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General Equalities and Human Rights information

• The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) website is a useful starting point
• The Government Equalities Office (GEO) is now part of The Home Office and there is an equalities section on their website
• A very useful website for equalities in the context of education, particularly race and religion or belief, is Insted Consultancy, which has background papers by Robin Richardson on a range of relevant subjects and also links to useful classroom resources
• ACAS has produced some basic guidance on The Equality Act 2010 for employers, and also a video explaining dthe different forms of discrimination and the nine protected characteristics covered by the Act
• Equaliteach is a not-for-profit equality training and consultancy organisation which works with education settings in the UK. They have some useful resources for schools on their website.

Age

• For age equality information relating to older people there is Age UK, (formerly Age Concern and Help the Aged)
• For age equality and human rights information relating to children and young people I would recommend UNICEF, and in particular their page on what schools can do to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
• UNICEF also run an excellent programme called the Rights Respecting Schools Award
• There are statistics about children (and women) on UNICEF's data website

Disability

• The EHRC has a page about disability equality with basic information and advice on it
• A very useful website is World of Inclusion, which is produced by disability equality consultant Richard Rieser  and has a lot of downloadable resources on it, many developed by his previous organisation Disability Equality in Education (DEE).
• Historic England has produced a web resource on disability history called Disability in Time and Place, developed by Simon Jarrett

Gender

• There are statistics about women (and children) on UNICEF's data website
• Other generally useful websites about gender equality are The Fawcett Society and End Violence against Women
• For guidance on raising boys' achievement a consultant who has particular expertise is Gary Wilson (no relation!)

Gender identity (trans equality)

Note: The Equality Act 2010 lists 'gender reassignment' as one of the protected characteristics. This is defined as people who 'are considering, undergoing or have undergone gender reassignment'. 'Trans' is a wider umbrella term and also encompasses, for example, people who are gender fluid, and people who reject the idea of two distinct genders. I have therefore used 'gender identity' in preference to 'gender reassignment' so as to include the full range of trans people.

• For accurate information and research about gender identity, gender dysphoria and gender variance, there is the Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES)
• The main pressure group in the UK that deals with trans equality is Press for Change
• For family and individual support for teenagers and children with gender identity issues there is an organisation called Mermaids
• Gendered Intelligence also supports young trans people

Marriage and civil partnership

• The ACAS website has some basic legal guidance on marriage and civil partnership
• The EHRC website has information about marriage and civil partnership discrimination

Pregnancy and maternity

• The ACAS website has some basic legal guidance on pregnancy and maternity discrimination
• The EHRC has some guidance about pregnancy and maternity in the workplace, and also a recent report with recommendations for employers

Race

• The Runnymede Trust  website contains a lot of useful information about race equality
• The Education Scotland has some useful advice and resources for schools on race equality 
• Insted Consultancy has a lot of valuable information in its race equality section, especially the page suggesting classroom resources and activities
• One website with useful biographical information about Black British people (historical and contemporary) is 100 Black Britons
• The Race Equality Foundation is an active organisation promoting race equality in health, housing and social care
• Race on the Agenda (ROTA) is a social policy research organisation that focuses on issues impacting on Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, particularly those relating to health, education and criminal justice
• The Refugee Council's website has a useful Children's Section
• Friends, Families and Travellers is a charity that challenges racism against people of  Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT|) heritage

Religion or belief

• The Insted Consultancy site has a lot of information about religion or belief,  particuarly Islam and Islamophobia
• For an example of a non-religious belief covered by The Equality Act try the British Humanist Assocation, particularly the education page
• For information about LGBT equality and religion see section below on sexual orientation 

Sexual orientation

• The most useful site for schools is the School's Out website, particularly the section on classroom resources
• The Stonewall website is also useful, especially the education resources  section and the Youth section
• Elly Barnes runs an organisation called Educate and Celebrate that works with schools on LGBT equality
• For work with parents there is Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (FFLAG), and also a specific organisation for Jewish parents of LGBT young people
• There are a number of organisations supporting LGBT people from specific religious and ethnic backgrounds, for example Black, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Sikh gay and lesbian people.

Special occasions

There are a number of special events, days and anniversaries throughout the year which are useful in highlighting particular protected characteristics and under-represented or disadvantaged groups. Some of these events are more well known and well established than others; some are international and others are UK based. Click on the links for further information. These are some that I know about - please email me if you know of others that I could add.

• Martin Luther King Day is in January 
• 27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day, which provides an opportunity to study not only the Jewish victims of the Holocaust but also others such as LGBT people, Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) people and people with learning disabilities
• February is LGBT History Month
• 8 March is International Women's Day
• March is Women's History Month
• 17 May is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT)
• June is Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) History Month
• Refugee Week is in June
• October is Black History Month
• 20 November is Transgender Day of Remembrance 
• 22 November to 22 December is Disability History Month
• 1 December is World Aids Day
• 3 December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities
• 10 December is Human Rights Day