EQUALITY DIVERSITY INCLUSION KATHARINE CARTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION KATHARINE CARTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT HR, KINGS MEADOW CAMPUS

OUR COMMITTMENT “…By bold innovation and excellence in all that we do, we make both knowledge and discoveries matter. Creating an environment for our staff which is not only free from discrimination, but celebrates and values diversity both reflects and is fundamental to achieving our goals. I am committed to ensuring that each person, regardless of heritage or personal circumstances will have the opportunity to give of their best and be appropriately recognised, rewarded and developed for their contribution. ” Professor David Greenaway Vice-Chancellor

NEW ACADEMICS…UK PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FRAMEWORK (UK PSF) VALUES • As part of PGCHE Intro event you will attend a ‘Teaching a Diverse audience’ workshop 1 Respect individual learners and diverse learning communities 2 Promote participation in higher education and equality of opportunity for learners 3 Use evidence-informed approaches and the outcomes from research, scholarship and continuing professional development 4 Acknowledge the wider context in which higher education operates, recognising the implications for professional practice

STAFF NETWORKS • WOMEN’S NETWORK • DISABLED STAFF NETWORK • LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUESTIONING (LGBTQ) NETWORK (LGBTQ) • BLACK, MINORITY AND ETHNIC NETWORK (BME) • CARERS NETWORK

EDI Structures Faculty and Professional Services EDI groups Race Equality Charter Mark Group University Executive Board Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Board Gender Equality, Race equality and Wellbeing (WB) working groups) Staff Equality and Diversity Committee (5) STAFF NETWORKS Plus Equality Leads from the recognised TUs. Plus appropriate representatives from centralised services and Faculty EDI Groups.

EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES http: //blogs. nottingham. ac. uk/peopleandculture/ • Central Short courses: • Wellbeing • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion • Calibre programme – personal development and leadership for disabled staff • Stonewall Leadership programme - Financial support for staff applying • Florence Boot programme - development programmes for women at all levels • Managing Fairly • Leadership and management academy http: //www. nottingham. ac. uk/professionaldevelopment/

CURRENT STAFF WORKING GROUPS • Athena Swan (gender equality) • TRANS staff and students • Race Equality • Unconscious bias • Range of WIN working groups around specific practices such as maternity/ paternity leave • Faculty EDI groups

EQUALITY ACT 2010: PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS THE ACT PROTECTS PEOPLE FROM DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF ‘PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS’ – OR ANY COMBINATION OF CHARACTERISTICS: AGE – (WHETHER A PERSON IS TOO OLD OR TO YOUNG) RACE – (INCLUDING NATIONALITY, COLOUR, ETHNICITY) GENDER (INCLUDING GENDER REASSIGNMENT) DISABILITY (MOBILITY, HEARING, SPEECH AND DYSLEXIA) SEXUAL ORIENTATION. RELIGION AND BELIEF (INCLUDING NO BELIEF) MARRIAGE AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS PREGNANCY AND MATERNITY

SOCIAL MODEL OF DISABILITY: CHALLENGING BARRIERS TO INCLUSION 1. physical environmental Acoustics, signage, parking, campus design & layout, etc b. Communication Induction (hearing) loops? sign language interpreters bookable, time to listen c. Information formatting Alternatives available? http: //www. nottingh am. ac. uk/library/hel p/accessibility/afs. as px 3. Attitudes barriers Lack of empathy, prejudice, fear, intolerance, impatience The Disabling World 2. Institutional barriers/ indirect discrimination inflexible practices http: //www. nottingham. ac. uk/hr/e quality-diversity/equalitydiversity. aspx

UNCONSCIOUS BIAS (hidden biases of good people) • We all carry hidden biases from a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, disability status, and nationality… • Relevant for all staff, particularly staff involved in decision-making processes such as recruitment, PDPR, supervision or mentoring. • Online course on Central short course programme (part of a suite of 3 E&D programmes) HTTPS: //TRAINING. NOTTINGHAM. AC. UK/CBSNOTTS/GUESTCOURSE. ASPX? COURSEREF=PDUBWOL

HARASSED? … THE DIGNITY ADVISOR… A LISTENING EAR • Dignity Advisors help employees to think about a situation and explore the options available so that the employee can decide on a course of action. • Advisors provide support for the employee during that process and act as a ‘sounding board’ • Refer to the ‘dignity within the university policy’