| Fair and inclusive |
Updated 18 January 2022
The council is committed to being a fair and inclusive employer and service provider to the city. This means all staff must understand their role in understanding diversity within the workplace and community, and how they embed equality and inclusion in everything they do.
Learning and Development is one of the workstreams of the Fair and Inclusive Action Plan, our response in particular to racial inequality and disability discrimination.
| Our live training on Teams or Zoom |  |
Have a look at the courses running on Teams and Zoom, including the mandatory briefings, anti-racism, racial microaggressions training and our new range of disability awareness workshops
See courses running on Teams for adult social care providers
| eLearning |    |
Business Disablity Forum (BDF)
We are now members of BDF, which gives us access to toolkits, resources and a dedicated advice line. You can watch a recording of the "Getting Started with Business Disability Forum" session held on 16 November and sign up for a free account on the BDF website
Assistive Technology – Software & Accessory Equipment
Assistive Technology is any device or system that allows an individual to perform a task that they would otherwise be unable to do, or increase the ease and safety with which a task can be performed”. Find out more on the Wave.
Introducing Intersectionality
This free online course focusses on on gender inequality but to fully understand inequality we need to understand it in the context of other characteristics and not just gender alone. The course highlights the need to think beyond a single characteristic to understand the nature of inequalities as they are experienced. You can find the course here
Upstanders Network
The city’s Upstanders Network brings a range of diverse community groups and services together and will continue to work together to raise awareness and stand against hate throughout the year. Watch this introductory video
Video - Community Voices
Residents of Brighton & Hove talking about their living and working in the city, their feelings around its inclusivity and their experiences of using council services. You can find that here
Accredited Equality and Diversity distance learning course
Contact andrew.parfitt@brighton-hove.gov.uk if you are interested
Webinar recording - "how to have conversations about race at work"
Why are discussions about Race at work important?
How do you develop the vocabulary/language to discuss Race with your colleagues?
What are the pitfalls to avoid and the mindset to approach talking about Race at work?
View the webinar recording
Podcast - "Talking Inclusion"
Latest research shows that race is on the Diversity and Inclusion agenda for 85% of organisations in the UK. Following the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, more individuals and organisations are committing to anti-racist action than ever before, but why do we still need to talk about this in 2021? In this podcast we talk about our guests’ experiences and observations, how much progress has truly been made and what we can all do to make anti-racism a shared responsibility. Our guests also offer tips and advice for employers.
Find it on Spotify, Apple or Google Podcasts
Guide - Action, Impact, Do
The Action, Impact, Do model of feedback is covered in the staff briefing - it's a great model to structure feedback.
https://www.caba.org.uk/help-and-guides/information/how-give-difficult-feedback-work
Guide - Anti racism and allyship in workplace
This guide outlines the steps individuals in the workplace can take towards becoming an effective ally
Video - Diversity and Inclusion has come a long way, but we still have a way to go
CIPD's Katie Jacobs talks to The Telegraph's Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, Asif Sadiq, about his engaging panel discussion at the 2019 CIPD Festival of Work.
Asif Sadiq: D&I has come a long way, but we still have a way to go - YouTube
Self-education
Our Equalities Team have created a bigger list of resources that might help us all develop our thinking about race, racism and anti-racism. It’s not an exhaustive or exclusive list and it reflects a wide range of views, some from this country, some from elsewhere. We’ve included different media and different voices, all of which can build up our knowledge. Let us know if you have seen any others.
Have a look at the resources
How to find out more, report concerns and get support
If you observe or experience a member of staff speaking or behaving inappropriately towards you or another colleague you can respond, where you feel able, in a number of ways. Find out more on the Wave