The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Practitioners Network

 What the Practitioners Network provides for members

Membership of the Practitioners Network offers members access to hundreds of resources, all available to download from the Network website. Amongst other benefits, members have access to:

• the Equality Review, our quarterly publication with news and features about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• free telephone and email support on any equality, diversity and inclusion matters affecting your organisation. We will be available to answer any questions you have from a teaching, learning, management or training perspective.
• download any of our Equality and Diversity Posters
• the Equality forum to start or join debates, promote activities or share practice.
• Minimum 15% discount off video and e-learning courses from our partner company, Skill Boosters. Free trial service before you buy.

 The Network Aims:

• to promote equality and tackle discrimination based on any of the Protected Characteristics
• to foster good relationships between diverse groups in society
• to support both organisations and individuals to develop and improve their equality practice
• to offer support to individuals and the organisation to engage in appropriate staff development and training which increases their ability to deliver on this agenda
  
  

 What the Network does

• Draws together a wide range of information about all aspects of equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
• Provides its members with the information, expertise and understanding they need to promote equality, tackle discrimination, and to foster good relationships between diverse groups.
• Provides a space for developing dialogue, experience, skills, understanding to improve and develop professional equality practice
• Strengthens the contribution of organisations to public policy by sharing expertise and advancing shared views
• Provides consultancy, advice and support to member organisations
  
  

 What's on offer?

A wide range of resources put together to meet the needs of individuals and organisations. The needs will be met through:

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• Subsidised Professional development workshops
• Providing professional development opportunities for equality practitioners
• Networking with a wide range of professionals
• Providing a forum space to support open discussion of equality and diversity issues
• Peer support and practical advice from members
• Development of an online equality resource library
• Production of factsheets and briefing notes
• A voice for practitioners
• Developing the understanding, knowledge and skills of professionals and individuals
• Update on new and existing equality resources
• Individual and organisational advice and guidance

 Resources

On the EDI Network, there is a large online resource library. All of the resources are free to download. Resources cover all of the Protected Characteristics.

 The EDUK Blog

All Network members get access to the EDUK Blog, which is regularly updated with news and features on all aspects of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• provides an understanding of current equalities legislation
• explores good and developing practice
• explores the some of the long term and underlying causes of disadvantage that need to be addressed by education providers
• provides practical tools to implement equality into teaching, learning and everyday practice for: employers, education providers (specifically FE and WBL but where relevant including topics that support schools and other providers of teaching, learning and training)
• researches areas of policy, practice and need.
• commissions initiatives in order to gain a better understanding of the latest policies, practice and development.

 Membership Cost

Membership of the Practitioners Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network is £395 per annum, but is currently reduced to £295

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