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

Equality Documents

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:

Equality Impact Assessment

An Equality Impact Assessment is the process by which organisations examine their activities in order to minimise the potential of discrimination. It is a way of making sure that services are improved so that everyone can benefit, regardless of their race, sex or disability.

Coatbridge College continually makes service improvements to ensure equality and the prevention of discrimination. Some examples of the work we have done to reduce any negative impact and promote equality include the redesign of our website, which is now fully accessible, and has been awarded an AAA rating. Another example is with regard to curriculum choice – having monitored student admission data, we developed taster courses for curriculum areas which were dominated by one gender, such as Childcare.

Our Equality Schemes emphasise the important of Equality Impact Assessment, and we are committed to systematically embedding these assessments in all of our activities.

Equality Impact Assessment Process
We have now published draft assessments of our core policies and procedures (see above).

We would now like to consult with our staff, students and partners about the results of these assessments and our proposed action points.

We would be grateful if you could consider these assessments and tell us:
  • What else can Coatbridge College do to ensure that everyone is treated fairly?
  • Can you think of other ways in which Coatbridge College can promote equality of opportunity?
Please contact equalitydiversity@coatbridge.ac.uk with your views.

Your Views
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