Gender Equality Scheme - 2007
Why publish a Gender Equality Scheme (GES)?
The duty to promote gender equality came into force in April 2007.
As part of that duty the Department for Education and Skills, as a public authority, is required to publish a GES which says what we shall do to fulfil that duty.
Why should you read the GES?
The document will be of interest to everyone who is affected by gender equality, whether they are parents, children, staff or students or others with an interest in education.
The GES applies across the Department’s policies throughout the education and children’s sectors, from the earliest years to the education of adults of all ages.
The duty applies to all staff in schools and colleges and other education and children’s settings.
Anyone with an interest in the education and children’s sectors should take the time to read the GES.
What happens next?
The GES is a starting point, rather than an end point.
The Action Plans included here will be reviewed at least once a year.
Actions with closer finishing points will be reviewed earlier.
Significant policy initiatives will be subject to gender equality impact assessments, usually as part of their broader equality impact assessments. These will be published.
Thank you
Thanks are due to all who have contributed to the Gender Equality Scheme and given us so much of their time and thinking:
- educationalists with an interest in gender equality;
- leaders of organisations that focus on gender equality
- organisations for trans men and women;
- children and young people;
- partners in organisations such as, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE);
- colleagues within the Department for Education and Skills.
