We will build a positive culture, with a common understanding and approach through which we can integrate equality issues in respect of all protected groups into everyday work. The steps we will take to meet this objective and when we will do this by: Curriculum Area: Construction Action Who is responsible? By When Continue to promote construction courses Curriculum Area Manager January 2017 to females Increase opportunities for lone parents in Curriculum Area Manager January 2017 household maintenance Provide wider opportunity for those Curriculum Area Manager Ongoing requiring learner support Risk assessment and understanding for Curriculum Area Manager Ongoing pregnant students Ensure all DDA facilities are in place to Curriculum Area Manager Ongoing support learner access Raise awareness of students religious Curriculum Area Manager June 2016 beliefs and practices Curriculum Area: Creative Arts & IT Action Who is responsible? By When Improve disability access in identified areas Curriculum Area Manager/Estates Sept 2016 Manager Collect and monitor information about Learner Services and MIS to collate Sept 2016 protected groups and analyse data to information ensure equality of opportunity and Curriculum Area Managers – to experience analyse information at school level and identify further actions if required Extend Welsh language opportunities for Bilingual Manager June 2016 staff and students Increase use of bilingual material and June 2016 welsh language in all vocational areas Start a bilingual tutorial group for each Sept 2016 department Identify space in College for ‘prayer’ Senior Management Team January 2016 Set up College groups to represent issues Director of Human Resources February 2016 experience by protected groups e.g. LGBT Introduce additional marketing and promotional activities that address gender imbalance in curriculum areas. Curriculum Area Manager Via website and printed materials July 2016 Via performances/ existing students as role models
We will build a positive culture, with a common understanding and approach through which we can integrate equality issues in respect of all protected groups into everyday work. The steps we will take to meet this objective and when we will do this by: Curriculum Area: Construction Action Who is responsible? By When Continue to promote construction courses to females Curriculum Area Manager January 2017 Increase opportunities for lone parents in household maintenance Curriculum Area Manager January 2017 Provide wider opportunity for those requiring learner support Curriculum Area Manager Ongoing Risk assessment and understanding for pregnant students Curriculum Area Manager Ongoing Ensure all DDA facilities are in place to support learner access Curriculum Area Manager Ongoing Raise awareness of students religious beliefs and practices Curriculum Area Manager June 2016 Curriculum Area: Creative Arts & IT Action Who is responsible? By When Improve disability access in identified areas Curriculum Area Manager/Estates Manager Sept 2016 Collect and monitor information about protected groups and analyse data to ensure equality of opportunity and experience Learner Services and MIS to collate information Curriculum Area Managers – to analyse information at school level and identify further actions if required Sept 2016 Extend Welsh language opportunities for staff and students Increase use of bilingual material and welsh language in all vocational areas Start a bilingual tutorial group for each department Bilingual Manager June 2016 June 2016 Sept 2016 Identify space in College for ‘prayer’ Senior Management Team January 2016 Set up College groups to represent issues experience by protected groups e.g. LGBT Director of Human Resources February 2016 Introduce additional marketing and promotional activities that address gender imbalance in curriculum areas. Via website and printed materials Via performances/ existing students as role models Curriculum Area Manager July 2016
Strategic-Equality-Plan-BEF-2015-2017.docx