this will be made clear in the event description. Please see the student events page for events aimed at Common Awards students.
Upcoming Staff Events
Please click on each event below to find out further information, including how to register:
Neurodiverse learning in adult theological education
4th June 2025
2:00pm-3:30pm
Making ‘Reasonable Adjustments’ for Disabled Students
This webinar series has a focus on Diversity and Inclusion. Webinars are aimed at Common Awards students and staff but open to others with an interest in the subject areas addressed. Each webinar features leading scholars and/or faith practitioners who offer diverse insights into a range of topics that directly relate to the core modules taken by Common Awards students.
Recordings of past webinars can be found here
Monday 10th February 2025 2pm-4pm
Canon Dr Gary Wilton - Teaching Fellow in Theology & Ministry within the Durham University Common Awards Team invites students and staff to join him when he hosts Dr Elli Wort and Dr Leon van Ommen to discuss neurodiverse learning in adult theological education. The conversation will range from the conceptual to the very practical.
Dr Elli Wort is Head of Initial Training and Research Associate for Church Army. She is co-author of Fuzzy Church - Gospel and Culture in the North of England ( Sacristy, 2021). Dr Leon van Ommen is Co-Director of the Centre for Autism & Theology, University of Aberdeen. He is author of Autism and Worship - A Liturgical Theology ( Baylor University Press, 2023)
A webinar with Dr Stephen Campbell, Leeds Trinity University
Wednesday 4th June, 2.00pm – 3.30pm
This webinar will provide a chance for TEI staff to learn more about ‘reasonable adjustments’, exploring how our teaching, assessment, and student support can be adapted to provide a better experience for disabled students.
Dr Campbell is the author of Supporting Disabled Students in Higher Education: The Reasonable Adjustments Handbook (Routledge, 2023), an excellent guide to creative and practical responses to the needs of students with a wide range of disabilities. The webinar will provide an opportunity to hear about his work, and then to discuss with him how it might apply in the TEI context.
The webinar is open to teaching and administrative staff at any TEI offering Common Awards programmes. It will be recorded, and the recording made available to TEI staff after the event.
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