We are currently working towards the development of a Single Scheme and
would be very happy to work together to share best practice etc

Caroline

Caroline Old
Equalities Officer
Human Resources
Southampton Solent University
East Park Terrace
Southampton
SO14 0YN
Tel: 02380 319631
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Please note that my usual office hours are 08:15-17:15 Monday- Thursday.



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Dear All

I have with the help of a consultant, put together a SES. We are putting
together some final tweaks but I would be very happy to be part of the
working group or contribute to shared documents.

Regards



Angie

Angie Cousins
HR Manager, Equality & Diversity
University of Surrey Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH,
UK Tel: +44 (0)1483 689189
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Hi

Although we have not yet developed a single equality scheme, we have
started to work towards a single scheme by revising our three existing
schemes and drafting the three new ones (religion & belief, age and sexual
orientation) in a consistent format to make it easier to bring together.

We would be happy to be part of a working group or to take part in any
other way.

Lesley Gyford
Head of Equality, Diversity and Reward
University of Derby


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Subject: Single Equality Scheme


Dear Colleagues

SINGLE EQUALITY SCHEME

Equality Forward is currently seeking information from colleges and
universities who may be some way forward in developing a single equality
scheme.

If you are in this position and would be willing to share any of your
learning or experience it would contribute directly to a piece of work we
are taking forward over the autumn. Thank you to all those colleagues who
have already been in touch with us or with whom we are currently working.

Background

In response to requests from members of the Equality Forum and following
discussions with a small number of colleges and universities who expressed
a desire to move to a Single Equality Scheme, we have started work to
develop a framework for a Single Equality Scheme, one for colleges and one
for universities. In addition, we will prepare accompanying Guidance Notes
on how to develop such a scheme.

We are working with an experienced equality professional and the Equality
and Human Rights Commission. In addition we intend to establish an
Advisory Group to inform and guide the next stage of the work.

We intend to disseminate the framework and guidance at a seminar later in
the autumn.

 This piece of work is timely as in July the Government published its
Equality Bill which, amongst other measures, indicated that they intend to
place a new Equality Duty on public bodies, which will bring together the
three existing duties, race, disability and gender and extend to gender
reassignment, age, sexual orientation and religion or belief.

We have been working with two colleges and one university since April this
year as they started the process of planning and developing their Single
Equality Schemes. We will continue to work with these institutions and,
using an action research approach, we will capture their process of
development for sector-wide benefit. The timescale for this publication
would be August 2009.

We acknowledge that some institutions are already some way forward in
developing their schemes and have been in contact with some of them to
gather information and build on existing practice.

If you are in this position and we are not currently aware of your
developments it would be really helpful to hear from you. The experience
of all institutions in taking forward equality work is valuable.

Please contact Suzanne Marshall at Equality Forward.

Many thanks
Suzanne

Suzanne Marshall
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Equality Forward
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