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Equality Challenge Unit

Managing relationships between different groups on campus Gary Loke Head of Policy, ECU 29 November 2013. Equality Challenge Unit. Established in 2001 to promote equality for staff in higher education in the UK Remit extended in 2006 to include students

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Equality Challenge Unit

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  1. Managing relationships between different groups on campusGary LokeHead of Policy, ECU29 November 2013

  2. Equality Challenge Unit • Established in 2001 to promote equality for staff in higher education in the UK • Remit extended in 2006 to include students • Funded by the 4 UK higher education funding Councils, Universities UK and GuildHE • Since August 2011 working with colleges in Scotland

  3. What is good relations? • Equality • Respect • Security • Unity • Cooperation From: former Commission for Racial Equality

  4. Good relations and the law Protection of freedom of expression

  5. Good relations and the law Protection of freedom of expression Anti-discrimination & promotion of equality

  6. Good relations and the law Protection of freedom of expression Anti-discrimination Qualification of & promotion of equality rights

  7. Tension points • What is an academic pursuit? • Offensive viewpoint or harassment? • Not everyone wants resolution!

  8. Good relations good practice • Work with student societies and other stakeholder • Standards of behaviour and codes of practice • Challenging inappropriate behaviour • Induction and training on rights and responsibilities • Good relations as part of wider diversity approach But... there will always be tension that needs to be managed because of the nature of higher education

  9. Discussion

  10. Contact Gary Loke Head of Policy 020 7438 1024 gary.loke@ecu.ac.uk www.ecu.ac.uk www.ecu.ac.uk/publications/promoting-good-relations

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