EQUALITY LAW BRIEFINGS 2017-18
April 2017
ROTA (January 2017) Where are the BAME Trustees?
Preliminary findings from ROTA suggest that BAME people are among the least-represented group as Trustees of charities, in the UK. The Boards of many mainstream voluntary sector organisations have few or no BAME trustees. Although the charities in our survey were aware of the need to increase diversity amongst their trustees, there was little evidence…
Equality Law Briefings 2016-17
November 2016
ROTA (September 2016) Equality and Inclusion in the Academies Programme
Equality and Inclusion in the Academies Programme: 2016 indicates that the democratic process, by which local communities have a say in what happens to their schools, could be in jeopardy and that BAME people in particular are under-represented on the governing bodies of Multi-Academy Trusts. Closing the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and others…
ROTA (May 2016) PRISM Educational Toolkit for Working with Young People
This toolkit was launched in May 2016 as part of our European funded Project, PRISM. From various European surveys, studies and reports it emerges that in EU member states there are a growing number of physical and verbal attacks, often repeated and continuous, against minorities, which need to be evaluated and challenged robustly. Download the…
London Fairness Commission and ROTA (January 2016) ‘What do we need to do to make London a fairer city?’ An open space event report
The London Fairness Commission was established to organise conversations across the capital in response to this situation, asking Londoners to consider: What is fairness? – Is London fair? What should be done to make London a fairer city? To this end we are organising a series of Open Space events with groups from across London,…
ROTA (August 2015) ‘What about the boy?’ Project Evaluation
In August 2014, ROTA with it's partner organisation, 'Working with Men' commenced the delivery of an awareness raising pilot project 'What About the Boy'. 'What About the Boy' operated on the Amberley Estate and provided the opportunity to appraise a peer educator model and its effectiveness at addressing harmful attitudes towards women address violence against…
Equality Law Briefings 2014-15
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Equality Law Briefings 2013-14
February 2014
ROTA (September 2014) Inclusive Schools: The 2nd Report of the Free Schools Monitoring Project
Inclusive Schools: The 2nd Report of the Free Schools Monitoring Project (2014) builds upon previous research carried out by ROTA (2012, 2013) which assessed the risks of emerging inequalities within the free schools programme and explored potential ways of addressing these. We are required by our funders to monitor how members use our events/training/research reports. Please…