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Highbury College
A Whole College Approach to Equality & Diversity
Deborah See, Executive Director Collegiate College (Curriculum,
Quality & Students)
Outstanding Showcase
4 November 2011
Equality & Diversity@Highbury
Student
Experience
Identifying,
Monitoring &
Meeting
Needs
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Matters
Student
Success
Impact
Measures
Inclusivity &
Attainment
Quality
Assurance
Equality
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Diversity
Behaviour &
attitudes
Equality & Diversity@Highbury
Our Approach
• Underpins our 2020 Vision and our Mission
- Serving our diverse stakeholder communities with
pride and passion (Vision)
- Enable all our students to succeed (Mission)
• A core value
- Championing equality and diversity
Our Approach
• Equality & diversity embedded in all aspects of
College life
• Responsibility lies with all staff
• Executive Director Collegiate College Strategic
Lead ( College Leadership Team)
• Equality & Diversity Committee (reports to
Academic Board) responsible for identifying key
issues, monitoring progress and taking action
Equality & Diversity Framework
• Single Equality Scheme (SES)– reviewed annually through
consultation with all stakeholders
• Equality and Race Equalities Policies
• Equality and Diversity Strategy – three year strategy
underpinning the achievement of the Strategic Plan and the
SES
• Annual Equality & Diversity Operational Targets –focus on
delivering the Strategy and SES
• Impact assessments undertaken of all policies, procedures,
plans and practices
• Impact assessment of key decisions is a standing agenda
item for all Committee meetings
Overarching Beacon Indicators
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ED1- Provide high quality training and education opportunities for everyone
ED2 -High success rates for and exceptional progress by all students
ED3 - Equality and diversity are actively promoted within all College
activities
ED4 - The College is proactive in sharing good practice and supporting
employers and other external bodies to enhance equality and diversity
practice
ED5 - The College rigorously assesses the impact of its work and takes
appropriate action in response to its findings
ED6 - More proportionate representation of equalities groups in the staffing
profile
ED7- An organisational culture of fairness, respect and mutual
understanding that values the contributions of individuals and groups
ED8 - Policies, procedures, plans and practices effectively increase
inclusion, promote equality and tackle discrimination
Example of Targeted Outcomes (ED1)
• Success rates for all equalities groups to be at
least at 93% (90th percentile)
• Success rates for the comparative indicators of
age, disability, ethnicity and gender are monitored
at Department Level and any underperformance
addressed
• 1 % gap between male and female success rates
eliminated
• Gaps between male and female attendance rates
and students aged 16 -18 and 19+ reduced by 2%
Examples of What We Monitor
Students
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Recruitment
Attendance
Success rates
Added value
Progression
Support
Student Voice
Complaints
Incidents of bullying & harassment
Disciplinary action & outcomes
Recruitment
Sickness
Turnover
Redundancy
Staff Voice
Grievances
Observation grades
Training & Development
Incidents of bullying & harassment
Disciplinary action & outcomes
Strategies Arising from Monitoring
Success
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Curriculum offer, design and delivery
Personalised timetables
Targeted support groups
Health & Well Being groups
Back on Track
Support to Achieve
Social Enterprise
Review Panels
Mediation
Measuring Impact – Student Success
• Success measured overall, by level and other key data,
including for example:
- Equalities groups
- Disadvantaged groups groups (LACs, young offenders,
pregnant young women etc)
- In receipt of ALS
- On the Support to Achieve Programme
- Attendance patterns
- Type and level of programme
- Postcode
- School
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Measuring Impact – Student Success
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Other measures for success used include:
Value added
Distance travelled (diagnostic assessment)
Progression
Competitions
Service and contribution
Use of success data at individual, team and
departmental level to inform targets, quality review,
self assessment and improvement planning
Impact and Outcomes