decreased in 2013/14 and the percentage of applicants in certain minority groups increased, which is a positive indication that we are attracting applicants from a wide pool of ethnic groups. The ethnicity of those appointed is reflected in Figure 8 below. Figure 8 Ethnicity Number of Appointed Applicants Asian/Asian British – Indian 1 Asian/Asian British – Pakistani 1 Black/Black British – African 1 Black/Black British – any other 1 Black/Black British – Caribbean 3 Not known/not provided 4 White – any other 1 White – British 42 White – Irish 1 White – other European 4 Overall, White applicants in the 2013/14 period constitute 73% of the total, which represents a 9% decrease on the previous monitoring period. Applications from members of Black and Minority Ethnic groups constitute 17% of the whole, which is a significant increase from applications received in 2012/13 (+8%). In 2013/14 we extended our approach to advertising vacancies, making better use of social media and internal communication channels with students in particular. The 2011 census data for Kirklees shows that the locality comprises 16.5% of people from Black and Ethnic Minority groups therefore our monitoring data for applicants reflects that at present we are in line with the census data, which is encouraging. 7.5 Applicants’ Sexual Orientation
Figure 9 Applicants’ Sexual Orientation – Three Year Comparison Number of Applicants 2011/12 % Of Total Applications 2011/12 Number of Applicants 2012/13 % Of Total Applications 2012/13 Number of Applicants 2013/14 % Of Total Applications 2013/14 Bisexual 9 2.5% 3 1.1% 5 1.5% Gay Man 4 1.1% 4 1.4% 2 0.6% Heterosexual 310 85.2% 253 89.4% 291 86.9% Lesbian 4 1.1% 2 0.7% 2 0.6% Prefer not to say 37 10.1% 21 7.4% 35 10.4% Totals 364 100% 283 100% 335 100% With regard to sexual orientation, 89.6% of applicants made a disclosure, which is a slight decrease on the previous monitoring period. 10.4% either did not respond or indicated that they would prefer not to disclose. The rate of disclosure consistently represents a high level of disclosure in terms of Stonewall’s benchmarks, which should be taken as a positive sign that the majority of applicants feel able to make a response. Of those external applicants appointed, 5 have not disclosed their sexual orientation, 1 is a gay man and 53 are heterosexual. 7.6 Applicants’ Religion/Belief
candidates across all age groups in order to remain a balance of age, experience and skills. 8.3 Employees’ Disability Figure 15 In comparison with the 2011/12 data, the number of employees who selected the ‘prefer not to say’ option has decreased in the subsequent years. The number of employees who have disclosed a disability has increased from 14 to 18. It has been mentioned earlier in this report that the College has retained the ‘Positive about Disabled People’ award and we are committed to ensuring candidates with a disability receive opportunities to be interviewed for positions with the College, in line with the provisions of the guaranteed interview scheme. 8.4 Employees’ Ethnicity Figure 16 The population of Kirklees comprises 83.5% of people in the category of White - British and 16.5% of people in Black and Minority Ethnic groups. The College’s staff profile shows that 79% are in the White – British category. Excluding the White – British
11.3 Student Profile The table below shows a three year trend in terms of the College’s student profile, for comparison against the community and staff profiles. It is evident that the profile has changed very little since the last period of monitoring. Figure 27 Equality and Diversity Summary Gender Ethnicity LD&D Postcode Student Cohort 2014/15 (as at October 2014) 48% male 52% female 28% black or ethnic minority 9% with disclosed learning difficulties or disabilities 32% from postcode areas described as deprived Student Cohort 2013/14 50% male 50% female 26% black or ethnic minority 21% with disclosed learning difficulties or disabilities 32% from postcode areas described as deprived Student Cohort 2012/13 49% male 51% female 25% black or ethnic minority 24% with disclosed learning difficulties or disabilities 33.0% from postcode areas described as deprived 12.0 Plans for 2014/15 The College’s equality objectives action plan is currently being updated to reflect progress made on published objectives and to reflect new goals we have identified. This section provides a brief summary of planned initiatives and events related to equality and diversity, for the 2014/15 academic year, which will form the basis of a new action plan. Notable dates, e.g. religious and cultural celebrations, international days of celebration etc. will continue to be promoted through a monthly Equality and