Equality & Diversity
Welcome to the Equality and Diversity web pages.
It is fair to say that nationally there have been many changes across the equality
and diversity landscape with the establishment of the new Equality and Human Rights
Commission and the Equality Bill which is currently going through Parliament.
Legislation against discrimination has been very important in raising the profile
of equality and diversity issues; it has helped to establish the public value of
eliminating prejudice and unfairness, given representation and voice to different
groups and ultimately made a difference to people’s behaviour and lives.
This importance for equality, fairness and human rights is recognised by James Watt
College and we are committed to making a significant contribution through all of
our stakeholders be they staff, students and partners.
We will aim to embed equality and diversity into our key decisions, strategic direction
and day to day operations
To that end we will be setting up an Equality and Diversity Steering Group whose
remit will be to ensure that the College is able to meet the statutory duties on
race, gender and disability through a process of scrutiny, performance management,
consultation and engagement.
Whilst legislation is important on its own it is not enough; our approach within
James Watt College must be to empower our stakeholders to promote equality and diversity
in ways which are aligned to the reputation and aspirations of the College and be
based on shared rights and responsibilities within the strategic college framework
of "its all about learning".
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Mr. Drew Duncan OBE
Chair of the Board of Management
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Mrs. Sue Pinder OBE
Principal
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