The College continues to engage the community with the diverse nature of the College through the promotion, through media of diversity events, including: The Summer SENDsation festival event run by the Northampton Parent Forum Group and Northamptonshire County Council, hosted at Booth Lane Fundraising for the Mzipa Liberty charity in Malawi to raise awareness of access to education overseas A street food festival in The Lane restaurant bringing together students from a wide range of backgrounds. Students from countries including Ethiopia, Sudan, Latvia, Russia, Afghanistan, Vietnam and Eritrea took part in the festival as part of their National Citizen Service qualification. Estates The College is continually seeking ways to enhance its estate in order to support social inclusion. This includes: All gender toilet facilities at all site toilets (e.g. facilities for Wudu) at Booth Lane and Daventry campuses Quite/faith rooms with foot wash facilities at all campuses A purpose build public health room used by the NHS for pregnancy and maternity related matters Buggy service provided for clients who require assistance to access the Lanes Restaurant Raising the level of provision for high needs students with the addition of three mood rooms (two at Booth Lane and one at the Daventry campus), where lighting levels and colours can be altered to meet the needs of individual users. A purpose built special needs kitchen within the Daventry campus provides a facility for up to eight wheelchair users to eat and socialise at any one time. This replicates two such facilities at the Booth Lane Campus.
PD Day/PD Programmes to include differentiation strategies/sharing of excellent practice in embedding E&D TL&A Conference includes collaboration and sharing of excellent practice in embedding E&D and differentiation strategies Monitor IAG to ensure all students receive appropriate IAG. Improve the embedding of EDI within the Employer and Enterprise Zone. Assistant Principal Learning and Quality/Advanced Practitioners Assistant Principal Learning and Quality/Advanced Practitioners Student Services Manager Assistant Principal – Employer & Enterprise College Conference (26 June 2017) is focussing on the principles of 188 attended differentiation training in June 2016. 31 staff attended ‘Teaching for training in January 2017. Matrix Health successfully completed in February 2016 for standards of IAG delivery. This was successfully re-completed in May 2017. All members of staff have completed mandatory training which is used when reinforcing messages with employers and briefing learners of the roles and responsibilities whilst on work experience. Enhanced students’ social interactions and understanding of inclusion within the workplace. 6 General Provide Equality, Diversity and Dignity training to all staff and volunteers Develop new training module Implementation date January 2016 Director of HR New training module implemented in April 2016. During the period 01.04.2016 – 31.03.2017, 307 employees completed Equality and Diversity Training. New employees are required to complete their training within two months of appointment. The new on-line training module is designed to enhance knowledge of legal imperatives and moral obligations. The development of the module considered different learning styles to improve engagement levels with the training and knowledge gained e.g. there are more interactive elements such as Q&A, case studies in video clips and the training can be screen read or delivered by commentary. For staff preferring training that is also offered as an option, to enable all learning methods to be catered for. 7 General Ensure all staff have knowledge of the College’s policy in regard to Equality, Diversity and Dignity at Work Develop and implement Equality, Diversity and Dignity Policy (to replace currently Inclusion Policy) Implementation date May 2016 Director of HR New Dignity, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy implemented in 2016. The policy, which has been disseminated to all employees, confirms: How Northampton College complies with the Equality Act (2010) and its public sector general equality and specific duties; The responsibilities of all staff for promoting a culture of dignity at work; and The responsibilities of all staff to behave with professionalism and integrity with regards to dignity, diversity and equality.
Diversity Area Objective/outcome Action Date for interim review Lead Progress Intended Impact 1 Ethnicity BME groups continue to achievement rates that are comparable to the College overall outcomes. Monitor progress of BME cohorts at termly monitoring meetings. Identify and monitor interventions where potential shortfalls are identified. Monitor progress towards, and achievement of, high grades, to ensure consistency of Added for all cohorts Interim review January 2018 Deputy Principal/Assistant Principal (Teaching, Learning and Quality)/Head of Student Services Consistency of performance across the student cohort. 2 Ethnicity Students within BME groups have the same opportunities as all students to realise their aspirations and ambitions Monitor and evaluate Higher Education (HE) destination data for BME groups/total BME students cohort as compared to the White British student cohort. Monitor and evaluate achievement rates for BME groups vis-à-vis progression to HE. Once the data has been analysed this will any improvement strategy that may be required. May 2018 Deputy Principal/Assistant Principal (Teaching, Learning and Quality)/Head of Student Services Equality of access to Higher Education. 3 Looked After Children Continue to improve achievement rates and outcomes for Looked After Children (LAC) Evaluate key data for this student cohort e.g. achievement, attendance and retention rates. Heads of School and Student Service to regularly collaborate and monitor individual student progress/implementing appropriate supportive intervention when required. Monitor high grade performance overall College outcomes. Interim review January 2018 Deputy Principal/Assistant Principal (Teaching, Learning and Quality)/Head of Student Services Consistency of performance across the student cohort. 4 General Improve outcomes for students in receipt of Free School Meals (FSM) vis-à-vis the entire student cohort. Identify areas for improvement and develop/implement specific quality improvement strategy with effect from September 2018. January 2018 Deputy Principal/Assistant Principal (Teaching, Learning and Quality)/Head of Student Services Consistency of performance across the student cohort. 5 General Secure improved progression opportunities for level/level 1 Foundation students. Progression offers to be made to all Foundation students who reach their qualification target and engagement expectations. January 2018 Deputy Principal/Heads of School Equality of access to progression opportunities.