Leek College - Single Equality Action Plan

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i) Promoting Equality

Objective	Action	Intended Outcome	Timescale	Progress Monitoring
To promote positive images of gender role diversity, disabled people, people from ethnic minorities and people from MD areas	Ensure examples of gender role diversity, disabled people and people from ethnic minorities are fully represented in all College publicity information, including the College website	Increased awareness of the College’s commitment to promote equality and diversity and eliminate discrimination	September 2008	Reviewed by E&D Committee April 2009
	Positive images of gender role diversity, disabled people and people from ethnic minorities to be developed in teaching and learning activities and materials		September 2008	Reviewed by E&D Committee April 2009
	Review the tutorial programmes to ensure sessions on personal development, raising self-esteem and preparing for careers are included Undertake activities with Aim Higher	Schemes of works to be revised Raised aspirations for students from backgrounds which traditionally have low aspirations	September 2008	Reviewed by Director Support for Students September 2009
	Arrange programme of events to celebrate diversity and equality	Raised awareness amongst students and a more positive profile of diversity and equality	December 2008	Reviewed by E&D Committee April 2009

Objective	Action	Intended Outcome	Timescale	Progress Monitoring
To ensure that College policies and procedures do not impose barriers specific to people with a disability, or from an ethnic minority, or of one gender; nor barriers related to age, faith or sexual orientation	Develop and disseminate process for College equality ’impact assessment’	Procedure and guidelines developed and published	January 2009	Reviewed by Director Support for Students April 2009
	Deliver training to all staff involved with completing ‘impact assessments’	All relevant staff are confident about completing ‘impact assessments’	April 2009	Reviewed by Director Support for Students April 2009
	Produce priority timetable for ‘impact assessment’ of existing College policies and procedures	‘Impact assessment’ timetable for period 2009-11 produced	January 2009	Reviewed by E&D Committee January 2009
	‘Impact assess’ all procedures and policies of the College	All procedures and policies are reviewed and ‘impact assessed’	July 2011	Reviewed by E&D Committee January 2009
	Identify and disseminate managers’ responsibilities regarding the implementation of the Single Equality Scheme	Increased emphasis is given to equality and diversity within all decision making across the College	April 2009	Reviewed by E&D Committee January 2009

Objective	Action	Intended Outcome	Timescale	Progress Monitoring
Identify disparities in student or staff success or representation and implement strategies to promote equality	Analyse data from College’s student profile, including student recruitment, retention, achievement	Inequalities are identified and investigated	September 2008	Reviewed by E&D Committee January 2009
	Identify actions to address identified inequalities	Actions are completed and inequality addressed	April 2009	Reviewed by E&D Committee April 2009
	Analyse data of College’s staff profile, including applications, appointment, retention, CPD	Inequalities are identified and investigated	September 2008	Reviewed by E&D Committee January 2009
	Identify actions to address identified inequalities	Actions are completed and inequality addressed	April 2009	Reviewed by E&D Committee April 2009
To ensure that the College’s curriculum and teaching and learning are sensitive to the needs of learner minorities and that they promote equality and diversity	Positive images of gender role diversity, disabled people and people from ethnic minorities to be developed in teaching and learning activities and materials	Schemes of works to be revised	From September 2008	Reviewed by Curriculum Managers September 08 and April 08

Objective	Action	Intended Outcome	Timescale	Progress Monitoring
To take positive action to meet the needs of all minorities including disabled staff, students and service users	Ensure the Equality Scheme is fully publicised in publicity information and via the College website	Increased public awareness of the College’s commitment to promote learning by all minorities	February 2009	Reviewed by E&D Committee March 2009
	Incorporate ‘impact assessment’ principles within the College’s self-assessment and business planning processes	Increased staff awareness of the College’s commitment to take positive action to meet the needs of all minorities	July 2009	Reviewed by E&D Committee March 2009
	Ensure that all staff who support learning are aware of procedures to support people with language and accessibility needs	A greater take up of education and training with the College by disabled people and people from ethnic minorities	September 2009	Reviewed by Director Support for Students April 2009
	Ensure race, disability and gender awareness training is included within the College’s annual CPD Plan	Increased staff awareness of the College’s commitment to promote equality and eliminate discrimination	April 2009	Reviewed by Vice Principal July 2009
	Ensure professional training and development opportunities made available to staff are ‘impact assessed’ in respect of the needs of all minorities	Annual Continuing Professional Development Report to include analysis by gender, ethnicity and disability	From January 2009	Reviewed by Vice Principal July 2009

ii) Eliminating discrimination and related harassment

Objective	Action	Intended Outcome	Timescale	Progress Monitoring
To challenge patronising or discriminating attitudes and behaviour on the grounds of disability, race, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation	Review College disciplinary and harassment and bullying policies to strengthen references to discrimination or harassment on the grounds of disability, race, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation	Policies in place and highlighted within College staff and student induction processes	November 2009	Reviewed by E&D Committee November 2009
	Using informal and formal means including lessons, staff meetings and intranet encourage staff and students to confront discriminatory attitudes, language and behaviour	Increased staff and student awareness of the College’s commitment to eliminate discriminating attitudes and behaviour	From September 2009	Reviewed by E&D Committee March 2009
	Deliver awareness training to all staff on challenging patronising or discriminating attitudes on the grounds of disability, race, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation	Improved staff confidence and understanding with respect to challenging patronising or discriminating behaviour	June 2009	Reviewed by E&D Committee March 2009
	Monitor incidents of unacceptable behaviour using CFC pro forma	Student behaviour addressed immediately	September 2009	Reviewed by Director Support for Students continually
	Provide information to staff and students on the needs of transsexual people and gender reassignment	Raised staff and student awareness of gender reassignment	April 2009	Reviewed by E&D Committee March 2009

Objective	Action	Intended Outcome	Timescale	Progress Monitoring
To eliminate any potential discrimination against people who intend to undergo, are undergoing or have undergone gender reassignment	Review employment policies and procedures to ensure they adequately cover the needs of transsexual employees	Raised staff awareness of gender reassignment	July 2009	Reviewed by Vice Principal July 2009
To eliminate harassment and the fear of harassment on the grounds of disability, race, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation	Review College disciplinary and harassment policies to strengthen references to discrimination or harassment on the grounds of disability, race, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation	Policies in place and highlighted within College staff and student induction processes	November 2009	Reviewed by E&D Committee November 2009
To make the College environment as safe as possible for disabled people	Review existing accommodation for disability health and safety	Review completed and any concerns actioned	April 2009	Reviewed by Health& Safety Committee
	Review and clarify procedures and responsibilities for the emergency evacuation of disabled people	Procedures and responsibilities published and practiced during all ‘fire drills’	February 2009	Reviewed by Health& Safety Committee March 2009
	Ensure that the needs of disabled people are given a high priority within the College’s maintenance and accommodation programmes	All accommodation and maintenance proposals include a disability ‘impact assessment’	June 2009	Reviewed by Vice Principal July 2009

iii) Encouraging participation in College life

Objective	Action	Intended Outcome	Timescale	Progress Monitoring
To actively seek and monitor the views of staff and students by gender, ethnicity and disability	Ensure all perception and feedback surveys are analysed and reported on by gender, ethnicity and disability	Development of effective communication channels between the College’s stakeholders and its management	September 2008	Director of Quality June 2009
	Establish Staff and Student Working Group	More effective and responsive promotional activities and equality policies and schemes across the College	January 2008	Reviewed by Director Support for Students April 2009
	Take positive action to achieve diverse representation on College committees, e.g., Corporation, Student Association	More effective and responsive disability equality policies and schemes across the College	From September 2008	Reviewed by Director Support for Students April 2009
To consult and involve disabled people, people from ethnic minorities or discrete gender groups on issues affecting them rather than with people acting or assuming on their behalf	Ensure that whenever possible disabled people are consulted when relevant ‘impact assessments’ are carried out	When identified as being relevant, College functions and policies are ‘impact assessed’ in consultation with the appropriate groups who might be affected	January 2009	Reviewed by Director Support for Students April 2009

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