turning policy into practice
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Turning policy into practice
Managing the interface: sexual orientation and faith
Dan Simons
Policy
Policy
• How?– Consultation and involvement– Equality Impact Assessment– Monitoring and review
• What?– Bullying and harassment– Discrimination– Academic disruption– Parity of treatment
Responsibilities
• Leaders
• Governors
• All staff
• Learners
• Unions
Communication and training
Communication and training
• Bottom-up and top-down
• Positive
• Expectations- what is celebrated, and what is not tolerated
• Identifying and disseminating good practice
Unions and networks
• Promoting good relations• Promoting and facilitating networks• Involving networks and unions in developing
policies• Promoting dialogue • Joint activities, e.g. Holocaust
Memorial Day
Where is your organisation on this journey?
1. Any examples of good practice?
2. Do your policies cover both strands?
3. Are these policies well understood?
4. Are staff, learners and Unions involved in developing/evaluating them?
5. Ideas for avoiding and
managing conflict