Compassionate Pedagogy

Compassionate Pedagogy is about creating a learning environment in a way that notices distress and disadvantage for all students and staff and actively seeks to reduce these barriers to learning.

The guidance that follows is organised across six pages. The first page explains how Compassionate Pedagogy can help with your students' wellbeing. The following three pages offer practical tips for educators, brief summaries of external research and links to further readings across three main themes. The fourth and fifth pages support staff with further independent adaptations of Compassionate Pedagogy into their own educative contexts.

What is Compassionate pedagogy

Compassionate Pedagogy is about creating a learning environment in a way that notices distress and disadvantage for all students and staff and actively seeks to reduce these barriers to learning

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Compassionate approaches to inclusive learning

For Compassionate Pedagogy to be most effective it needs to be holistic and all-inclusive. We are aiming to enhance student by including all of our students, valuing the experiences each student brings, and removing barriers to success for all who have been excluded.

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develop academic resilience and self-care

Academic resilience is the “ability to tackle significant and adverse challenges that could negatively affect a student’s academic progress” (Martin & Marsh, 2006).

Find out how you can support your students to develop academic resilience and self-care skills

Mindfulness in learning to enhance wellbeing and engagement

Since the 2000s, there has been increasing interest and research into the benefits of practising mindfulness for educators and students

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Resources and support on compassionate pedagogy

LTE can help you develop Compassionate Pedagogy in your modules and courses with workshops or resources

Find out what support and resources are available to you