National Inclusion Week 28 Sep - 04 October

What is National Inclusion Week?

This week is designed to celebrate everyday inclusion in all its forms! Sharing, promoting and inspiring your inclusion practices and culture: together, we will build and develop the inclusion momentum, everyday.

Promoted by 'Inclusive Employers' the theme for National Inclusion Week 2020 is Each One, Reach One. It is about the opportunity that we all have to connect with someone else, or another organisation, to help them understand the opportunity of inclusion and connect. It is about individuals and organisations connecting and inspiring each other to make inclusion an everyday reality. Together, we will build the biggest inclusion chain ever.

The Inclusive Employers website can be found here https://www.inclusiveemployers.co.uk/national-inclusion-week/

What is Workplace Inclusion?

Policies alone are not enough to build an inclusive workplace, and inclusion shouldn’t be a box-ticking exercise. At its most basic level, it is about ensuring that no one feels left out because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or other factors such as social background.

Ultimately an inclusive working environment allows people to be themselves at work. Equality and diversity can bring with them many challenges, so to promote workplace inclusion, you need to consider how your staff will work together on a daily basis. We can all play an active part in conversations about making more inclusive environments for everyone,  take a moment to reflect on the ways you personally can make a difference.

Anglian Water are promoting a range of activities & talks running throughout the week via Anglian Water's Lighthouse page which can be accessed here:

https://anglianwater.sharepoint.com/sites/pubInclusion/SitePages/Inclusion-Week-Events.aspx which includes details of how to get involved with the events but if there are any queries get in touch via the Inclusion community mailbox. inclusioncommunity@anglianwater.co.uk

They will be recording the sessions with the external speakers to allow people to listen at a later date if they are unable to attend.

All of the material we use will be shared on Lighthouse and will remain after the week has finished

SCHEDULE

Monday

09.00 -10.00 National Inclusion week webinar: Introduction to Inclusion - this is an external webinar AW has limited spaces so if anyone is interested in attending please contact the Inclusion Mailbox for details of how to register

12.00 -13.00 Interactive session Diversity Bingo -sign up on the Inclusion events page

Tuesday

12.00 - 12.30 Lunchtime learning session - topic  TBC - check the Inclusion events page for updates and to sign up

15.00 - 15.45 Speaker Sandra Kerr - Race director BITC presentation on race equality - sign up on the Inclusion events page

Wednesday

09.00 -10.00 National Inclusion week webinar:The Inclusive Leader -this is an external webinar AW has limited spaces so if anyone is interested in attending please contact the Inclusion Mailbox for details of how to register

12.00 -13.00 Interactive session Just By looking at me -sign up on the Inclusion events page

Thursday

11.30 - 13.00 Speaker Simon Fanshawe  'The Power of difference' interactive session - sign up on the Inclusion events page

Time TBC Presentation - Inclusion and our Customers - check the Inclusion events page for updates and to sign up

Friday

12.00 -13.00 Interactive Activity Privilege for sale - sign up on the Inclusion events page

15.30 - 16.30 National Inclusion week webinar: Spotlight, Best Practice Showcase - sign up on the Inclusion events page