Research reveals how amazingly successful you have been!
The National Centre for Diversity has commissioned Cotura Quality Consulting to carry out research, to find out if Investors in Diversity (IiD) and Leaders in Diversity (LiD) has made any difference to organisations who have embarked on these accreditation journeys. Organisations participating in the research were cross-sectional from those who have undertaken the Investors in […]
Equality Body disappears under the Brexit Storm
The mysterious disappearances of Lord Lucan and the EHRC highlight two different issues. Lord Lucan’s vanishing over 40 years ago has become the stuff of legend. Conversely, the EHRC’s recent re-emergence, after a period of silence during which political leaders made inflammatory remarks, has drawn criticism for its belated response to rising hate speech and xenophobia post-Brexit. This delay in action by the EHRC and the police arguably gave tacit approval to such behaviors, undermining British values of equality and respect for diversity.
Drama at Top 50 FE Sector Diversity Awards Ceremony
Pictured above winners: Newham College of FE Money just cannot buy the emotional high that the attendees of last week’s Awards felt. It was a night of fun, tears of joy, music, and sheer excitement. There was pure adrenaline pumping through the veins – and that was just the organisers. I can only imagine the […]
National Centre for Diversity celebrates FE Sector Diversity Awards 2016
The National Centre for Diversity hosted their first annual FE Sector Diversity Awards evening at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham, on Tuesday 15th November 2016, to celebrate the commitment and shining examples of excellent work around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion from across the UK’s FE Sector. The evening brought together some of the country’s […]
UK construction worker in hate crime on me on the M1 – in his firm’s uniform!
The level of hatred which is quietly and insidiously fermenting underneath the surface of our society is something that most people are unaware of until, every now and then, we read or hear about a nasty hate based incident which indicates that there is a problem. These incidents might involve, Women, European Nationals, White Brits, […]
At last some good news for the FE Sector
It has been a turbulent period for College employees, what with all the area reviews, but the excitement levels are already building for the advent of a history-making event. Uncertainty levels have been high recently but our Colleges are holding their heads up high and many are not allowing their standards around Fairness, Respect, Equality, […]
Diversity turned on its head by Neuroscience
The latest findings in neuroscience mean that the human brain automatically views diversity as a threat. The National Centre for Diversity has been developing a radical new approach which it calls neuro-equality, which it has enshrined within its groundbreaking new Masters in Diversity leadership programme. The National Centre for Diversity launched Masters in Diversity, a […]
Unlocking the secrets of why diversity is business-critical to the Construction and Housing Sectors
The way things are going, it is clear that Housing Chiefs are going to be held accountable for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). It is also clear that construction companies are now at a severe commercial disadvantage if they cannot evidence good EDI practices. We are seeing real momentum in the way that staff in […]
How Neuro-equality explains the 30% employment gap
We love, salute and fete our super-human Paralympians. Those who have won the top medals now reside in a world of super-reality. Meanwhile back in the world of everyday reality, the employment gap between able-bodied and disabled people in the UK is still shockingly high at 30%, and it has remained static at around 30% […]