1. Equality Forward Dr Chris Robinson Director Equality Forward

2. Themes Background to EF Role Location and board Aims The first four months How EF will work Launches Future work

3. Scotland Act (schedule 5) Equal opportunities is the prevention, elimination or regulation of discrimination between persons on the grounds of sex or marital status, on racial grounds or on grounds of disability, age, sexual orientation, language or social origin or of other personal attributes, such as religious beliefs or political beliefs. (1998)

4. Equality Forward: Role Advice and support F/HE Identify risks and challenges Conduit for good practice Advice to Funding Council Not inspector/monitor/auditor

5. How EF will deliver its role Listen Find out Respond Not strand specific Discrimination issues are equally important Equality = quality

6. Not strand specific Learning and teaching Organisation and evaluation ‘Cross-strand’ issues Vulnerability Trigger episode in an area e.g education Identification of targets for action

7. So Far… Scottish Disability Team Colleges and universities Other stakeholders survey Disability Equality Research

8. What EF should do? Both colleges and universities- point of contact, personal service, advice on specific and generic issues Not- big conferences, problems without solutions Find ways to do things differently Bring the equality themes together

9. Future Work LGBT-focussed work Disability & gender equality posts Age seminars Transgender issues Mental Health toolkit Launches Work with specific issues/teams

10. how Website Personal contacts- phone –email Regular local access Seminars Research Information –central point Advice/comment

11. Launches National launch: Edinburgh 9 th Oct Aberdeen 17 th Oct Glasgow 23 rd Oct Inverness 30 th Oct Perth 1 st Nov

12. Launches cont Edinburgh 6 th Nov Dumfries and Galloway 14 th Nov Thurso 16 th Nov

13. Strategic vision Equality = quality Partnerships with colleges and universities to tackle discrimination Value and disseminate effective practice in promoting equality