Equality & Diversity in Staff Recruitment

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Equality & Diversity in Staff Recruitment

Central’s staff recruitment procedures have also been designed to be fair and compliant with regard to equality and diversity legislation.

Suitability for employment is strictly assessed on a competency level. Each role within the School is clearly defined by a competency based job description that is free from any forms of discrimination.

Employee Diversity statistics

The following data for contracted and fixed-term employees has been generated from the school’s staff HESA collection 2022/23.

  • Student Staff Ratio (SSR)

    Based on the student and staff numbers Central’s Student Staff Ratio (SSR) has continued to decrease slightly.

    YearSSR*
    2020/219.4
    2021/229.2
    2022/239.0

    *(using student FTE from Academic Records)

  • Central Employees by Nationality

    This table displays the percentage of staff by nationality for academic year 2022/23.

    United Kingdom*  European Union Country  Other European Economic Area Countries  Other Non-European Countries  Not Known
    79% 9% 0% 11% 0.5%

    *Including Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man
     

  • Central Employees by Age

    This data displays staff (excluding atypical contracts) by age.

    Under 21  21-30  31-40  41-51  51-60  61-65  Over 65
    0.5% 10.5% 28% 25% 23% 10% 3%

    This data displays staff with only academic atypical contracts by age.

    Under 21  21-30  31-40  41-51  51-60  61-65  Over 65
    1% 22% 32% 21% 15% 6% 3.5%
  • Central Employees by Disability

    This data displays declared disability (excluding atypical contracts) as at 1 December 

    • Known disability 12%

    • No known disability 86%

    • Unknown 2%

    The table below shows disability data for the last three years.

     2020/212021/222022/23
    No known disability89%86%86%
    Known to be disabled8%12%12%
    Information refused2%2%2%
  • Teaching Qualifications

    The information below illustrates the number of academic teaching qualifications for staff where the field is required as at 1 December.

    • Holds a teaching qualification 57%

    • No teaching qualification held 43%

  • Central Employees by Ethnicity

    The data below shows the ethnicity of staff (atypical contracts) for academic year 2022/23  

    • Global Majority 24.5%

    • White 74.5%

    • Not known 1%

    The table below shows ethnicity of permanent staff over the previous three years.

    Ethnicity2020/212021/222022/23
    Global Majority22%25%25%
    White78%75%74%
    Unknown0%0%1%
  • Central Employees by Gender Identity

    This data displays staff numbers by gender identity (excluding hourly paid workers).

    • Female: 61% 

    • Male: 39% 

    • Non binary: 0%