Equality & Diversity

We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all learners, staff and visitors. Harassment or discrimination of any kind including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age, will not be tolerated.  We encourage anyone who experiences or witnesses harassment or discrimination to report it immediately to any manager or the People and Culture team, and we will take appropriate action to address the situation for this block.

At Coleg y Cymoedd we are committed to promoting Equality and Diversity so that all staff, students and visitors to the College can be confident that they will be treated with dignity and respect. 

We do not tolerate harassment, victimization or discrimination. We aim to maintain a culture inclusive of all section of society which is free from discrimination and unfair treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation.

For further information, please contact us on equalityanddiversity@cymoedd.ac.uk. We welcome your views and feedback.

At Coleg y Cymoedd we are committed to sexual orientation and gender identity equality for both our staff and learners and value the diversity in our College community. We proudly support LGBT staff and work with Stonewall and associated partners to promote a respectful and inclusive workplace.

All our policies, services and benefits aim to be LGBT inclusive and are regularly reviewed. College policies such as maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave are accessible to all staff.

Policies

Stonewall Diversity Champion

Coleg y Cymoedd is a proud member of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme.

Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme is Britain’s good practice forum that promotes equality in the workplace for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees and students and brings together the UK’s top employers to promote diversity.

The Diversity Champions programme promotes a good working environment for all existing and potential staff and students and helps to ensure equal treatment for those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Our membership of this programme supports our efforts to make the College an inclusive and supportive environment to work, study and visit. We will advance our commitment to ensure sexual orientation equality by:

– Embedding best practice in sexual orientation equality into our policy and practice

– Participating in Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index

– Creating a LGBT staff and learner network

If you would like further information, or would like to become involved in any way, please contact Zoe Wellington on 01443 653618 or Zoe.Wellington@cymoedd.ac.uk.

“People perform better when they can be themselves” – Stonewall

Working Forward Initiative

Coleg y Cymoedd is a proud member of the Working Forward initiative developed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

By joining Working Forward we have pledged to work towards making our workplace the best it can be for pregnant women and new mothers.

Disability Confident

Coleg y Cymoedd is a Disability Confident employer.

We are committed to improving employment opportunities and career development for disabled people and to ensuring that people with disabilities and long term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfill their potential in the workplace.