DIVERSITY QUESTIONS. Many individuals and institutions are now tasked with responding to different forms of diversity questions, which take into consideration some of the following elements: • • • • • • • • •
Student attainment differentials Student experience differentials Whitewashed curriculums Inclusive pedagogy History/history erasure Staff recruitment Staff progression Staff development Staff experience
In response to the above elements many individuals, departments, institutions and organisations contact Shades of Noir to advise, train and support. As such we have developed a series of questions that should help respond transparently, develop a better understanding and build strategies and policies responding to specific contexts for impactful and purposeful changes towards social justice environments.
Student attainment differentials
How do you collect this information? Have you disaggregated data by all protected characteristics? Have you collected intersectional data? Have you spoken to students and student union? Have you gained qualitative and quantitative data? Are staff with intersectional protected characteristics leading this work and are they remunerated for this?
38 // DISABLED PEOPLE: THE VOICE OF MANY.