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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF EDUCATION DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY POLICY POLICY B.CANNING B.CANNING

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONSCHOOL OF EDUCATION

DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY POLICYPOLICY

B.CANNINGB.CANNING

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IDENTIFYING A NEEDIDENTIFYING A NEED

• Eq and Div committee set up as sub-Eq and Div committee set up as sub-committee of School Board to committee of School Board to demonstrate school’s commitment to demonstrate school’s commitment to equalityequality

• Aim to raise profile so that Eq and Div Aim to raise profile so that Eq and Div not just a reaction when things go not just a reaction when things go wrongwrong

• Aim to be proactiveAim to be proactive• Recognise changes in the law.Recognise changes in the law.

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Why does the school need an Why does the school need an individual policy?individual policy?• Recognise university all encompassing Recognise university all encompassing

policy complies with the law.policy complies with the law.• Usually only accessed in times of difficulty.Usually only accessed in times of difficulty.• SED trying to avoid difficulties by being SED trying to avoid difficulties by being

proactive – seen as an equality environmentproactive – seen as an equality environment• SED has diverse needs, emphasised by SED has diverse needs, emphasised by

range of partners including; LEAs, FE range of partners including; LEAs, FE colleges, RAF Cosford, hundreds of schools, colleges, RAF Cosford, hundreds of schools, etcetc

• All basically same desire, but expressed in a All basically same desire, but expressed in a range of policiesrange of policies

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CONTRIBUTORSCONTRIBUTORS

• Started by investigating what others do.Started by investigating what others do.• Berry and Cindy – legal requirementsBerry and Cindy – legal requirements• Partnership panels – samples of their policies – how Partnership panels – samples of their policies – how

do they promote Eq and Div? How does this impact do they promote Eq and Div? How does this impact upon visiting students? How are their rights upon visiting students? How are their rights protected?protected?

• LEA partners – what do they actively do to promote LEA partners – what do they actively do to promote EQ and Div? How do they support equal EQ and Div? How do they support equal opportunities? How does this apply to the students opportunities? How does this apply to the students situation?situation?

• Documentation – including TDA Prof Standards for Documentation – including TDA Prof Standards for Teachers Q19 (Know how to make effective Teachers Q19 (Know how to make effective personalised provision…take practical account of personalised provision…take practical account of diversity and promote equality)diversity and promote equality)

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PRINCIPLES PRINCIPLES (or why we are constructing a policy?)(or why we are constructing a policy?)

• Comply with and promote lawful Comply with and promote lawful practice.practice.

• Promote equality and diversity.Promote equality and diversity.

• Support anyone who feels they are Support anyone who feels they are not being treated fairly.not being treated fairly.

• Inform everyone of their rights and Inform everyone of their rights and expectations within society.expectations within society.

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Diversity and Equality PolicyDiversity and Equality PolicySCHOOL OF EDUCATIONSCHOOL OF EDUCATION

““We believe that it is wrong for people to be We believe that it is wrong for people to be singled out for different treatment, merely singled out for different treatment, merely because of personal characteristics.because of personal characteristics.

We want to ensure that everyone is We want to ensure that everyone is encouraged to realise their potential – and encouraged to realise their potential – and to challenge prejudice where it becomes to challenge prejudice where it becomes apparent in behaviour.”apparent in behaviour.”

‘‘Towards Equality and Diversity’ DfES 2003Towards Equality and Diversity’ DfES 2003

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DISTRIBUTIONDISTRIBUTION

• Must be ‘user friendly’.Must be ‘user friendly’.• Accessible to all.Accessible to all.• Promoted not hidden.Promoted not hidden.• Have an input into daily routines-prevent things going wrong Have an input into daily routines-prevent things going wrong

rather than reacting to them.rather than reacting to them.• One document would not do!One document would not do!• To ensure maintain a high profile:-To ensure maintain a high profile:-• MAIN COPY : comprehensive, point of reference – distributed to MAIN COPY : comprehensive, point of reference – distributed to

staffstaff• PROFESSIONAL COPY : suitable for range of placement situations, PROFESSIONAL COPY : suitable for range of placement situations,

emphasises the need to develop diversity, while ensuring equality emphasises the need to develop diversity, while ensuring equality of rights and opportunity for all – sends the message that we are of rights and opportunity for all – sends the message that we are serious about equality and diversity – distributed to partnersserious about equality and diversity – distributed to partners

• STUDENT COPY : inform, educate and set clear expectations both STUDENT COPY : inform, educate and set clear expectations both for them and of them – distribution to every studentfor them and of them – distribution to every student

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REVIEW AND EVALUATIONREVIEW AND EVALUATION

• Main purpose of Eq and Div committee is to annually review Main purpose of Eq and Div committee is to annually review the policythe policy

• Ensure compliance with changing laws and directives eg Ensure compliance with changing laws and directives eg TDATDA

• Takes account of performance indicators, eg feedback from Takes account of performance indicators, eg feedback from module evaluations, placement reports, annual monitoring, module evaluations, placement reports, annual monitoring, OFSTED, etcOFSTED, etc

• Reflects the year from an Eq and Div point – have there Reflects the year from an Eq and Div point – have there been incidents, where are staff or students having been incidents, where are staff or students having difficulties? How proactive has the school been? Have we difficulties? How proactive has the school been? Have we raised the profile?raised the profile?

• Revised policy informs the action plan recommended to the Revised policy informs the action plan recommended to the School Board as a part of the school plan.School Board as a part of the school plan.

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What to do with it – when you What to do with it – when you have it?have it?

• Ongoing process – must not gather Ongoing process – must not gather dust or become invisible.dust or become invisible.

• Keep every partner, member of staff, Keep every partner, member of staff, student informed and proactivestudent informed and proactive

• Use to promote, educate and supportUse to promote, educate and support• Everyone informed and awareEveryone informed and aware

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