Model plans sent to Conveners; Heads of Institutes and Research Centres; Heads of Divisions and Services; Librarian and Director of Information Services; Careers Service; Teaching, Learning and Development Office; Centre for Learning Technology; and the Language Centre to act as a guide in drawing up their local Race Equality Plans

• Model plans sent as guidance

Completed -  04

• Checklist 1 sent to all academic depts to provide support and guidance

Completed -  May 04

• Guidelines circulated to provide departments with practical advice on how to implement a range of race equality initiatives

Completed -  Dec 04

• Examples of good practice identified in the Departmental Race Equality Plans (REPs) to be shared amongst all Departments

Completed -  Dec 04

• All Department and Centre REPs submitted

Completed - Dec 04

• Submission of REPs from Divisions continuing

Ongoing

Increase the representation of British black ethnic minorities (BEM) on Court

Identify a pool of 20-30 individuals from British BEM backgrounds, as a pool from which future governors can be drawn, to improve the number currently on Court (6/100)

Ongoing - March 05

Increase the representation of ethnic minority groups on School Committees

Liaise with Academic Nominations Committee to bring forward the issue of diversity on School Academic Committees

Ongoing - Spring/Summer 05

To determine ethnic minority perceptions of LSE

Barkers have been commissioned to produce a report. Once submitted, the race equality related actions will be reviewed

Ongoing

To review the future/makeup of the REWG in light of the formation of the Commission of Equality and Human Rights in 2007

Discussion between Chair of REWG, Secretary and Director of Administration and Director of HR

Ongoing

HR to continue research into the diversity among the staff of LSE

To determine and implement practical proposals to deal with any benchmark shortfalls among staff groups.

Ongoing 

To reduce the number of staff not providing personal ethnicity information from 15% in 2003 to 11.6% in 2004 to 10% by 2008 

HR and ARD to investigate the reasons why people refuse to fill in the boxes on ethnicity

Ongoing 

Academic Registrar to generate data on ethnicity of the School's student population

Ethnic profile presented:

• Undergraduate degree applications for 2002-03 & 2003-04(UK domiciled)
• Research students
• Taught Postgraduates

Completed - September 04

Academic Registrar to analyse progress of students

• Ethnic profile of undergraduate degree classifications 1999-2004 provided

Completed - September 04

• Continued research on the applications of Black British undergraduate students, to determine possible reasons for their being underrepresented.

Completed - November 04

To determine why insufficient British ethnic minority students are going onto postgraduate study at LSE

ARD to complete research into the causes and practical solutions to this problem

Ongoing - to report to REWG April 05

To include awareness of race equality in the student experience

ARD to explore ways of engaging with students on issues of student experience and service delivery in regard to race equality

Ongoing - to report to REWG April 05

Library and IT Services - Student Survey to monitor satisfaction and analyse the results by ethnic group and devise an action plan to address any discrepancies.

On-line survey undertaken during the Lent term

Completed - annually 

To produce Checklist Part 2 for Departments

To provide an over view of the ethnic breakdown of departments both in terms of students (UG, PG and Research) and staff, against London, South East and UK benchmarks. Benchmarking exercise to be undertaken by Central Administration

Student data Completed -January 04 (yet to circulate to Depts) 
Staff data - ongoing

To set up an Ethnicity Monitoring Sub-Group in light of increased requirements from HEFCE and CRE. In order to analyse and review ethnicity data and report back to the REWG

Group established at REWG meeting of 25 October 2004

Ongoing - first meeting held 1 December 04

HR to produce an Annual Ethnicity Report

• Discussed at Ethnicity Monitoring Sub-group, Report to include:

Ongoing

• Ethnicity data for Academic, AR and CRA recruitment

Ongoing

• Ethnicity analysis for Staff Development training programmes

Ongoing

• Ethnicity analysis for Teaching Learning Centre workshops

Ongoing

• Ethnic origin of staff in relation to promotions

Ongoing

• Ethnic origin by staff band and full-time/part-time

Ongoing

• All ethnicities by length of service

Ongoing

HR to produce an all staff ethnicity breakdown

The data is to be benchmarked against census data

Ongoing - to be produced annually

Head of PR to consider impact of current methods for communication on racial and other groups in the School 

PR department carried out ethnicity monitoring of images of people used in publications.

Completed -annually

To review the Harassment policy. Procedures to cover both staff and students

Sent to REWG in October 2004 and to the Student Affairs Committee in November 2004 for comment

Ongoing

To undertake impact assessments on staff reviews, student and staff disciplines, complaints and grievances

ARD and HR to establish an annual reporting cycle on the requirements that the CRE and HEFCE have outlined. To collect baseline figures in order to undertake impact assessments

Ongoing - to report to REWG by end April 04

For Divisions to carry out impact assessments on their policies in regard to how they impact different racial groups.

Sent to REWG in October 2004 and to the Student Affairs Committee in November 2004 for comment

Ongoing

Human Resources develop a programme of workshops promoting the Diversity Toolkit.

Implementation: Individual responses and planned workshops with divisions and academic departments

Completed -Early 04

Raising awareness

Library ran an article in the it's newsletter (Update) outlining the work it is doing on promoting race equality in its services

Completed lent term 04

Raising awareness

Pritpal K Gill gave talks on Race Equality to Occasional Teachers in the Department of Accounting and Finance on 1 June 2004 and to Departmental Managers at their termly meeting on 9 June 2004

Completed

Promoting Equality and Diversity

The Staff Development Unit is piloting a new 'introduction to equality and diversity' short staff development event in February, with a view to rolling it out to all interested staff from March. It offers an overview of legislation, best practice advice and scenarios for participating staff to work through, and will be delivered by Alison Cumpsty and Associates, who have extensive experience in the field

Ongoing

Communicating with external bodies

The School is looking to develop a project with the Leadership Foundation, possibly in partnership with another leading HE institution, which will work up existing work on perceptions of LSE, and may give rise to specific projects and coaching activity.

Ongoing - Michaelmas term 05

Race Equality Working Group to submit second Annual Report to Council

Report to Council meeting8 February 2005

Ongoing