ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

Access to Music recognises the uniqueness of individuals and embraces this so that each person can fulfil their potential.

Access to Music strives to remove barriers to provide equality of opportunity by raising aspirations and widening participation, in order to enable success.

All individuals can expect to be treated fairly, and with respect.

Access to Music, therefore, is committed to ensuring that our policies and practices, and those of our partners do not discriminate against anyone.

In addition to this, Access to Music is committed to challenging stereotypes within the music industry.

 

EQUALITY & DIVERSITY IN PRACTICE

Access To Music will:

• Promote Equality and Diversity widely amongst staff and students, through training and awareness events and associated documentation.
• Promote equality of opportunity for all throughout the organisation.
• Strive to eliminate all discrimination on grounds of race, gender, disability, age, faith/belief or sexual orientation, throughout the organisation.
• Promote an inclusive culture, through the communication of recognised good practice in teaching, learning, and assessment methodologies.
• Promote an inclusive culture, through the communication of recognised good practice in leadership and management with respect to equality and diversity, and through the development of a set of core values.
• Annually review and evaluate functions and policies to in order to examine their impact on all students, clients, members of staff, and other customers, paying particular attention to those from under-represented groups.
• Review and evaluate the impact of the policy (including specifically Race, Disability and Gender Equality action) annually as part of Access To Music’s overall strategic planning process.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information relating to Access To Music’s commitment to promoting equality and celebrating diversity please contact:

Ben Searle
Head of Curriculum (Music)
Lionel House
35 Millstone Lane
Leicester
LE1 5JN

ben.searle@access-to-music.co.uk