Equality and Diversity
At Ayrshire College, we value diversity and believe that everyone has the right to learn, work and socialise in a welcoming, safe and inclusive space.
We welcome the duties placed upon us by the Equality Act through our Public sector Equality Duty to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people who are more likely to experience discrimination and those who are not.
We believe that we can only do this by working together to bring our College values to life, creating a strong community and sense of belonging built upon mutual respect where individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, can achieve.
Our campuses are registered as Keep Safe spaces and Third-Party Reporting Centers.
We recently were awarded the LGBT Youth Scotland Foundations Charter Mark.
The College has achieved several accreditations, including Disability Confident Employer, Going Further for Student Carers, and has a Student Mental Health Agreement in place.
We are fully committed to the well-being and inclusion of all our students and staff by placing equality and diversity at the heart of everything we do, making Ayrshire College a place where everyone can thrive.
Report and Support
Ayrshire College does not tolerate bullying, harassment or hate crime.
This includes racism, homophobia, transphobia or biphobia, ageism and gender-based violence, in any of its forms.
Report and Support is an online reporting tool which enables a student or staff member of Ayrshire College to report an incident(s) related to bullying, discrimination, or harassment; hate crime; racism; and gender-based violence (for example, domestic abuse, sexual violence and sexual harassment).
Students and staff at the college, can use our Report and Support online reporting tool to tell us about any incident of bullying, harassment or hate they experience or witness.
Support for students to complete a Report and Support report is available through the Info Hub (info@ayrshire.ac.uk) and through the Student Association (studentassociation@ayrshire.ac.uk)
If you would like more information about Report and Support, please get in touch with our Equality and Diversity Performance Lead on equalityandinclusion@ayrshire.ac.uk.
Please note that Report and Support is not for use in emergencies. If you or someone you know is at risk of imminent harm, please let a staff member know immediately or call 999.
Equality Mainstreaming reports
Equality Impact Assessments
We are still working on our EQIA pages. If you would like to speak to someone about this please use the button below.
Information and support
Hate crime can feel like a very personal attack on you. Sometimes, we don't even recognise it has happened to us or we dismiss it as something to be ignored. You can use Report and Support to access support from the College or anonymously tell us of a potential issue here.
If you are in danger and need immediate help, you can:
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call 999 and ask to speak to the Police
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if deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired: text (SMS) 999 (emergency), contact BSL, or text 18001 (non-emergency)
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if you are on campus, you can seek assistance from the Info Hub which is typically located near the entrance or in the middle of each main campus building
Good to know:
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you can report hate crime at any local police station
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sometimes victims or witnesses of hate crime do not feel comfortable reporting the incident to the police. They might be more comfortable reporting it to someone they know. Police Scotland works in partnership with a number of organisations and groups, to take reports, known as Third Party Reporting centres. Ayrshire College is a Third Party Reporting centre. This means, we have a number of staff who are trained and can support you to submit a report to Police Scotland. More information here: Report Hate Crime to Police Scotland - Police Scotland
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Ayrshire College is a registered Keep Safe place for those who have a disability and are requiring a safe location as a result of being targeted because of their disability. More information here: About Keep Safe (iammescotland.co.uk)