30 April 2015 at 05:49 PM New rules to promote Fundamental British Values (FBV) in schools and colleges are not without controversy. In March, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) voted to encourage teachers to ignore these rules. What are your staff thinking?
British Values, Ofsted 30 April 2015 at 05:46 PM The largest ever public consultation carried out by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found widespread public confusion and misunderstanding about the laws protecting freedom of religion or belief. Are your staff also confused? Do your staff feel that they have to keep their religion hidden at work? How inclusive is your workplace?
religion and belief 30 April 2015 at 05:44 PM How confident are you that your managers support effectively their staff with mental health difficulties such as stress? Have you trained managers to understand how to deal with mental health problems and how to spot issues? Is there a fear of doing or saying the wrong thing? Did you know that a new report provides examples of how to get it right?
Employment, Mental Health 30 April 2015 at 05:40 PM ‘Obese workers are unable to play a full role in the business,’ ‘they wouldn’t be able to do the job required’, and ‘they’re lazy’, were just a few of the comments expressed during a recent poll looking at recruitment attitudes towards obese employees. The survey follows a recent ECJ ruling about whether or not an obese person would be covered by the definition of a disabled person. What attitudes do your staff hold?
Disability, Weight 30 April 2015 at 05:39 PM Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students are a group of learners specifically identified within the Ofsted inspection handbook. Historically, this group do less well than their peers and there is a general lack of understanding on how to best support this group of learners to raise and achieve aspirations and ambitions. Did you know that Ofsted has published a good practice case study?
Gypsy Roma Traveller 
