Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
A group in which everyone can thriveThe LSBU Group is one of the most diverse educational providers in the country and has a long history of having EDI at the heart of its work. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion isn’t something that we talk about on our website because we have to, we’re proud to say that EDI is woven into our very DNA. We’d love to welcome you to the LSBU family.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion statement
We are clear that we must be an inclusive and welcoming Group, committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination. We are committed to eliminating discrimination based on age, race, religion/belief, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, gender identity, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, caring status and social class. This means that we will pro-actively work to eliminate individual, institutional, and systemic inequalities that currently exist within the University and Group. We will strive to influence the wider world and to positively impact on the society around us. We believe that it is not enough just to eliminate discrimination but that we must speak out and act against inequalities wherever and whenever they occur.
We will take guidance from the IHRA definition when investigating incidents of anti-Semitism.
Our vision is to transform lives, communities, businesses and society through education and insight.
We will not achieve our vision without being inclusive and while much has been achieved, there is still more to do. We know that with the whole LSBU Group working together, we can achieve this.
A long history of inclusion
We continue to be committed to advancing our efforts in race equality.
GENDER EQUALITY PLAN
Reports
You can find out more about some of the Groups successes, challenges and future plans in the below reports
- EDI Calendar 2022/23 (PDF File 1,361 KB)
- EDI 2021-25 Strategy (PDF File 883 KB)
- Ethnicity Pay Gap Report 2020-22 (PDF File 469 KB)
- Gender Pay Gap Report 2022 (PDF File 241 KB)
- EDI Annual Report 2021/22 (PDF File 1,923 KB)
- Access & Participation Plan (PDF File 762 KB)
- Athena Swan Institution Application Bronze Award (PDF File 2,244 KB)
Athena Swan Charter
LSBU was accredited with a Bronze Level Athena Swan Charter award in 2020, recognising our commitment to advancing gender equality and developing an inclusive culture at LSBU. Read more about Athena Swan at LSBU here.
Read our Bronze level application form here
Our Partners
We’re engaged with a number of national charter marks, groups and accreditations that help drive us to be the best we can be.
Follow the links to their websites below.
News
See LSBU's statements on Athena SWAN and BLM.