Key topic areas covered include: Health & Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion, and Workforce & Leadership.
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Investing in Women to Reduce the National STEM Skills Shortage
Women make up only 24% of the STEM workforce, demonstrating a clear gender gap in STEM fields. In this video, Amanda Solloway MP, Former Minister for Science, Research and Innovation in the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, discusses the importance of encouraging young women to become involved in STEM within educational settings and the workplace.
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Recent Updates to Degree Apprenticeships Policies
Degree-level apprenticeships only represented 12.4% of all apprenticeship starts between 2021 and 2022. In this video, Joanna Moonan, Deputy Director at the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education shares some of the recent policy updates regarding degree apprenticeships and what this means for the implementation of them across universities.
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Tools and Research to Support Teacher Workload and Wellbeing
68% of teaching staff said their workload was not manageable in a recent survey conducted by TES. Dr Joana Cardim-Dias, Senior Researcher at the Education Policy Institute discusses recent research, highlighting practical insights where schools can support staff to prevent them from being overwhelmed with the workload.
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Taking a Whole Organisation Approach to Positive Wellbeing
Promoting positive wellbeing helps the development of working environments where employees thrive. Dr Sabrina Robinson, the Wellbeing Lead at Essex County Council discusses the benefits of a whole organisation approach to positive wellbeing and how employees have been empowered to make changes to help them focus on their personal wellbeing.
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Developing Inclusive LGBTQ+ Policies to Further Workplace Equality
A third of LGBTQ+ staff in the UK have hidden their LGBTQ+ identity in fear of discrimination in the workplace. Emma Green, Head of Diversity and Inclusion at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy discusses using staff input to develop inclusive policies to further LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace.
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Improving Menopause Support in the Workplace
6 in 10 people experiencing menopause said their symptoms had a negative impact on their work. Jacqui McBurnie, Founder of and Chair of the NHS England Menopause Network, discusses implementing inclusive menopause policies to support staff experiencing menopause.
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Adopting a Whole Organisation Approach to Race Equality
In 2021, only 28% Black Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse employees had a mentor work. Sandra Kerr CBE, Race Director for Business in the Community discusses findings from the 2021 Race at Work Survey and what employers can do to create more inclusive workspaces, highlighting the importance of role models and progression plans in the workplace.
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Improving the Employment Experience for Staff with Autism
In 2021, only 29% of autistic adults in the UK were in employment. Maria Hamilton, Engagement manager at Auticon discusses some of the challenges autistic people face in the workplace and adjustments that can be made to the recruitment process and work environment to create more neuroinclusive workspaces.
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Using Staff Networks to Support LGBTQ+ Career Development
40% of LGBTQ+ people have experienced conflict in the workplace according to CIPD research. John Peart, Chair of the Civil Service LGBTQ+ Network shares how they developed a mentoring scheme for LGBTQ+ colleagues in the civil service, providing them with the tools needed to develop their careers and overcome challenges in the workplace.
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Improving the Employment Experience for Neurodivergent Staff
Just 21% of autistic adults in the UK are in any form of employment, according to the Office for National Statistics. Maria Hamilton, the Engagement Manager Neurodiversity Inclusion Services at Auticon discusses the importance of neuroinclusive workspaces, sharing simple adjustments that can be made to accommodate the needs of neurodivergent employees.
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