Equality and Diversity Policy
Equality of opportunity is a key and integral part of BirthBliss Academy’s values. BirthBliss Academy wants to be a truly open, accessible, and diverse organisation, and is committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment and education, regardless of a person’s gender, race, sexual orientation, age, disability or religious belief, or other specific factors which result in discrimination.
To achieve this we need to ensure that our policies and practice enable access for everyone, and do not place any unnecessary barriers to anyone becoming involved or accessing our services and courses. We will apply policies that are fair, equitable, and consistent to all staff, learners, and external contacts.
This policy covers all aspects of BirthBliss Academy’s provision, relating to all staff and supporters.
BirthBliss Academy will ensure that all prospective employees, staff and learners are accorded equal opportunity in matters relating to enrolment, recruitment, selection, the learning experience, training, promotion, and terms and conditions of employment for jobs of equal value.
Good Practice
We will endeavour to ensure that the following good practice informs the actions of staff and learners at all times.
The BirthBliss Academy:
The BirthBliss Academy will work in five key areas:
Discrimination - eliminating any discrimination in relation to staff, learner, and promotion, the purchase of goods and services and in the content, delivery, and management of the curriculum.
Harassment - ensuring that all learners and staff can go about their business in an atmosphere free of intimidation or abuse.
Widening Participation - encouraging maximum access to the full range of educational provision of all social backgrounds and cultures.
Inclusive Learning - providing support to enable individual learners of different abilities and needs to progress through the curriculum towards successful achievement.
Celebrating Diversity - recognising and reflecting the positive contributions of men and women of different social backgrounds, cultures, religions, abilities, ages and sexual orientation.
To achieve this we need to ensure that our policies and practice enable access for everyone, and do not place any unnecessary barriers to anyone becoming involved or accessing our services and courses. We will apply policies that are fair, equitable, and consistent to all staff, learners, and external contacts.
This policy covers all aspects of BirthBliss Academy’s provision, relating to all staff and supporters.
BirthBliss Academy will ensure that all prospective employees, staff and learners are accorded equal opportunity in matters relating to enrolment, recruitment, selection, the learning experience, training, promotion, and terms and conditions of employment for jobs of equal value.
Good Practice
We will endeavour to ensure that the following good practice informs the actions of staff and learners at all times.
The BirthBliss Academy:
- seeks to ensure equality of opportunity and treatment for everyone in relation to all of its activities.
- recognises the existence of discrimination and is committed to making changes in any area of BirthBliss Academy’s practice where there is evidence of failure to provide an appropriate and professional service. It is committed to addressing areas of institutional failure in relation to issues of religion, racism, gender, sexism, ageism, disability, sexual orientation, or other inequalities.
- will work actively towards eliminating discrimination, harassment and bullying because of race, colour, ethnic origin, gender, religion, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, age, or any other grounds.
- will investigate any alleged breach of BirthBliss Academy’s Equality and Diversity policy in accordance with agreed procedures. Depending on the outcome, guidance, advice, counselling and training may be offered to ensure compliance
- operates within a set of agreed equal opportunities definitions, which can be found below.
The BirthBliss Academy will work in five key areas:
Discrimination - eliminating any discrimination in relation to staff, learner, and promotion, the purchase of goods and services and in the content, delivery, and management of the curriculum.
Harassment - ensuring that all learners and staff can go about their business in an atmosphere free of intimidation or abuse.
Widening Participation - encouraging maximum access to the full range of educational provision of all social backgrounds and cultures.
Inclusive Learning - providing support to enable individual learners of different abilities and needs to progress through the curriculum towards successful achievement.
Celebrating Diversity - recognising and reflecting the positive contributions of men and women of different social backgrounds, cultures, religions, abilities, ages and sexual orientation.