Should we scrap Unconscious Bias Training?

‘Boris Johnson’s government scraps Unconscious Bias training for civil servants.’ This was a newspaper headline in December 2020, a story that featured in many media outlets. So, should we scrap UB training? And if not, why not? What will you do, for staff development in 2021?

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Did you miss the deadline to publish new equality objectives in April 2020?

With the Corona Virus lockdown in March, you might have missed the deadline to publish a fresh set of equality objectives by April 2020. If so, here is a quick reminder of the duties to support you to publish.

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Public Sector Equality Duty and Equality Impact Assessments

Do you recognise that carrying out Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs) demonstrates compliance with your Public Sector Equality Duty? Are your managers confident to carry out EIAs? Do your governors and trustees know that they should ask for evidence of EIA before signing off a new or updated policy, plan or strategy? Would new guidance help?

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Will you be ready to publish your new four-year equality objectives by 6th April 2016?

One of the specific duties of the Equality Act 2010 requires colleges and universities to publish equality objectives by April 2012 and then every 4 years. Which means that your next set must be published by April 2016. Are you ready?

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Are you on track to publish new four-year equality objectives by 6 April 2016?

Your new four-year equality objectives must be published by 6 April 2016. When the Equality and Human Rights Commission sampled college websites, they found that not all had published their equality objectives, and for those that had, a significant number were not legally compliant. For example, many were not sufficiently specific or measurable. What will your new equality objectives look like?

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