General
Disability
Racial Equality
Age Discrimination
Example Policies
Example Accessibility Guidance
Links

This section of the website has been designed to support those working towards equality standards by providing guidance and templates on existing examples of good-practice within sport as well as links to websites where additional information is available. 

The Sports Council for Wales (SCW) is currently working with Sports Structures to develop a structure for national governing bodies (NGBs) to access support in achieving the Equality Standard for Sport.

Council’s Equality Scheme outlines their proactive approach in this area. It sets out their commitment in working towards achieving equality in all of their functions, whilst embracing the spirit of equality legislation and eradicating any form of unfair discrimination.

NGBs will have access to the support process through a phased approach. Identified NGBs will start the process during the autumn of 2008 and each year will have access to the following to help them work through their respective level of the standard.

An initial Equality Standard awareness workshop
Quarterly meetings with other NGBs working towards the same level

One to one meetings
Advice and support from Sport Structures through email and via telephone

Templates and tools
Sports Structures will be acting as the Equality Standard Advisor (ESA) for the Welsh NGBs involved. To sustain this and to enable further roll out, during the next year Welsh ESA’s will be trained and will shadow Sport Structures.

Progress
The following NGBs started the process in the autumn of 2008 and are currently working towards the following levels.

Foundation
Welsh Squash
Welsh Hockey Union
Welsh Swimming Association
The Cricket Board of Wales
Welsh Rugby Union
Welsh Federation of Disability Sport

Intermediate (Welsh NGBs that have previously achieved the Foundation Level)
Welsh Athletics
Welsh Cycling
Welsh Gymnastics
Welsh Judo Association
Welsh Yachting Association

For information regarding the Equality Standard for Sport, please visit www.equalitystandard.org/  

NGBs that would like to express an interest in working towards the Equality Standard for Sport should contact their SCW liaison Officer.

Alternatively, for additional information regarding the Equality Standard for Sport please contact Emma Newton, Strategic Officer for Equality and Child Protection on 02920 33 8285 or via email: emma.newton@scw.org.uk  

Training
Dates of training are as follows:

Event	Date	Time	Venue
2nd Quarterly meeting for NGB's involved	19th March 2009	10am-3pm	WIS, Cardiff Bute 2
Expression of interest to respective SCW NGB Senior Officer or to Emma Newton from NGBs hoping to start the process in the autumn 2009	By April 2009	TBC	TBC
Initial Equality Standard Briefing session for NGBs starting the process in the autumn 2009	Summer 2009	TBC	TBC

General
 Prevent Discrimination and Value Diversity (Business Link)
Sample Equality/Equal Opportunities Policy (Vaga Associates) 
Equal Opportunities Guidance (WCVA) 

Disability
 Disability and Employment (CIPD)
 Mental Health at Work (CIPD) 

Racial Equality
 Statutory Code of Practice for Racial Equality in Employment (Commission for Racial Equality)
 Race, Religion and Employment (CIPD)  

Age Discrimination
 Age and Employment (CIPD) 

Example Policies
Equality and Diversity Strategy (UK Sport) 

Example Accessibility Guidance
Guidelines for Producing Publicity (EFDS)

Links 
 Equality and Human Rights Commission 
 Federation of Disability Sport Wales (FDSW)
 The Women’s Sports Foundation
 The Royal Institute for the Blind
 Royal National Institute for the Deaf 

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