This half day course is designed to equip you with the background and substance of the Public Body Equality Duties and individual equality rights legislation. We will discuss how the University is meeting these duties and rights culminating in an examination of your role as a representative and your part in helping the University meet its equality duties and improve equality of opportunity to both students and staff. Most importantly the course will offer you the opportunity to influence the University’s response and the Representative’s future role.

Wednesday 11 July 2012 (9.45am - 1.00pm)
rescheduled from Wednesday 13 June 2012

We shall examine relevant equality legislation just sufficiently to understand its broad impact and how it is reflected in the day to day life of the University.

We shall look at how the University has responded to that legislation.
We will make links between the University’s response and your role as a Departmental Representative.
Finally in the light of what we have learnt we shall examine if changes should be made to the role,  and if so, what kind of changes.

A joined up view of equality legislation and its practical effects.
An outline of what the University should and is doing about this legislation.

An opportunity to find out why local equality representatives have an important role.

An opportunity to influence the future role of equality representatives.

• Departmental Equality Representatives
• Anyone interested in equalities and diversity
• Chairs of College Equal Opportunities Committees
• Heads of Department

Please ensure you review the current role description of Departmental Equality Representatives. http://www.le.ac.uk/staffsupport/docs/sesdec09approved.pdf (Appendix 4).

Delegates should look forward to some lively debate on challenging issues!

No prior knowledge is required.

None

Chris Sharp (Equalities Adviser)

Maximum 12 delegates

Minimum 5 delegates

Please complete the Online Booking Form submitting to Staff Development.

Booking Conditions apply.

About the workshop content:
Contact Chris Sharp, email: cjs47@le.ac.uk Tel: (0116) 252 2747

About the workshop arrangements:
Contact Us at the Staff Development Partnership.

Course Code: SDCMI053