Equality and Diversity
Treloar's is committed to eliminating discrimination and celebrates equality and diversity among our students and our workforce.
We believe in the uniqueness and value of each individual and provide opportunities for people of all abilities to achieve their potential.
We celebrate diversity amongst our students, staff and visitors and recognise the contribution that individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences can make to the life of Treloar's.
As part of this, we will not tolerate unfair or unlawful treatment on the grounds of disability, gender, transgender, marital status, race, colour, ethnic origin, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, age, nationality, trade union membership and activity, philosophical, political or religious beliefs or unbelief, and pregnancy/ maternity.
We will continue to work towards an environment where mutual cooperation, respect and trust are fostered.
Treloar's Equality and Diversity Objectives 2012
Treloar's' values
· Working together to enrich and empower the Treloar's community towards the common purpose, by individual accountability, open and honest communication and celebrating our achievements.
· Embracing continuous self and team improvement, innovation and responsiveness to change, and striving for excellence.
· Acting with integrity, ensuring sustainability by positioning Treloar's as the leader in its field.
· Respect diversity and each other, being people-centred, valuing individuals and responding to their living and learning needs.
· Commitment to delivering excellent services which are needs driven, exceed expectations and where everyone is responsible for the quality and financial sustainability of the service we deliver.
General Equality Duty
Treloar's' values have been set in recognition of the general equality duty. We are committed to the following objectives, in order to:
· Eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
· Advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.
· Foster good relations between persons who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.
(From: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/149)
Our equality and diversity objectives are:
1. To have an effective monitoring system to show the impact of our equality and diversity measures by carrying out an annual cycle of checks that ensure that we are compliant with legislation and regulatory requirements.
2. To embed Equality Impact Assessments into all policies, self-assessment and business plans.
3. To keep equality and diversity at the centre of all that we do by:
a. continuous training and awareness-raising activities;
b. marketing our objectives and keeping equality and diversity on team and leadership agenda;
c. ensuring policies and procedures are accessible to all.
4. To gain and maintain the Leaders in Diversity award www.nationalcentrefordiversity.com/investors.php
*We commit to review our equality objectives at the end of each academic year.
Equality & Diversity Position Paper June 2011
Equality & Diversity Monitoring Paper School Update April 2012