Addressing the Expectation Gap

Students have certain expectations of university education that are sometimes different to reality and also different to what academic staff expect of students.

This year we will be asking departments to reflect on where such ‘Expectation Gaps’ exist in their student cohorts. We plan to develop a suite of actions to support this, including collecting and sharing examples of good practice from across the faculty. We will then support departments to develop action plans to address such Expectation Gaps, as most appropriate to their student cohorts. We also plan on working in partnership with students to understand their perspective and co-create solutions and interventions.