Turning policy into practice

Managing the interface: sexual orientation and faith

Dan Simons

Policy

Policy

• How?– Consultation and involvement– Equality Impact Assessment– Monitoring and review

• What?– Bullying and harassment– Discrimination– Academic disruption– Parity of treatment

Responsibilities

• Leaders

• Governors

• All staff

• Learners

• Unions

Communication and training

Communication and training

• Bottom-up and top-down

• Positive

• Expectations- what is celebrated, and what is not tolerated

• Identifying and disseminating good practice

Unions and networks

• Promoting good relations• Promoting and facilitating networks• Involving networks and unions in developing

policies• Promoting dialogue • Joint activities, e.g. Holocaust

Memorial Day

Where is your organisation on this journey?

1. Any examples of good practice?

2. Do your policies cover both strands?

3. Are these policies well understood?

4. Are staff, learners and Unions involved in developing/evaluating them?

5. Ideas for avoiding and

managing conflict