8 March 2013 at 01:01 PM Today, 8th March 2013, is International Women’s Day, a day of global celebration marking the achievements of women. Many events are taking place, not just today but also throughout March to mark the occasion. Why not join in the celebrations and encourage staff and students in your organisation to take part in events?
Gender 8 March 2013 at 12:58 PM An 11 year old girl sent a letter in 2010 to the charity Equality Now, to ask for help to avoid female genital mutilation (FGM). The charity published the letter in March 2013, to help alert tutors to the importance of reporting suspicions of FGM. Would your tutors know what to do?
Gender 8 March 2013 at 12:55 PM Oxford University has stated that it is ‘deeply concerned with ensuring its selection process is fair’ after The Guardian Newspaper published figures that indicated institutional bias during admissions. These included success rates of applicants to the University by subject and ethnicity. How do you ensure that your admissions process is fair and equitable? What do you monitor?
Ethnicity 8 March 2013 at 12:46 PM Make sure you and your staff don’t miss out – I am delivering a number of E&D national events in the Spring and Summer term on behalf of the AoC, including Improving disability equality, improving practice; meeting the needs of disabled learners Embedding E&D in the curriculum E&D and the 2012 inspection framework The AoC national diversity June 2013 conference.
Disability, Education, Equality 8 March 2013 at 12:35 PM The Government Equalities Office webpage has joined the Department for Culture, Media and Sport forming one central government website
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