1. The School’s Single Equality Scheme An overview

2. Equality and Diversity The golden thread running through our delivery of services Integral part of our daily business

3. The benefits of a Single Equality Scheme Legislation and compliance – Single equality duty will replace the three existing duties (race, gender and disability), also cover religion and belief, sexual orientation and age Equality = Quality - a good Single Equality Scheme reflects good performance management Changing demographics

4. Developing a Single Equality Scheme - Our Approach Targeted objectives Involvement and Engagement Equality action planning Publicity and performance monitoring Outcome-focused

5. Perfunctory v outcome-focused Meaningful, measurable objectives A formal recognition of progress

6. Targeted objectives Focus on race, gender and disability Some prominence to age, sexual orientation and religion and belief Prioritising equality issues as they relate to the School

7. Involvement and Engagement A working group to devise our equality objectives 3 staged consultation process: –Initial consultation – information gathering –Second stage – consulting on the equality action plan –Final consultation – draft scheme available on School’s website for comment

8. Equality action planning and performance monitoring Outcome-focused Include a performance monitoring framework

9. Publication Scheme to be published at the end of the Michelmas Term 2010

10. Our Vision Single Equality Scheme - A map setting out our direction of travel for equality and diversity Organic and evolving