Equal Opportunities Statement

  • Exeter Young Strings is committed to providing equality of opportunity. We are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity in all areas of our work, including finance.
  • Exeter Young Strings will not intentionally or unintentionally discriminate against any group or individual on the grounds of race, skin colour, ethnic origin or nationality, culture, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, disability, age, religion, class or any other reason.
  • Exeter Young Strings through all its activities will seek to promote a positive understanding of the plural society in which we live and effectively challenge inequalities.
  • Exeter Young Strings has this anti oppressive policy which applies to us all and affects the way we deal with people whether our child members/participants or staff, volunteers and committee members.

Exeter Young Strings will:

  • endeavour to be aware of inequalitiy, the problems this causes and how this affects us and the implications of our work.
  • work to increase involvement with individuals to promote equal opportunities for our child participants/members, staff, volunteers and committee members.
  • challenge practices, legislation and institutions which seek to discriminate against or deny the rights of individuals on any grounds previously referred to.

To implement this policy

  • Exeter Young Strings will treat all individuals and groups equally and will not discriminate against them on the grounds of race, skin colour, ethnic origin, nationality, culture, gender, sexua orientation, disability, responsibility for dependants, age, religion, class, marital status or any other reason.
  • Exeter Young Strings is committed to equality of opportunity for all members of the organisation and teaching staff.
  • Exeter Young Strings will ensure that all staff are concidered strictly on merit, and strive to provide equal opportunities for work.
  • Information on equal opportunites principles and practise will be given to all staff and volunteers as part of their induction process.
  • Exeter Young Strings will ensure through regular review that existing policies, practises and procedures are monitored and evaluated and appropriate action taken to eliminate discriminatory practices.
  • All Exeter Young Strings staff and volunteers will be encouraged to challange any person whose language or behaviour is oppressive, offensive or discriminatory.

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