Disability and the Equality Act 2010

[Background] [Aims] [Audience] [Programme] [Event Information] [Application Conditions] [Application Form]

Background

In April 2010 the Equality Act received Royal Assent. The Act will come into force in October 2010 replacing the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). The Equality Act creates a piece of anti-discrimination legislation across eight ‘protected characteristics’, including disability. It brings in a number of significant changes with reference to new forms of protection for disabled people and the strengthening of the existing duty to make reasonable adjustments.

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Aims

NIACE and Skill are jointly running a series of briefing seminars for staff working in the learning and skills sector organised by NIACE and Skill. The aim of each of the briefing seminars is to examine the Equality Act and what its implementation will mean in practice for learning and skills providers, with particular reference to disabled learners and carers who are learners.

These seminars will help you:

• review current practice against the new requirements of the Act with particular reference to disability
• meet the Ofsted grade in equality and diversity (a limiting grading factor in the Ofsted framework)
• meet the new legal requirements on reasonable adjustments and accessible information
• understand the Act in terms of positive action and positive discrimination.

These seminars will provide the opportunity to discuss through case studies, ways in which provider policies and systems can avoid indirect discrimination and strengthen duties to make reasonable adjustments for disabled learners.

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Audience

These seminars will be of particular interest to staff working in Adult and Community Education Services; Further Education Colleges; Workbased Learning and voluntary sector organisations that provide education and training:

• Senior managers
• Staff with an Equality and Diversity Role
• Governors
• Student Services staff
• Lecturers and teaching staff.

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Programme

12:30    Arrival and registration - lunch and networking (lunch will be available)

13:00    Welcome and introduction to the day

13:15    Overview of the Equality Act

13:45    Understanding the new types of discrimination and identifying action you might need to take to refresh your approach

14:15    Case studies and discussion

14:45    Meeting the new legal requirements on reasonable adjustments in practice

15:15    Case studies, discussion and closing remarks

15:45    Close of seminar (tea/coffee available)

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Event Information

• Arrival and registration is at 12:30pm for a 1:00pm start. The event will end at 3:45pm

• Event fee per person (includes lunch, tea/coffee):
  £75 (NIACE Members and/or Skill Members)
  £105 (Non NIACE Members and/or Skill Members)
  NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference and course fees

• Places will be allocated in order of receipt of completed application forms (one form per person)

• Video cameras maybe be in use at this conference. If you do not wish to be photographed or appear on the video outputs please indicate this on the application form and make yourself known at registration

• Learners can opt out of displaying their names on the list of participants. Please indicate this on the application form

• Participants should be prepared to take their own notes as there will not be handouts for all sessions

• If you have not received an e-mail confirming your attendance and joining instructions 4 working days before the event please contact:

 NIACE Events Team
 Tel: 0116 204 2833
 Fax: 0116 254 8368
 Minicom: 0116 255 6049
 E-mail: events@niace.org.uk

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Application Conditions

Event: Tuesday 14 September 2010
Event: Wednesday 15 September 2010
Event: Tuesday 21 September 2010
Closing Date: Thursday 2 September 2010

Event: Wednesday 29 September 2010, London
Closing Date: Thursday 16 September 2010

• Cancellations are non-refundable

• Substitutions are to be advised 5 working days prior to the event

• A 10 working days notice period is required for provision of electronic note-takers, sign language interpreters and transcription to Braille

• Completed and signed application forms must be faxed or posted to NIACE by the closing date. Reservations by telephone cannot be accepted

• Application forms are individually acknowledged by e-mail. Joining instructions, including map and directions, will be e-mailed out one week before the event.

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Application Form

(For people not using the online reservation system above)