Equality

Coatbridge College is committed to achieving equality across all of the College’s functions and activities. Our objective is to ensure that we create a positive environment where students and staff can achieve their full potential without fear of discrimination or harassment.

We promote an open and inclusive culture where differences are respected and can be discussed openly. We operate within a policy of zero tolerance towards discrimination and harassment of any kind within our organisation.

The College's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy details our approach to equality and how we will deal will any kind of discrimination on the grounds of:
  • gender (including transgender, marital status and pregnancy)
  • disability
  • race
  • religion
  • sexual orientation
  • age
We are fully committed to Equal Opportunities and are taking positive steps to ensure that Equal Opportunities become integral to the way we carry out our services. We believe that a properly implemented and monitored Equality Strategy is in the best interests of the College, our students and our employees, both present and future. With this in mind, we publish a range of documents that show how we operate. The documents cover the areas of:

Download the full version of Equality Diversity & Inclusion policy here.

We are always interested in hearing your ideas about equality and diversity within the College, and what we can do to further promote equality. If you have any comments or ideas, please email: lsutherland@coatbridge.ac.uk