The Midlands Leadership and Lifelong Learning team is sponsoring an evaluation project. This work is supported by the Midlands Region of the Disability and Wellbeing Network (DaWN). The project is looking at the experiences of colleagues in relation to access onto training and development programmes within our organisation. In particular we are looking to see if there are issues impacting disabled colleagues and those with health conditions. This relates to both formal programmes and informal development opportunities/assignments. We are not looking at evaluating the content of programmes, but rather the access to development opportunities.
The evaluation project is being undertaken independently by a company called Frontline who has extensive experience in all aspects of evaluation and in particular in relation to aspects of leadership and leadership development. The concept of this work has been developed by members of a neuro-diversity staff group. Below is a short, anonymous survey.
The survey is open to all colleagues, not just those who identify as having a disability, physical and non-physical as we are looking at access and how that is supported.
We would encourage all staff to share their experiences to help us improve access to our training and development offer as well as and the processes that support these.
If you have any queries about the evaluation please contact [email protected]
Please note: The wording in this survey matches the wording in the NHS staff survey, so you will see ‘disability’ described as ‘A physical or mental health condition or illness lasting or expected to last for 12 months or more’. This definition intends to encompass the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010 “You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.
The Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) subscribes to the social model of disability. Therefore, there is a collective commitment to remove barriers and providing appropriate support when the need becomes apparent.