Athena Swan in SHW
Belonging
We are committed to ensuring that everyone in our community feels welcome, supported and included. Not only do we work towards gender equality, we also strive to remove barriers and create a positive environment for staff and students with disabilities, older workers, carers, the LGBTQ+ community and people from ethnic minorities.
SHW working groups
Helping to foster a sense of belonging among our staff and students, and ensuring that our school is a safe, welcoming place for all, is part of the remit of the following Athena Swan working groups:
- SHW Athena Swan LGTBQ+ group
- SHW Athena Swan maternity, paternity and carer group
- SHW Athena Swan wellbeing of older workers and students (WOWS) group
SHW allies and champions
A number of colleagues have been appointed to represent the interests of particular groups of colleagues:
plus ethnicity and disability champions.
Other SHW resources, guidelines and initiatives
- SHW wellbeing of older workers (WOW) toolkit
A resource to support staff with challenges related to being an older working including health, career development, pay and pension, preparing for retirement, and thriving in the workplace - SHW support for carers
A collection of resources relevant to staff and students who are carers - SHW Athena Swan, equality, diversity and inclusion twitter feed
- SHW guidance on good practice for online meetings
- SHW British Sign Language cafés
Monthly café-style events for colleagues with an interest in learning BSL and in deaf/Deaf culture - HAWKEYE (SHW newsletter): Black Lives Matter edition, July 2020
A special edition of our monthly newsletter prompted by the death of George Floyd, reflecting on how racial discrimination and ethnic inequalities impact on the lives of our staff and students and influence their work - SHW invisible disabilities campaign
Raising awareness of unseen conditions and how to support affected colleagues
