Equality & Diversity Charter
City College Birmingham is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all who learn and work here. The success of our students and the performance of our staff is very important to us and our aim is to ensure that everybody has an equal opportunity to succeed. We respect and value positively differences in race, culture and religion, gender, disability/exceptional need, social class, sexual orientation and age. We will strive vigorously to remove conditions which place people at a disadvantage and will actively combat prejudice and discrimination.
Why have an Equality & Diversity Charter?
The charter shows our commitment to providing a service which is sensitive for our students and our staff and which reflects everyone’s needs and aspirations. We aim to positively promote and embrace equality and diversity ensuring everybody has a fair and equal chance of succeeding.
How do we put equality and diversity into practice?
We will:
- Understand equality and diversity
- Understand respect and value differences
- Understand that people are different and have the right to express themselves without fear of prejudice and ridicule
- Challenge our own prejudices and be willing to change our behaviour
How do we apply equality and diversity?
We will:
- Create an environment in which students and staff feel comfortable and which is accessible, stimulating, encouraging and supportive of working, learning, achieving and succeeding
- Aim to employ a workforce which reflects, at every level, the community and the students it serves
- Challenge the barriers which promote inequality such as attitude, bad practice, ignorance and failure to consider different needs, by raising awareness, training and listening to our students and staff
- Be accountable for our attitudes and our actions
- Recognise and embrace our responsibilities
- Regularly monitor the performance of our policies and the success of our students
- Monitor and demonstrate equality and fairness in all our services
How do we challenge bad practice?
We will:
- Share and celebrate good practice
- Challenge inequality, prejudice and discrimination
- Not tolerate any form of harassment or discriminatory behaviour against our students or staff
- Seek to provide a supportive environment for those who make claims of discrimination or harassment
- Review our language and our behaviour to ensure it is not likely to cause offence
- Encourage and welcome everybody’s comments and views
STUDENTS
If you have any concerns, experience any difficulties or have any suggestions please contact the Head of Campus or the Campus Co-ordinator, or alternatively complete the “Praise, Suggestions and Complaints” form.
STAFF
If you have any issues or suggestions relating to equality and diversity matters, contact your line manager or a member of the Diversity Group.
For copies of this Charter in alternative formats including Community languages, large print or Braille please contact the Head of Campus or the Campus Co-ordinator.
- Please click here to see our Equality and Diversity Report 09/10.
- Please click here to see our Equality and Diversity Report 08/09.
- Please click here to see our Equality and Diversity Report 07/08.
- Please click here to see our "Single Equality Scheme" section.
- Please click here to see our "Disability" section.
