Know Discrimination: help your clients to fight it

Know Discrimination was a series of free awareness raising training sessions for voluntary and community organisations (VCOs) providing information and support in North Yorkshire. Participants attending sessions are provided with a toolkit so they can cascade the training to colleagues within their own organisation.


The Forum, in partnership with Advice North Yorkshire (ANY), delivered the training and created this toolkit thanks to funding from the EHRC (Equalities and Human Rights Commission).


The main outcome of this funded project, which ran until March 2011, is to promote wider understanding of equality and human rights within North Yorkshire.

The training sessions have now finished but we are making the valuable resources created during the project available through the sections below. The toolkit will enable cascade trainers to deliver awareness training to their colleagues during a staff meeting, in a lunchtime briefing, or as a one-hour or four-hour training session. Anyone can register for the email list, see details below for how to subscribe.

[March 2011: NB we signpost and refer to materials / resources provided by other organisations and these may be updated or replaced at any time. Always check with the publisher for the latest version].

Toolkit
Those who attended one of the free training sessions were encouraged to cascade train their colleagues using the toolkit provided. This is available for VCOs to access via this website as downloadable files and content on request. Please click on the links below to find out more.

How to use this toolkit and preparing to delivery training

Index

Cover sheet

You will also need to visit other sections on this webpage to complete the content of your toolkit - download as much or as little as you need (please note some files are available on request only - contact the Forum on 01347 825710 or email training@nyyforum.org.uk).
Cascade Training

Prior to delivering your cascade training in-house you will need to familiarise yourself with the content of this toolkit and prepare some of the activities that you will carry out with participants.


The toolkit is provided electronically and files are pre-fixed to ease use:
c)  course content
r)  resources
reference supplementary information and reference materials
learning supplementary learning tools and information


Download files below or refer to the other sections of this webpage.

Print the session plan (see below) and use that in conjunction with these guidelines when preparing for the cascade training.


To support your preparation each session plan item has a detailed instruction sheet (see below) – please read through and use during delivery of the training – this also provides some suggested narrative for you to use.

Session Plan

Instructions: session plan item 1

Instructions: session plan item 2

Instructions: session plan item 3

Instructions: session plan item 4

Instructions: session plan item 5

Instructions: session plan item 6

Instructions: session plan item 8

Instructions: session plan item 9

Instructions: session plan item 11

Instructions: session plan item 12

Instructions: session plan item 13

Instructions: session plan item 15

(Items 7, 10 and 14 are intentionally missed out - you'll see from the session plan these are indicated as a break).

Learning
Prior to delivering a cascade training session you do need to spend some time learning your topic. Familiarise yourself with the contents of the toolkit and use the items below to develop your knowledge on the Equality Act 2010.

GEO The Equality Act, making equality real

Workplace Law Network: online seminar
Course content
The files below are available on request by emailing training@nyyforum.org.uk
Please let us know if you would like all files or a selection.
This list should be considered alongside the session plan.

c1) Know Discrimination presentation (HO13)
c) HO1 outcomes and programme
c) HO2 quiz questions
c) answers2 – self assessment quiz
c) HO4 match up types and statements
c) answers4 – types of discrimination
c) trainer5 – introduction to discrimination
c) activity5 – earthlings
c) activity5 – martians
c) HO5 cushioning
c) trainer6 – example scenarios
c) activity6 – example scenarios
c) reference9 – Equality Act 2010 your rights: summary guide (GEO)
c) activity11 – green sheets for scenarios
c) activity11 – scenarios
c) HO13 – evaluation

Protected Characteristics activities
c) activity15 – yes_no_maybe (disabilities & illnesses)
c) activity15 – yes_no_maybe (red sheets)
c) answers15 – (yes_no_maybe)
Resources

Each downloadable file below provides a range of information and resources to support the cascade training and enhance learning and development. 

The list of websites and useful contacts should be used in conjunction with the Resources and Publications files.

Websites and Useful Contacts

Resources
To support your learning and as part of preparing to deliver your cascade training session the guides listed are recommended.

Publications
The publications listed are available to download free of charge from the organisation indicated via the weblink; some can be ordered in hard copy – mostly at no cost. It is suggested that you browse the list and order or download copies to use as appropriate for your organisation in preparation for delivering your cascade training session. You should also refer to the Resources list for recommended tools to compliment your learning. This handout should be used in conjunction with the Useful Contacts & websites list. This list is not exhaustive, merely a selection of publications available with suggested topics of interest.

Next Steps
If you have identified a case for discrimination, what do you do next? There are a number of resources that can help you decide - this handout also provides an overview of 'assertive confrontation'. Also, a good starting point is the guide from isthatdiscrimination.org.uk “You don’t have to put up with it! How to deal with discrimination” available to download from www.advicenow.org.uk/is-that-discrimination/ The guide explains the steps you can take and the organisations that can help you to put an end to unfair treatment.

Citizens Advice Bureau in North Yorkshire



Reference
KnowDiscrimination@nyyforum.org.uk email list

In response to suggestions from course participants we created this email list for Know Discrimination – an EHRC funded project, delivered in partnership with Advice North Yorkshire, providing awareness raising training and resources.
The email list is used to keep you up to date with information, resources and guidance related to discrimination, human rights and equality.


This email list is used for circulating information (documents, website links, newsletters and guidance) and as a tool for sharing good practice i.e. a discussion list.


To subscribe to the email list please send your request to claire.petty@nyyforum.org.uk
Thank you.