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Equality and Diversity Group Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference: (amended October 2010)
- To oversee the implementation of legislation
relating to Equality & Diversity in all aspects of the college’s activity.
- To review College Mission, Vision and
Strategic Plan to articulate and clarify commitment to the effective management
of diversity.
- To review, clarify and promote management
roles and responsibilities in terms of the management of diversity.
- To mainstream Equality & Diversity by
ensuring that the issue becomes an agenda item on all college committees and
working groups.
- To review systematically all related
policies and procedures in consultation with staff (via Team Brief); audit for
compliance; undertake impact assessment; identify training needs to ensure
staff are comfortable with and capable of implementing policies/procedures as
appropriate.
- To develop appropriate training facilities
and deliver to all staff and Corporation to demonstrate the added value derived
from diversity. Promote diversity as a strength rather than a ‘problem’.
- To embed diversity/behaviour targets into
the annual objectives of all managers.
- To actively encourage all managers to
undertake secondments/work shadowing in organisations, ideally which have more
diverse employment/learner profiles.
- To demystify the legal jargon by developing
promotional materials and campaigns to explain the benefits of diversity to
staff, learners and external partners eg in prospectus, handbooks, letterheads,
displays, newsletters.
- To set clear targets and milestones for
progress in Equality and Diversity Action Plans, review termly, report annually
including to the college Corporation
- To include more specific questions relating
to equality and diversity in learner surveys to provide benchmark data.
- To work towards the establishment of a
single Equalities Scheme in line with LSC requirements
- To monitor all key data in relation to staff, learners and Governors, identify issues to be addressed and agree actions to redress.
