Thanks to those who were able to come along to the Reading Club meeting on 12 January 2022, where we discussed a section of the JLDHE compendium focused on ‘Prioritising wellbeing through community and connection’ – available here.
Attendees shared personal experiences of, and encounters with, different manifestations of staff and student wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our reflections were also shaped, in part, by responses in the HE sector to the spread of a new variant of COVID – which we now know as Omicron. This nature of our discussions at this Reading Club meeting served as a reminder that our community of Learning Development practitioners are a valuable source of peer support during challenging times. In addition to all of the care we show our students in LD, through continuous innovation and sharing of good practice, we must also remember to show this care and support to ourselves, and to each other.
Our next group meeting will be Wednesday 9th March at 5:30pm where we will discuss papers in the ‘Fostering student engagement’ section of the JLDHE Compendium. Please contact Jenny if you’d like to be included in the email list.