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Equality, diversity & safeguarding

At ACER we are committed to operating in an environment that celebrates diversity and promotes equality of opportunity for all.

We are committed to best practice and to promoting equality and diversity and safeguarding across the FE and learning and skills sector and work with all providers to promote and integrate current initiatives.

Our E&D training and consultancy includes:

• Consultancy for LLDD departments
• Coaching on E&D for individuals
• Dealing with emotional stress
• Working with:

• dyslexia
• dyspraxia
• autism & Asperger’s Syndrome
• ADHD
• hidden disabilities

• Dyslexia assessments for students
• Embedding E&D in lessons
• Valuing diversity
• Equality impact assessments (EIAs)
• Equality impact assessment training
• Inclusivity
• Understanding the legal context of equality & diversity
• Translating policies to action plans
• Disability assessments & action plans
• Improving communications in sensitive situations
• Cultural awareness
• Increasing disclosure statistics
• Mental health awareness
• Safeguarding, child protection and mental health
• Safeguarding in work-based learning
• Safer recruitment
• Safeguarding - train the trainer

We can offer you a variety of services and personalised training programmes which are adapted to the teaching and learning objectives specific to your individual organisational environment.

So, whether you would like training for a group of staff, whole-organisation training, specific consultancy support or training for individual staff, we have a service that is perfect for your needs.

In addition to our bespoke training and consultancy, we also provide member networks focusing on the equality & diversity agenda to help share best practice, provide insight into the latest developments and policy updates as well as provide your staff with highly valued networking opportunities. Current networks relevant to the field of equality and diversity are the Equality & Diversity Network and Learning Support Network.

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