University Equality Objectives2012 – 2016DRAFT
Equality Objective / Action / Lead / Equality Duty Aim met through objective / ProtectedCharacteristic covered by objective
Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation / Advance equality of opportunity / Foster good relations
Staff
Ensure that our staff profile improves as measured by Equality and Diversity Requirements / Examine the staff profile data and publish proposals to address any equality issues by 2013 and champion their implementation
Analyse the staff recruitment data and publish proposals to address any equality issues by 2013 and champion their implementation / Head of Personnel
Head of Personnel / √ / √ / All
All
Increase staff awareness of their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 / Increase the percentage of new staff attending the ‘Making the Difference’ introduction to equality within the first 6 months to 100% - by 2013 and achieve an 85% ‘satisfied’ rating of a sample of those attending
Include mandatory role-specific equality training as part of the probationary period- by 2013
All-staff to complete an equality training eventby 2014 / Deans
Directors
E&D Manager
E&D
Manager
Deans
Directors / √ / √ / All
All
All
Equality Objective / Action / Lead / Equality Duty Aim met through objective / Protected
Characteristic covered by objective
Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation / Advance equality of opportunity / Foster good relations
Enhance staff equality information and improve disclosure rates / To improve staff profile data:
- Run a disclosure campaign by 2013asking all staff to update their information to include sexual orientation, religion or belief, transgender status, marriage/civil partnership status
- Encourage all staff to update their equality informationon an annual basis
Head of Personnel
Head of CPD / √ / Sexual Orientation, Religion/ Belief, Transgender, Marriage/Civil Partnership
All
All
Equality Objective / Action / Lead / Equality Duty Aim met through objective / Protected
Characteristic covered by objective
Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation / Advance equality of opportunity / Foster good relations
Improve equality of staff opportunities and experiences / Examine the breakdown of staff from different protected characteristics by groups of pay bands and examine pay gap informationas part of our biennial Equal Pay Audit - by 2012
In the annual review of the appraisal process, collect equality data as part of the evaluation questionnaire –by 2012
Analyse the equality profile of staff attending CPD courses and publish proposals to address any equality issues by 2014 and champion their implementation
Analyse grievance and disciplinary incidents by protected characteristic and introduce relevant measures to address any equality issues by 2013
Monitor therate of staff returning from maternity to ensure that we maintain a levelat or above 90% - annually / E&D Manager
Head of CPD
Head of CPD
Head of Personnel
Head of Personnel / √ / √ / √ / All
All
All
All
Gender
Students
Achieve and maintain an appropriately diverse student body / Examine the student profile within each Faculty and publish proposals to address any equality issues – by 2013 – and champion their implementation
Ensure that the diversity of potential & existing students is always taken into consideration when creating marketing campaigns in all media channels used including digital, print and broadcast. / Deans
Director of Marketing / √ / √ / All
All
Equality Objective / Action / Lead / Equality Duty Aim met through objective / Protected
Characteristic covered by objective
Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation / Advance equality of opportunity / Foster good relations
Increase student awareness of their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 / Undertake a Dignity and Respect poster campaign to raise awareness of a range of equality issues - by 2013 – and annually thereafter / E&D Manager / √ / √ / All
Enhance student equality information / To provide more comprehensive data on applicant ethnicity, age and gender, and to provide faculty and award level data by 2013.
Include transgender and marriage/civil partnership data on the enrolment form – by 2013 / Director of Admissions
Academic Registrar and Director of Student Experience / √ / √ / Race, Gender, Age
Transgender, Marriage/Civil Partnership
Improve equality of student opportunities and experience / Analyse student survey data for each Faculty/Service by protected characteristic and publish proposals to address any equality issues by 2013 and champion their implementation
Analyse the data for appeals against a decision of the Extenuating Circumstances Panel and Examination Board. Publish proposals to address any equality issues by 2014 and champion their implementation / Deans and Directors
Academic Registrar and Director of Student Experience / √ / √ / √ / Race, Gender, Disability, Sexual Orientation, Religion/Belief
Gender, Race, Disability
Equality Objective / Action / Lead / Equality Duty Aim met through objective / Protected
Characteristic covered by objective
Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation / Advance equality of opportunity / Foster good relations
Further analyse the student complaints data and publish proposals to reduce the percentage of complaints received by disabled students to 10% (currently 25%) by 2014 and champion their implementation
Monitor any trends within the data on student withdrawals by protected characteristic and publish proposals to address any equality issues by 2014 and champion their implementation / Academic Registrar and Director of Student Experience
Academic Registrar and Director of Student Experience / Disability
Disability, Race, Gender, Age
Improve equality of student
outcomes / Analyse student attainment data for each Faculty by protected characteristic and publish proposals to address any equality issues – by 2013
Investigate the reasons for any disparity in the percentage of studentsunemployed 6 months after graduating- by race, disability and gender – compared to HE sector averages – by 2013 (using the data obtained as part of the annual ‘Destinations of Leavers of Higher Education’ survey / Deans
Head of Careers Centre / √ / √ / Race, Disability,
Gender, Sexual Orientation, Religion/Belief
Race, Disability,
Gender
Equality Objective / Action / Lead / Equality Duty Aim met through objective / Protected
Characteristic covered by objective
Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation / Advance equality of opportunity / Foster good relations
University
In all our internal operations to seek to:
- eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation
- advance equality of opportunity
- foster good relations
Include equality objectives as part of Quarterly Business Reviewswith each faculty/Service by 2012
Increase the number of female Governorsto 50% (currently 29%), those declaring a disability to 6% (currently 0%)and those from a BME background to 12% (currently 6%) - by 2015
Monitor trends and maintain the gender and ethnicity balance of our Honorary Graduates - annually
Deliver an annual calendar of Equality and Diversity events to help in fostering good relationswith a satisfaction rating of 75% of a sample of those who attended.
Review our approach to procurement to ensure that we meet the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty - by 2012 / Executive / Deans & Directors
Executive/
Deans & Directors
Executive
Executive
E&D Manager
Director of Finance and Infrastructure / √ / √ / √ / All
All
Gender, Disability
Gender, Race
All
All
Equality Objective / Action / Lead / Equality Duty Aim met through objective / Protected
Characteristic covered by objective
Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation / Advance equality of opportunity / Foster good relations
Embed the consideration of equality issues into all Estates projects through effective engagement with the Disabled Student Engagement Group and the Disabled Staff Forum and by ensuring that wider equality issues are addressed as part of the planning process - by 2012
Launch our new Equality Scheme to ensure that staff and students understand their responsibilities under the latest legislation - by 2013
Seek information on how our working and studying environment affects equality issuesthrough an equality experience audit - by 2014
Develop guidance to support transgender staff and students by 2013
Join the Stonewall Diversity Champions programmeto adopt good practice on sexual orientation and be named in the Workplace Equality Index by 2015
Sign up to the Athena Swan charter to improve the representation of women in science, engineering and technology. Achieve the Bronze award for the University by 2013 and at least 2 individual departments to achieve the Bronze Award by 2016. / Estates
E&D Manager
E&D Manager
E&D Manager
Director of HR
Executive Pro Vice Chancellor / All
All
All
Transgender
Sexual Orientation
Gender
Clare Ridgley Page 1 of 7 February 2012