Author: Joanne Glover

Updated with citations:IntroductionMy report is about an online workshop for the Valuable 500 aiming to end disability exclusion in the workplace. The workshop itself intersects with my positionality as a white, northern British designer who has worked in the advertising, arts and cultural sector along with the retail and advertising sectors. By challenging my biases…

RaceIn my study of the video The School That Tried to End Racism I was shocked and saddened as the students slowly realised how the white privilege prevailed throughout the game (Channel 4, 2020). It was encouraging to see how the other children responded in a supportive and collaborative nature. It made me think more adults would…

In terms of positionality, I am from a white, northern, working class background. I went to an all girls secondary comprehensive school (in the North West of the UK, Burnley, a former mining and industrial town) alongside around 60% of us were Muslim girls. This means I grew up with a great deal of respect…

For my Summative Assessment Proposal I’m going to run a design briefing workshop for the Valuable 500 (The Valuable 500, 2025a) for DPS Diploma in Professional Studies students to design a poster and full marketing / activation campaign including social suggestions for the SYNC25 event in Tokyo. The event is the world’s first accountability summit…

DisabilityI am going to focus my reflection on Christine Sun Kim: Friends and Strangers (Kim, 2023.). Sun Kim is a deaf artist born in 1980, a similar age to me. I was really excited to see her name because I realised that I unknowingly collaborated with her on her Manchester International Festival project. As former Head of…

12 March – Inclusive Practice UnitUnit assessment outcomes Notes from first session: • Respond to a set themes and resources through three x 350-500-word  blog posts. • Comment on and respond to your peers’ blog posts. • Design an intervention that enacts intersectional social justice in your  practice – 300 words. Formative Assessment • Reflective…

Making Sense of Savage’s The New Life I was allocated the reading Polly Savage’s The New Life. This was one of the most challenging academic experiences I’ve had to date. The dense academic language, the heavy theoretical references, and the deep context in socialism, Marxist thought, and Cold War politics were largely unfamiliar to me. Much of the…

The Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) at LCC Design School is a year-long experiential unit that enables students to curate their own curriculum through placements, live projects, video reflections, freelance work, and self-initiated projects. A key challenge in assessing learning and exchanging feedback within this open and decentralised structure is ensuring consistency and depth of…

My teaching is on the Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS), a sandwich year out in industry, for second- and third-year undergraduate students across 11 diverse design courses at UAL’s London College of Communication. Students often work internationally during this year, and teaching is delivered in a hybrid model to support global access. One of the…

I teach on the Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) at London College of Communication. It’s a sandwich year out in industry, open to students across seven design disciplines – from UX to spatial design. Our students bring a huge range of backgrounds, experiences, and levels of industry confidence. Many also navigate financial pressures, caring responsibilities,…