Objectives and Action Plan Number Objectives Expected Outcome Target Lead Person/others Progress to date date involved November 2013 To analyse in detail the differences To ensure that BME June 2014 Director of MCD/ Fair Access Committee between applications and offers applicants have an Academic currently analysing. made to Black and Minority Ethnic chance at being offered Registrar/HRA(P&P) (BME) students compared to White a place compared to students. White Students To analyse degree classification Ensure that students December Academic Registrar/ New Project to be set up results by gender and ethnicity to have equal chance of 2014 Planning Office/ see how we compare with the success in degree HRA(P&P)/ national picture as set out in classification irrespective QUiLT Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) of gender or ethnic reports. Address any issues found. origin. Identify various ways of drawing To ensure that all September Students’ Continue project together information for students students and are 2014 Welfare and Equality with particular protected aware of students’ rights Officer/ HRA(P&P) characteristics. and responsibilities and the support available. Review the Equality Strategy Equality objectives to be December Executive Director of reports currently including equality data, evidence embedded into the 2014 HR/Diversity being developed. and KPIs to be monitored starting annual Strategy reports Committee/ in January 2013. This includes for Faculties and HRA(P&P)
Objectives and Action Plan Number Objectives Expected Outcome Target date Lead Person/others involved Progress to date November 2013 To analyse in detail the differences between applications and offers made to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students compared to White students. To ensure that BME applicants have an chance at being offered a place compared to White Students June 2014 Director of MCD/ Academic Registrar/HRA(P&P) Fair Access Committee currently analysing. To analyse degree classification results by gender and ethnicity to see how we compare with the national picture as set out in Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) reports. Address any issues found. Ensure that students have equal chance of success in degree classification irrespective of gender or ethnic origin. December 2014 Academic Registrar/ Planning Office/ HRA(P&P)/ QUiLT New Project to be set up Identify various ways of drawing together information for students with particular protected characteristics. To ensure that all students and are aware of students’ rights and responsibilities and the support available. September 2014 Students’ Welfare and Equality Officer/ HRA(P&P) Continue project Review the Equality Strategy including equality data, evidence and KPIs to be monitored starting in January 2013. This includes Equality objectives to be embedded into the annual Strategy reports for Faculties and December 2014 Executive Director of HR/Diversity Committee/ HRA(P&P) reports currently being developed.