The elimination of discrimination, harassment, victimisation and other conduct prohibited under the Equality Act 2010 and the advance of equality of opportunity and fostering good relations are at the heart of every activity of the Bedfordshire Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities in employment, with the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status.
The information you provide on this form will be used to help achieve that commitment. Effective monitoring is an important means of measuring our performance and progress towards our equality and diversity goals. It also allows us to fulfil our legal requirements to collate equality information, required by the public sector equality duty. The collated information will not only help the Trust demonstrate compliance with the law but will also assist in concentrating efforts on achieving a truly inclusive and diverse workforce.
To help us achieve this aim we ask you to complete this monitoring form. We collate equality information on age,disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation,religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership and caring status.
The request for this information and how it is used is within the scope of the Data Protection Act 1998 which allows for the collation and reporting of sensitive data for monitoring purposes.
Where relevant the information may be used to assist us in the delivery of equal opportunity measures.