Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Voluntary and Community Sector
How effective are leadership and management in raising achievement and supporting all learners?

In effective self-assessment, the effectiveness of leadership and management is evaluated by the extent to which...

5.6there are explicit aims, values and strategies promoting equality for all, and these are reflected in the provider's work.

Success in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL provision in the voluntary and community sector context means...

5.6.1there is an equal opportunities policy that is accessible to and understood by all staff, including volunteers.
5.6.2all staff, including volunteers, actively seek to promote equality for all and celebrate diversity.
5.6.3staff are trained in equality issues.
5.6.4all written information provided by the organisation or group is readable by its potential client group or service users.
5.6.5the organisation understands and fulfils its obligations under the Race Relations Act.
5.6.6the organisation understands and fulfils its obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act.

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