Reports, Policies & Legal
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
<p dir="ltr">With a diverse student population, everyone is welcome at Arts University Plymouth; we have students of all ages, from a variety of different ethnic and social backgrounds and a number have disabilities, each with different learning styles and needs.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The university strives to be a transparent and accessible institution that upholds and celebrates the values of equality and diversity, recognising the benefits that a diverse staff and student population brings.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">In accordance with the Public Sector Equality Duty we operate a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iRHFxYbLomOYzsidL9uYHjMD4mkAQxE_8N7bhTI4-6w/edit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Single Equality Scheme</a>, supplemented by our <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy</a>, giving additional guidance on how we promote equality and diversity; with the aim to provide a positive work and study environment where everyone has the opportunity to realise their full potential in an environment where staff and students working together tackle and eliminate all forms of discrimination, harassment and victimisation. In addition, the university has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) <a href="https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/working-definition-antisemitism" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">working definition for antisemitism</a>.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Everyone is treated fairly and can play a role in shaping the development of our equality and diversity practice in the future.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">If you have a disability we have a team of staff who can give you additional support, and we’ll try to make reasonable adjustments to provide you with any specific equipment, technology or additional support you may need to help with your work or studies.<br /></p>
<p>Arts University Plymouth’s <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Equality Scheme Implementation Plan</a> sets out the objectives the university will be working towards over the next two to three years based on the three aims of the Equality Duty. These objectives will be focused on in the short-term and will be reviewed for achievement by the Senior Leadership Team in April each year.<br /></p>
<p dir="ltr">Arts University Plymouth respects each person who studies or works at the university and treats each and everyone as an individual. Under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations, we are legally required to publish anonymised information about our student and staff populations’ protected characteristics, in order to help our community understand the profile of the people accessing and working at the university. </p>
<p dir="ltr">We, therefore, report annually on age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership (in respect of unlawful discrimination - in terms of our employees), pregnancy and maternity, race (including ethnic or national origins), religion and/or belief, and sexual orientation. Wherever possible, we compare our data with local, regional and national records from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Neighbourhood Statistics, Local Authority reports and the national census 2011. </p>
<p dir="ltr">For more information, please download our <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eDejUdM_w0zhIeBIYSa41qELO5WJDeNDDaiTHMb5WRk/edit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Student & Staff Data</a> document.<br /></p>
<p dir="ltr">As part of the legal obligations for an employer with over 250 employees, we must produce a report using specific metrics for snapshot data from March 31 each year. We have one year to report on the gender pay gap within our organisation at this date and we must publish the figures to the government and our own website by 30 March 2023.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The metrics that we must provide are mean and median pay gap, and the proportion of female and male staff at each quartile band.</p>
<p dir="ltr">At Arts University Plymouth we strive towards social and gender equality while maintaining a high standard of education, and ensuring that staff receive fair recompense for the level of work that they complete.<br /></p>
<p dir="ltr">As an initial indication into the gender pay gap, we have calculated the Mean and Median from the hourly rates of all staff on full pay, during the snapshot period of March 2023, regardless of what type of contract staff are on, as this provides an overview of the gap at the university. However, it is not effective enough to use on its own to understand the reasons for the pay gap.</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Our single figure mean gender pay gap is 9.4% (- 4.6% from 2022)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Our single figure median gender pay gap is 16.3% (-2.1% from 2022)</p></li></ul>
<p dir="ltr">The University compares favourably with the overall education sector with a lower gender pay gap. In comparison to the higher education sector the University is lower for the mean gap but slightly higher compared to the median gap.</p>At Arts University Plymouth we do not pay bonuses, and so we have no return for the mean and median bonus pay gaps.<br /><br /><p><strong>Proportion of Males and Females in Quartile bands</strong></p>
<p>The table below shows the percentage of female and male staff from each quartile.</p>
| Male % | Female % | |
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| Quartile 1 | 27.3% | 72.7% |
| Quartile 2 | 33.8% | 66.2% |
| Quartile 3 | 44.2% | 55.8% |
| Quartile 4 | 43.2% | 56.8% |
| Total | 37.0% | 63.0% |
<p dir="ltr">We have a clear split in our population of female staff between Q1-2 and Q3-4 We have a larger overall proportion of female staff at all quartiles. Our female staff population in Q1 and Q2 shrank last year, while our male population in Q3 grew, as shown below in Chart 2. Q4 is almost unchanged from last year.<br /></p>
<p dir="ltr">As a small organisation individual variances in roles can have a disproportionate statistical impact when compared to larger institutions. The university aims to work towards a gender pay gap of below 10% by 2025.<br /></p>
<p dir="ltr">Detailed information is available in the current <a href="https://mail-attachment.googleusercontent.com/attachment/u/0/?ui=2&ik=122330ea63&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1794692455366802154&th=18e807478b363aea&view=att&disp=inline&realattid=f_lu9xx5b31&saddbat=ANGjdJ9nBkdOUHdFhTA8oD-FPyAwrlmtGgfZ7U2om1I6vfckgFlE6ddY1JRXOgYsy_nRIYhK9Eh4UUpZEV3EfWYbgkdKZgQ_PVsvFutn5sVOn5udUQp3ECkHgEvPE9ayJTnIqcMw_Q3zJa-ozNoHlj4CrguOKHUDq9ZDK9tP0_kS_dCln-Bi0znH7kdwtM_gyOh04aLfuH-YIIObYToLYzWG32PF--GcrGtW07ezWAwaN8zgz9LDtfpKPaCaQ_GOUEQpYGJDuw0NcgTl3IVcivJpfnJDK9svPbWCLqUo5xR8qujPQh2MfzhifLNUj9ihomZYOCZtCZJp2vamod5LQM-cb2qxdfhlyQiGxL5G_vm544shvaMbxsqANtif-1sNXf-eplkZkiP-NB7HDk92PR_Y_vFFbhAt5ZfCgiSZNbN0OsWRVsJ8zXXiTteeWQ-dQSSOT9IlXAyG_fH8UHmZEC60M5subqf0-LKjqrbH62U5bVV1alGBPWazy9LoDPWEDkN_CIjANbemvOsu2ufDcCVdGaxA9YT6_28CiycaYd4nvIEnmVLUFLSxY-Yx5l3QtQ1Hlr2rPn76qpRBSWV7fLH7Gdc3qrKXpYptpOaBcO7Uqqbhj1lmEJQcHTxOwDu3KhdR4he7xL87UQ7eAHlyZv7zhgmQJyfPtqSAUyPT1TwLBGdGjCCwMPRNCsZxTH6pgWaQmi9ZZM1RZU-2KGgiUYDwCkHAmijdh2MfnxcKOgLNqrTl5P9z5rjFqjTHZQGZTsth44TBzejOBPcTwxM5cJd5OOpiuYPhfB5oCIie7Vw-M8SNLDEU8icen_q4fpKY0mFzuk5LfPP5EVtXjb8axcifBBZgjb9OzYQylBIkEHpewkvuTe4EAteEg9hPeveneegSvqJRPRz10pdjS4djtonasCBTjXIzf3W89gBvZEZ3bUNVXAQ0zICgukjy82pQIC7nQ_HoCsopKKArKVlDG5rtERIQ8-QrzYn7-RcP0845QnKZ-A3zCyptF82BAlyisEpY1m_W_Ra38UE3P0n3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gender Pay Report</a>.</p>
<p>You can access our previous<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12kwOPH1-_XlYMrUoYrAgSp9SSV7CnEjrmNwwaypam-w/edit" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Gender Pay Report here</a>.<br /></p>
<p dir="ltr">Arts University Plymouth publicises its transparency return in accordance with the Office for Students (OfS) Condition of Registration F1. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The information published below shows:</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">The number of students who attained a particular degree or another academic award, or a particular level of such an award, on completion of their course with us.</p></li></ul>
<p dir="ltr">It shows these numbers by reference to:<br /></p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">The gender of the individuals to which they relate</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Their ethnicity</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Their socioeconomic background</p></li></ul><div><p dir="ltr"><strong>Table 1a</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">This table relates to attainment (full-time) at Arts University Plymouth and presents the percentage of classified first degrees at grade 2:1 or above by characteristic for 2021-22 qualifiers.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Key:</strong><br />N = 20 or fewer students in this population</p>
<p dir="ltr">N/A = No provision in a given mode or level</p>
<p dir="ltr">DP = Data suppressed for data protection reasons</p></div>
| Characteristic | Characteristic Split | Percentage |
Ethnicity | Ethnic Minorities | N |
| White | 71% | |
EIMD 2019 quintile | 1 and 2 | 65% |
| 3 to 5 | 71% | |
| Gender | Female | 72% |
| Male | 52% | |
| Other | N |
<p><strong>Table 1b </strong></p>
<p>This table relates to attainment (full-time) at Arts University Plymouth and presents detailed information on attainment by characteristics for 21-22 qualifiers.<br /></p>
<p><strong>Key:</strong><br />N = 20 or fewer students in this population<br />DP = Data suppressed for data protection reasons</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Legend:<br /></strong>a = Headcount of classified First degrees awarded <br />b = Percentage of classified First degrees awarded as first class<br />c = Percentage of classified First degrees awarded as upper second class <br />d = Percentage of classified First degrees awarded as lower second class<br />e = Percentage of classified First degrees awarded as third class<br />f = Headcount of unclassified First degrees<br />g = Headcount of other undergraduate awards</p>
| Mode of Study | Characteristic | Characteristic Split | a | b | c | d | e | f | g |
| Full-time | Ethnicity | Asian | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Black | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| Mixed | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| White | 230 | 25% | 46% | 25% | 4% | N | 50 | ||
| Other | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| Unknown | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| Full-time | EIMD 2019 Quintile | 1 | 40 | 20% | 40% | 25% | 10% | N | N |
| 2 | 70 | 15% | 50% | 30% | 5% | N | N | ||
| 3 | 50 | 30% | 40% | 20% | 10% | N | N | ||
| 4 | 50 | 35% | 35% | 35% | DP | N | N | ||
| 5 | 50 | 25% | 45% | 45% | 5% | N | N | ||
| N/A | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| Unknown | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | ||
| Full-time | Sex | Female | 200 | 26% | 46% | 23% | 5% | N | 30 |
| Male | 60 | 21% | 32% | 38% | 10% | N | N | ||
| Other | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Mode of Study | Characteristic | Characteristic Split | a | b | c | d | e | f | g |
| Part-time | Ethnicity | Asian | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A |
| Black | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| Mixed | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| Other | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| White | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| Unknown | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| Part-time | EIMD 2019 Quintile | 1 | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| 3 | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| 4 | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| 5 | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| N/A | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| Unknown | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| Part-time | Sex | Female | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A |
| Male | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | ||
| Other | N | N | N | N | N | N/A | N/A |
<p>The university has a zero-tolerance policy to harassment and bullying in relation to any of the Equality Act’s protected characteristics covering students, staff and anyone else involved with the university.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The university respects the right of staff to opt-out from answering particular equality and diversity monitoring questions. However, the university encourages staff to provide all data to ensure we can fully support an inclusive and diverse workforce.</p>
<p dir="ltr">For further information, or for details on how our statistics are collated, please contact:<br /></p><ul><li>Jeff Wright — Head of Compliance & Quality Systems</li><li>Email: <a href="mailto:jwright@aup.ac.uk">jwright@aup.ac.uk</a> </li><li>Tel: <a href="tel:+4401752203434">01752 203434</a></li></ul>