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What role can Equality Reps play?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"479\" class=\"elementor elementor-479\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09bf529 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09bf529\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7cda01\" data-id=\"a7cda01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a795bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9a795bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3792d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3792d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35f5100\" data-id=\"35f5100\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d08c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4d08c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db692a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2db692a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. What role can Equality Reps play?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9eebf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9e9eebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-332c330 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"332c330\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-598019e\" data-id=\"598019e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5dcf8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5dcf8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What else do you want to say?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c14df elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"94c14df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/equality.eis.org.uk\/fairwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/What-else-do-you-want-to-say.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eb7bbd\" data-id=\"4eb7bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d07e96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d07e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Learning points:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Autistic employees can be a fantastic asset to any workplace.\u00a0<\/li><li>Autistic people\u2019s creativity, out the box thinking, loyalty, are all key qualities that any organisation would benefit from.\u00a0<\/li><li>Having open, honest non-judgemental conversations can solve a lot of issues before they become problems.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Reflective question<\/strong><\/p><p>What do you think the current level of understanding of autism is, in your local area? Where does this knowledge stem from?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6604b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7f6604b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff386fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff386fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Scottish Government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/fair-work-action-plan\/\">Fair Work First<\/a> policy extends the Fair Work Framework to proactively promote more diverse workplaces.<\/p><p>Fair work is essential to ensure everyone can bring their whole selves to work, and that everyone is respected and valued equally.<\/p><p>To ensure we can equitably realise Fair Work for all Autistic teachers and lecturers.:<\/p><ul><li>Autistic educators\u2019 <strong>voices<\/strong> must be heard and celebrated in the union and in education<\/li><li>Autistic educators must be <strong>respected<\/strong> at work, and appropriate consideration must be given to how the workplace can be adjusted to realise their full potential and removing any barriers that impact equal <strong>opportunity<\/strong><\/li><li>Autistic educators must be valued for their perspectives and contributions, to increase a sense of work <strong>fulfilment<\/strong> which is essential to wellbeing.<\/li><li>Being <strong>safe<\/strong> at work and in your job is essential, so workplaces must tackle discrimination, harassment and insecure employment.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Training<\/strong> was a significant gap identified by the sample survey of autistic EIS members. Only 4 out of 28 respondents said their workplace provided training that included information about being autistic in the workplace. Some others said sessions were primarily about autistic young people.<\/p><p>Most respondents did not know whether their <strong>manager had a good understanding <\/strong>of autism, only 6 agreed and 11 disagreed. Similarly, when it came to feeling supported, only one person strongly agreed their manager knew how to support autistic staff members, whilst 10 didn\u2019t know, and 14 disagreed. 4 agreed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8ef69 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cf8ef69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d41b06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d41b06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ad6af7\" data-id=\"6ad6af7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a8187f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a8187f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Possible actions for Equality Reps<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Consider how you can raise awareness of members, and education leadership about autism<\/li><li>Consider how you could go about encouraging autistic members to share their experiences and to grow their union voice and activism<\/li><li>Review policies and procedures and consult with members on how to make these more autism appropriate<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d0d78d\" data-id=\"6d0d78d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743842f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"743842f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Further information <\/strong><\/p><p>Posters from EIS Women\u2019s History <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eis.org.uk\/gender-equality\/iwd2022\">https:\/\/www.eis.org.uk\/gender-equality\/iwd2022<\/a><\/p><p>One Thousand Women\u2019s Voices: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eis.org.uk\/gender-equality\/1000womenbriefing\">https:\/\/www.eis.org.uk\/gender-equality\/1000womenbriefing<\/a><\/p><p>Get it Right for Girls: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eis.org.uk\/gender-equality\/girfgguidance\">https:\/\/www.eis.org.uk\/gender-equality\/girfgguidance<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667dd88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"667dd88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e51e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8e51e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Please move on to the Next Topic when you are done with this page \u2013 you can always return to view it again later on. <\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Now log into your Padlet to record your reflections, questions and notes. At the end of the week, please comment on at least one other participant\u2019s reflections on the Padlet.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-08e2b64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08e2b64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70b2eb3\" data-id=\"70b2eb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73fed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c73fed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/education_equalitydept\/FairWorkForward\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The Padlet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0600a2\" data-id=\"a0600a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b5bb8 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a3b5bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/equality.eis.org.uk\/fairwork\/week-2b\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Next Week &gt;&gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efd025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1efd025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What else do you want to say? https:\/\/equality.eis.org.uk\/fairwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/What-else-do-you-want-to-say.mp4 Learning points: Autistic employees can be a fantastic asset to any workplace.\u00a0 Autistic people\u2019s creativity, out the box thinking, loyalty, are all key qualities that any organisation would benefit from.\u00a0 Having open, honest non-judgemental conversations can solve a lot of issues before they become problems. 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