Principal Investigators and Directors of Research How to recruit and manage a diverse research team To utilise staff diversity; to respond positively to individual needs and circumstances; to promote staff satisfaction and success; to prevent unlawful discrimination Effective recruitment and selection course Briefings from HR and Research School Managers Staff developing curriculum, and teaching methodologies and tools Good practice in developing an inclusive and accessible curriculum and learning experience To create inclusive curriculum that increases student engagement, retention and satisfaction; to anticipate barriers and address these proactively; to reduce bespoke costs Research seminars provided by the Centre for Inclusion and Collaborative Partnerships Sharing good practice through the Securing Greater Accessibility group (SeGA) Online resources linked to the Curriculum approval process Advice from faculty Accessibility Specialists Resources and advice from central specialists and on the OU website Staff creating materials and assets Good practice in developing accessible materials and assets To anticipate barriers and address proactively; to reduce bespoke costs Accessibility training provided to teams Advice from faculty Accessibility Specialists Resources and advice from central specialists and on the OU website Staff developing strategy and policy How to assess the impact of strategy and policy on people To develop inclusive strategy and policy; to meet the public sector equality duty and Section 75 duty Equality Expert training; “Conducting Equality Analysis” Sharing exemplars; coaching. Equality Analysis Guidance and template on OU external site developing, commissioning or procuring websites and systems Good practice in developing accessible websites and systems To anticipate barriers and address these proactively; to ensure systems are accessible to staff and students; to reduce bespoke costs Briefings on accessibility standards and processes by Communications and IT Staff developing partnerships, in the UK and internationally Understand the importance and value of cultural sensitivity To build and maintain successful partnerships and relationships Widening Participation Network Staff leading on equality planning and University equality priorities and To develop effective interventions to address inequalities Oral briefings and meetings with the E&D Team
Associate lecturer staff Workforce composition by location and faculty Reasonable adjustments Recruitment Leavers Workforce composition by location and faculty Grievances, bullying and harassment, disciplinary Development Pay gap survey data Workforce composition by location and faculty Reasonable adjustments Recruitment Leavers Workforce composition by location and faculty Grievances, bullying and harassment, disciplinary Development Pay gap Maternity return survey data Workforce composition by location and faculty Reasonable adjustments Recruitment Leavers Internal staff Workforce composition by location, unit, job category, grade band and mode Reasonable adjustments Recruitment Leavers Workforce composition by location, unit, job category, grade band and mode Grievances, bullying and harassment, disciplinary Promotions Development Pay gap Staff survey data Workforce composition by location, unit, job category, grade band and mode Reasonable adjustments Recruitment Leavers Workforce composition by location, unit, job category, grade band and mode Grievances, bullying and harassment, disciplinary Promotions Development Pay gap Maternity leave return Staff survey data Workforce composition by location, unit, job category, grade band and mode Reasonable adjustments Recruitment Leavers Agency temporary staff Workforce composition Workforce composition Workforce composition Consultants Workforce composition Workforce composition Residential schools staff Recruitment Recruitment Recruitment Publishing As a public authority, the OU is required to publish information about its employees and other persons affected by its policies. We have published our equality scheme, action plans, annual report and a significant range of data on our employees, students, and governance bodies annually for many years. It is our intention to publish the following: This equality scheme Our outcome-focused equality objectives (Appendix 1)