This page is an introduction to international and institutional approaches to whole-of-university and faculty/ school curricular approaches to supporting student success and wellbeing.
The following video from the April 2021 Scientia Education Academy lecture on 'The Care Factor: Foundations and practice of supporting student success and wellbeing' demonstrates how this could work.
Whole of University approaches including curricular approaches
- Okanagan Charter - An International Charter for Health Promoting University and Colleges
- Enhancing Student Wellbeing
- UK Student Minds University Mental Health Charter
UNSW Whole of university approaches to wellbeing
In the midst of the 2020 pandemic, the HUI co-leaders collaborated with the Scientia Education Academy, students, student support services, educators and Faculty representatives to draft the following. Currently, early adopters are testing the procedures in their Faculties/Schools.
- Draft Policy and Procedure on Curricular Approaches to Student Wellbeing, Academic and Career Success
- The Guidelines for Curricular Approaches to Student Wellbeing, Academic and Career Success are to accompany the draft UNSW Academic Board Policy and Procedure
How can a Faculty or School go about creating a systematic curricular approach to embedding student success and wellbeing strategies in the curriculum?
- Read the UNSW Guidelines
- Read Baik et al. OLT Project Handbook
- UK Universities - Step change: Mentally Healthy Universities
- UK Student Minds University Mental Health Charter