Equality and Diversity
Equality Act 2010 – New Equality Reports – Publication of Information
At Waltham Forest College we celebrate diversity and will challenge discrimination and harassment. It is only when everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive and share their talents, - regardless of gender, race, religion, sexuality, age and disability - that they, and the College, can reach their full potential.
The College is committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination, advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations between different groups. In order to meet this commitment, the College published its first Single Equality Scheme in February 2010 and sets out within the scheme a number of priorities together with an action plan for achieving the priorities to 2013.
The action plan is driven by the College’s Equality and Diversity Group through the College’s Schools and Departments.
The first stage of the Equality Act came into force from October 2010 and provides a clear, streamlined single legal framework, combining several pieces of
equality law, to more effectively tackle disadvantage and discrimination.
The Equality Act sets out the nine “protected characteristics”:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender
- Gender Reassignment
- Marriage and Civil partnerships
- Pregnancy and Maternity
- Race
- Religion and belief
- Sexual Orientation
The College’s Single Equality Scheme is currently being updated to cover all of the nine “protected characteristics”. The associated action plan is also
being updated and will be published shortly.
The College also has a number of policies and procedures for staff and students which go through an Equality Impact Assessment prior to publication to
ensure the policies or procedures do not discriminate against any particular groups of individuals.
The policies and procedures are reviewed regularly to ensure they continue to meet the requirements of the law.
Publication of Data
The College collects equality data for all students enrolling through the College and workforce data for all staff employed by the College.
Please click below to vew the Student Data:
•Success rates by age, gender and ethnicity
• Success rates for learners by age and with a learning difficulty, disability or health problems
Please click below to vew the Workforce Data:
• College’s Workforce Equality Report for 2010/11
People with disabilities
If you have a disability or specific learning difficulty and need support for a course, we can provide additional help. This may include support in
class or in individual sessions, signers, communicators or support staff may be provided where necessary.
Reasonable adjustments to provision will be made to ensure that people with disabilities are not disadvantaged.
A range of support services is available to meet specific needs and nearly all of the College is accessible for people with mobility disabilities.
Improvements continue to be made. If you would like more information, please contact the Inclusion Manager on 020 8501 8050.
