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Introduction
Brighton Swimming Club is committed to
treat everyone equally regardless of sex, ethnic origin, religion, disability,
age, sexual orientation or political persuasion.
Brighton Swimming Club will ensure that
equity as stated in the club rules is incorporated in all aspects of it’s
activities and also recognises and adopts the Sport England definition of
Sports Equity:
Sports Equity is about fairness
in sport, equality of access, recognizing inequalities and taking steps to
address them. It is about changing the culture and structure of sport to ensure
it becomes equally accessible to everyone in society.
Brighton Swimming Club is committed to
everyone having the right to enjoy their sport in an environment free from
threat of discrimination, intimidation, harassment and abuse.
All Club members have a responsibility
to challenge discriminatory behaviour and promote equality of opportunity.
The Club will deal with any incidence
of discriminatory behaviour seriously, according to the club disciplinary
procedures.
Addressing
Equal Opportunities
Brighton Swimming Club,
in addressing
equal opportunities, will respond to issues of equity by:
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Recognising that the club as an organisation – our staff,
swimmers, coaches, teachers, officials and administrators need to adapt and
work flexibly in order to respond to the needs of a wide and diverse range of
people.
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Take positive action to increase the involvement from under
represented groups in all aspects of our organisation, participation, coaching,
teaching, officialdom etc.
In doing so Brighton Swimming Club supports
four key principals as being fundamental to ensuring that everyone can
participate in our sport and the achievement of equality of opportunity:
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People have a right to participate in and
access quality and appropriate experiences within swimming.
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It is the responsibility of the Club –
our teachers, coaches, officials and administrators – to adapt provision to fit
the needs of the many.
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Wherever and whenever possible,
all to access the same quality of provision, and if necessary to use positive
action to ensure this.
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Whatever we do as a Club to change
or adopt provision, it must be of equal worth, challenging, relevant and in no
way patronising.
Lines of responsibility
Brighton Swimming Club will strive to
become an organisation that values diversity and in order to achieve this we
recognise that there must be clear lines of responsibility between all segments
of the organisation.
Brighton Swimming Club
as an Employer
Brighton Swimming Club aspires to
provide a diverse workforce, a composition of which reflects that of the
broader community in terms of gender, ethnicity and disability. In order to bring about this diversity we
undertake to:
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Provide full and fair considerations for all job, role and
applications.
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Assist all our employees to realise their full potential by
ensuring that they receive fair consideration of their training and career
development needs and promotion opportunities.
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Wherever possible modify employment practices and procedures
to reduce barriers experienced by members of disadvantaged social groups in seeking and during employment with the Association.
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Maintain full records in recruitment, training and
employment and use this information as a means of identifying areas of
inequality.
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Require all our employees to undergo relevant training
before taking part in recruitment and selection.
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Regularly review our recruitment, selection, training and
promotion procedures to ensure that they are fair and reflect current best
practice.
Brighton
Swimming Club as a Membership Organisation.
Brighton Swimming Club is committed to
encouraging membership from all sectors of the community. To achieve this we undertake to:
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Promote an open and honest culture that values diversity.
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Communicate widely, ensuring that our messages can be
understood and appreciated by all.
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Positively encourage the involvement of all people,
regardless of their gender, race, disability, age and social background.
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Work to redress the effects of discrimination.
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Promote attitudes and working practices to ensure that
everyone can feel a valued member of the Club and that recognises different
needs.
Teachers and Coaches.
In our training and development of
Teachers and Coaches, we will strive to ensure that they:
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Establish and implement professional and ethical values and
practice.
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Promote and apply the principals and practices of equal
opportunities
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Promote positive images of people with Special or different
needs.
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Ensure appropriate training / development opportunities are
available to all our teachers / coaches.
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Encourage high expectations and standards of achievement
from all they teach.
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Involve everyone in meaningful and appropriate activity to
ensure a quality experience.
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Help everyone to achieve their full potential.
Officials and Administrators
In our involvement of officials and
administrators we will expect them to:
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Adopt, promote and practice the values of the Club.
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Ensure that participation can be enjoyed by all.
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Provide meaningful and appropriate experiences, which
recognise and value the diversity of the participants.
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Actively encourage the participation and involvement of
people from disadvantaged groups of the community.
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