Training updates provided to Governors, as appropriate. Ensure compliance with Equality Act and Public Sector Duties. Include as key strategic objectives and values within the Corporate Strategy 2015-2018. Assistant Principal Inclusion, Student Experience and Commercial Developments Head of Inclusion, English, Maths and ESOL Deputy Principal January 2018 January 2018 Yearly in context of updates March 2018. Governor Counter Terrorism and Prevent Briefing delivered on 5th July 2017. The Nominated Governor for Safeguarding and Prevent provides updates to Board. Inclusion Report uploaded to the website by 31st January 2017. New report complied every year. Report approved by Executive. Completed - Strategy and Core Values updated. Prevent Agenda/ Fundamental British Values included. Ensure the College effectively promotes the fundamental British values of: Democracy Rule of the Law Individual Liberty Mutual Respect Embed/align to Cross College Tutorial Programme to SMSC agenda. Produce Prevent SOLE Pack. Lead Practitioner – Welfare, Transition and Support Services Assistant Principal Inclusion, Student Experience and October 2017 April 2017 Completed. All Group Tutorial, My SOLE online modules and cross College events are referenced with SMSC criteria. College gained pfeg Centre of Excellence for Financial Education Award (April 2017). Completed - available on Blackboard.
All Safeguarding Designated Officers Home Office Accredited WRAP Trained Safeguarding Designated Officers deliver Prevent Training across the College. Commercial Developments Safeguarding Designated Officers Team September 2017 All College Managers attended Project ARGO Training during Staff Development Week in July 2017. Prevent Training programme being delivered. 98% compliance (July 2017). Ensure the College effectively promotes and communicates its commitment to equality and diversity including via College’s online learning resources. Establish Communication Strategy in context of equality and diversity compliance with Equality Act and Public Sector Duties/ Counter Terrorism Act. Deputy Principal / Assistant Principal Inclusion, Student Experience and Commercial Developments January 2017 Strategy discussed and agreed in principle with the Equality and Diversity Committee. E&D continues to be promoted as the core common thread in all College activities. (NB: This probably needs a statement adding to the E&D Strategy document). Effectively communicate and promote the College’s Equality and Diversity policies and procedures to students including via College’s online learning resources. Include in: Student Handbook Student Induction Cross College Scheme of Work, Tutorial sessions and My SOLE College Events: LGBT Month Black History Month Anti-Bullying Week (including bullying) Assistant Principal Inclusion, Student Experience and Commercial Developments Lead Practitioner – Welfare, Transition and Support Services September 2017 July 2017 Completed for 2017/18. All College events planned, embedded and completed. Evidence held within Student Union files. Events calendar for 2017/18 planned.
Engineering. Strategic Equality Objective 3: To take proactive steps to eliminate unlawful discrimination, bullying, harassment and victimisation and to promote good relations among all social groups. Lead responsibility: Assistant Principal Inclusion, Student Experience and Commercial Developments Strategic Action 2015/18 Operational Actions/Targets 2015/16 Person responsible for delivery of operational targets Completion Date Impact July 2017 Ensure the College environment is secure and safe from harassment and bullying for staff and students. Ensure all staff and students are encouraged to positively promote equality and diversity, and where appropriate, challenge inappropriate behaviour through including in the code of conduct for staff and students. All College Managers/ Head of Inclusion, English, Maths and ESOL / Head of Human Resources Student and Staff Inductions Bullying and Harassment incidents effectively tracked and monitored by protected characteristic to tackle potential discrimination as per legislative requirements. Action taken where required. In 2016/17 there were only 2 incidents linked to a protected characteristic. Ensure incidents related to bullying and harassment are effectively reported and dealt with. Promote the College’s Hate Crime Reporting Centre through posters and the College website. Head of Personal Behaviour, Development and Wellbeing Termly July 2017 Poster campaign planned for Autumn Term for 2017/18 in Student Services. The College zero tolerance to bullying is promoted at Open Days. Poster campaign as per plan
Provide CPD sessions in the context of embedding equality and diversity into learning and teaching. Head of Inclusion, English, Maths and ESOL Ongoing observation. Designed and ready to be delivered by ESOL Programme Coordinator from October 2017. Implement effective measures to close the achievement gap in classroom-based learning. Set Equality Objectives Head of Inclusion, English, Maths and ESOL January 2017 Current Equality Objectives reviewed by 31st January 2017. New Equality Objectives set by legislative deadline of 6th April 2017. Strategic Equality Objective 5: To ensure there is effective monitoring of all aspects of the student journey to close the equality gap and actively promote equality of opportunity. Lead responsibility: Assistant Principal Inclusion, Student Experience and Commercial Development Strategic Action 2015/18 Operational Actions/Targets 2015/16 Person responsible for delivery of operational targets Completion Date Impact July 2017 Establish strategic alliances to deliver the requirements of Education, Care and Health Plans Plan the delivery of College provision in line with requirements of ECH plans. Head of ALS and SLDD July 2017 143 students with Education, Health and Care Plans during 2016/17 which has been an increase from 81 in 2015/16. Ensure that all Identify/ provide support for HE/ FE. Head of ALS and October 593 students were supported through contact with
students who require additional support needs are effectively identified and supported. Impact assess ALS Achieve Dyslexia Kite Mark (FE/HE) SLDD Head of ALS and SLDD 2016- ongoing April 2017 Service in 2016/17, 306 being supported to date for which had been an increase from 564 students in Impact report to be presented to Equality and Committee on 23rd January 2017. Dyslexia Kitemark achieved January 2017. Widen Participation in line with local profile priorities and national priorities. Develop and deliver a Year 11 Transition programme for vulnerable students in partnership with external organisations (monitor retention and achievement). Develop effective strategic alliance with external organisations to promote inclusion. Ensure all looked after and care leaver students are identified and retained to Lead Practitioner – Welfare, Transition and Support Services Assistant Principal Inclusion,, Student Experience and Commercial Developments Lead Practitioner – Welfare, Transition September 2016 July 2017 Termly update Completed - In July 2017 personalised support was 71 Looked After Year 11s in partnership with DMBC Care Education Service. Statistics monitored by Lead Practitioner – Welfare, and Support Services and an end of year report There were 74 vulnerable students (CL/LAC, mental difficulties) enrolments in September 2016 current numbers 97. In 2015/16 the College had 36 Looked After/Care students complete. 13 were withdrawn giving a 73%
College student profile to reflect community diversity profile succeed. Develop effective partnerships with LGBT Groups locally and nationally to facilitate partnership working and culture of Inclusion. Provide appropriate curriculum pathways for 14 – 16 students. Monitor student profile against community profile. and Support Services Assistant Principal Inclusion, Student Experience and Commercial Developments/ Lead Practitioner – Welfare, Transition and Support Services Head of Inclusion, English, Maths and ESOL Assistant Principal Inclusion. Student Experience and Commercial Developments July 2017 July 2017 Termly update rate. In September 2016 we had 69 Looked After/Care students enroll. In April 2017 we have 50 Looked Leaver students enrolled. Offered Common Room to local LGBT worker to host or 1:1 work. Service Level Agreement drafted April Success data for 14-16 students: Enrolments: 35 Increase in number of home-elective educated 2013/14 owing to strong links with DMBC. Cohort expected to increase again in 2017/18. The diversity profile is broadly in line with that of community. Equality objectives have been set to imbalances.
community profile by protected characteristics Monitor staff perception aligned to protected characteristics and in context of equality and diversity. Update staff CVs, in line with protected characteristics, to provide accurate base line data. Undertake Staff Survey and analyse by protected characteristics and perception in context of equality and diversity. Head of Human Resources Head of Human Resources September 2017 December 2017 58% were male. There has also been an appreciable increase in appointments of staff on the 16 – 24 years age group The HR21 self-service portal has been expanded to enable staff to record data in line with protected characteristics classifications. A Staff Survey is due to take place at the start of the next academic year. To be completed following completion of Staff Survey in 2017/18.