Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Calderdale college is committed to advancing fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement. This ethos is reflected in our college values. All students and staff benefit from an inclusive college community which appreciates and celebrates our different backgrounds and cultures. 

We have a very effective and proactive steering group who ensure that we work towards raising awareness of our diversities, eliminating barriers and narrowing gaps in retention, achievement and development between those who have a protected characteristic and those who have not. 

It is our statutory duty to meet the three specific Equality Duty requirements:

• Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Equality Act 2010
• Advance equality of opportunity between people of different groups
• Foster good relations between people from different groups
• The above aims are in accordance with those outlined in the general duties of the Equality Act 2010/11.
• The college has clearly established structures, policies and procedures and monitoring arrangements in place with regard to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). An Action Plan is in place and monitored regularly by the EDI Coordinator and the EDI steering Group.
• Calderdale College is committed to advancing Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement. As part of our Action Plan, the college’s senior management and governors have worked together to ensure that EDI is embedded in their practices.

Equality Duty

• The EDI Coordinator has worked with the Procurement Team to ensure that all our suppliers and contractors understand what is expected from them with regard to EDI in their workplaces. Every supplier has been required to either have their own EDI policy or use ours. In addition, we have stated in our paperwork that we will not knowingly do business with any company that uses Modern Day Slavery or trafficking in its supply chain.

The Equality Duty covers the following protected characteristics:

• Age
• Disability
• Gender reassignment
• Pregnancy and maternity
• Race (including ethnic or national origins, colour or nationality)
• Religion or belief (including lack of belief)
• Sex
• Sexual Orientation
• Marriage and Civil Partnership
• In delivering the Equality Duty the College must determine what information it will publish to demonstrate that it is achieving its aims. 

From January 2012 the college has published information about learners and staff relating to:

• Recruitment (numbers of learner enrolments, staff recruitment)
• Learner outcomes (learner success rates)
• Learner satisfaction
• Workforce data