13 January 2016 at 10:27 AM Would your staff know how to respond if someone in the team suddenly announces that they intend to undergo gender reassignment? Or if they are on an interview panel and one of the applicants is a Trans person? Ethos and culture has greater prominence in the 2015 Inspection handbook. How inclusive is your culture?
trans equality 13 January 2016 at 10:25 AM How Far Have We Come? Lessons from the 1965 Race Relations Act was published by the Runnymede Trust in December 2015. Fifty years on from the Act, how far do you think we have come? What are your reflections?
Race 27 November 2015 at 08:57 PM 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?
EHRC/GEO, Legal duties 27 November 2015 at 08:55 PM Are your staff aware that a new mandatory reporting duty for FGM (female genital mutilation) came into force in October 2015? Do teachers and front-line staff understand the implications of this new legal duty? Have you integrated the requirements of this new duty within your safeguarding policy and within safeguarding training?
Gender, Human rights, Legal duties 27 November 2015 at 08:52 PM Under the 2015 inspection framework, Ofsted will evaluate how well colleges actively promote Fundamental British Values (FBV) and prepare learners for life in modern Britain. Outstanding colleges are expected to place British values ‘at the heart’ of all that they do. Are you confident that your work on promoting British values will be judged outstanding?
British Values, Ofsted 
