Dear colleagues
Proposal for an Equal Opportunities Action Group
As you will be aware during the last 2 months there have been discussions
between CVCP/SCOP and UCEA with all the funding bodies to consider how to
support the work of HEIs in improving equal opportunities for their staff.
As a result of this a proposal to create an Equal Opportunities Action Group
has been developed. It is proposed that this wd be a UK wide initiative,
incorporating the sector's representative bodies, trade unions and existing
networks with the support of all the funding bodies and would build on the
key role played by equal opportunity practitioners/groups and CUCO as well
as the work undertaken by other bodies in this area including UCEA and
UCoSDA.
The proposal will be circulated to heads of institutions next Thursday.
However, it is currently available on the HEFCE website as consultation
paper 00/21, I have attached a link and the website details. The
consultation will finish on Friday 30 June and an announcement on the
outcomes will be made to all stakeholders in July with a view to
establishing the equal Opportunities Action Group in the Autumn.
I will be happy to talk to anyone about the consultation but I am afraid I
will be on leave next week but will be back on
Monday 5 June.
I look forward to hearing your comments!
<<21 - Improving equal opportunities for higher education staff.htm>>
http://www.niss.ac.uk/education/hefce/pub00/00_21.html
I hope you have a good bank holiday!
Kind regards
Fiona
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Fiona Waye
Policy Adviser
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web :www.cvcp.ac.uk
Tel :+44(0)20 7419 4111
Fax :+44(0)20 7388 6256
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