Course Aims

This course will help you:

• Understand the UDL Guidelines 3.0 and their relevance beyond teaching—into leadership, communication, and culture

• Apply UDL to foster inclusive teams, transparent communication, and responsive leadership structures

• Build a toolkit of practical strategies that account for diverse communication styles, emotional needs, and ways of working

• Develop a personalised leadership action plan rooted in equity, belonging, and psychological safety

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Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

• Academic leaders and programme/course directors

• Professional services staff in management or supervisory roles

• Learning and teaching leads

• Early-career professionals preparing for leadership roles

• Anyone looking to lead in ways that are inclusive, people-centred, and forward-thinking

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What You'll Learn

🌱 Module 1: UDL as a Leadership Tool

• Rethinking UDL: from classroom tool to human-centred design for leadership

• Building inclusive group norms and psychological safety

• Understanding how variability affects leadership, communication, and motivation

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🔥 Module 2: Engagement & Motivation

• Strategies to foster trust, autonomy, and shared purpose

• Leadership practices that recognise emotion and build emotional capacity

• Creating team rituals, feedback loops, and recognition systems

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🗣 Module 3: Inclusive Communication

• Communicating across difference: tone, format, access

• Avoiding jargon and cultivating a shared, inclusive vocabulary

• Tools for multimodal, accessible communication (email, video, live settings)

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✍️ Module 4: Action, Expression & Flexibility

• Supporting varied contributions, work styles, and decision-making

• Scaffolding team planning and project workflows

• Embracing flexibility without losing structure or accountability

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💡 Module 5: Reflection & Action Planning

• Peer feedback and group discussion

• Creation of a personal UDL-informed leadership plan

• Commitments to inclusion, accessibility, and psychological safety

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What You’ll Receive

✅ A downloadable Leadership Toolkit packed with prompts, templates, and planning tools (worth £40)
✅ Full access to slides, resources, and materials post-session
✅ A curated resource list including readings, videos, podcasts to deepen your understanding

✅A personal leadership action planning template
✅ An inclusive and engaging online learning experience

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​Accessibility Commitments

This session is designed with accessibility in mind:
✔ All materials screen reader-friendly and available in advance
✔ Live captioning enabled
✔ Multiple ways to participate (chat, audio, visual tools)
✔ Trauma-informed, non-oppressive facilitation approach