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Diversity Events Calendar 2012/13

The calendar is an important resource for Accrington and Rossendale College, particularly in term of academic planning around religious festivals and holidays. It will also help raise awareness of equality and diversity and more generally well being issues.

Please note some of the dates for events/religious days may be subject to change or regional and local variations. Sources including the Manchester Chaplaincy Group, SHAP and The Religious Education Council have been used for the dates.

Use the links on the following page to find out more about the religions listed in this calendar.

Key:

Religious Dates

Holidays or Well Being Events

Academic and College Based DatesDiversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it every day.Author unknown

Introduction

Baha’i:www.bahai.org.uk

Buddhist:www.buddhanet.net

Chinese:www.religionfacts.com/chinese_

religion/index.htm

Christian:www.bbc.co.uk/religion/

religions/christianity/

Hindu:www.bbc.co.uk/religion/

religions/hinduism/

Jain:www.jaincentre.com/

Jewish:www.bbc.co.uk/religion/

religions/judaism/

Muslim:www.islamfortoday.com/beliefs.

htmwww.islamreligion.com

Pagan:www.bbc.co.uk/religion/

religions/paganism/

Rastafarian:www.bbc.co.uk/religion/

religions/rastafari/

Shinto:www.japan-guide.com/e/e2056.

html

Sikh:www.sikhs.org/

National Prostate Cancer Awareness MonthAs the month of September brings prostate cancer into focus, it’s time to increase public understanding of the disease, including its prevalence, approaches to screening and prevention, treatment options, and resources that offer updated prostate cancer information throughout the year.

22nd World Car Free DayWe all know about the dangers of too much pollution to our environment, yet every day we get in our cars and make the situation worse.

This important awareness day aims to help highlight the pollution of the world caused by car use and persuade us to leave the car at home and have a no car day!

8th International Literacy DayThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its partners promote the day to underline the significance of literacy for healthy societies, with a strong emphasis on epidemics and communicable diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.

In countries all over the world the day raises people’s awareness of and concern for literacy problems within their own communities.

September 2012

Ecidujerp is prejudice spelled backwards. Either way, it makes no sense.Author unknown

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2 3Term starts and welcome to all students.

4 5Freshers Fayre

6 7 8Feast of the birth of Mary (Christian)

International Literacy Day

9 10World Suicide Prevention Day

11Ethiopian New Year (Rastafari)

12 13Eatery 1853: A taste of India

International Chocolate Day

14The Triumph of the Cross (Christianity)

London Fashion Week begins

15Software Freedom Day

16International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

17Rosh Hashanah (Jewish)

18 19Ganesha Chaturthi (Hindu)

Fast of Gedalliah (Jewish)

20Eatery 1853: Beat the Clock

21World Gratitude Day

UN International Day of Peace

World Alzheimer’s Day

22Autumn Equinox (Pagan)

World Car Free Day

23Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Christian)

24 25 26Yom Kippur (Jewish)

European Day of Languages

27Eatery 1853: Beat the clock

28McMillan Coffee Morning

Confucius’ Birthday (Chinese)

29Michaelmas (Christian)

Inventors Day

World Heart Day

30Moon Festival (Chinese)

Breast Cancer Awareness MonthBreast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual international health campaign organised by breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of breast cancer issues, especially the importance of early detection. The campaign raises funds for research, prevention and cure and also provides information and support to those affected by breast cancer.

Black History MonthOctober was first designated as Black History Month in the United Kingdom during 1987. Today almost every region of the UK celebrates Black History Month and libraries, museums, galleries, archives and other public venues put on events to highlight the longevity of the Black and Asian presence in the UK and celebrate the nation’s diverse cultural heritage.

8th - 14th Dyslexia Awareness Week The Theme is: ‘Focus on Dyslexia’. Further details on www.bdadyslexia.org.uk

24th - 29th Hajj - IslamThe Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah). It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, an obligation that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every Muslim who can afford to do so. The pilgrimage occurs from the eight to twelfth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar.

October 2012

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or someother time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.Barak Obama (1961 - present)44th US President


1Sukkot begins (Jewish)

Black History Month

International Music Day

International Day of Older Persons

2Feast of the Guardian Angels (Christian)

Mahatma Ghandi’s Birthday

World Farm Animals Day

3World Temperance Day


St francis’ Day (Christian)

World Animal Day

5Chung Yeung (Chinese)

World Teachers’ Day

Jeans for Genes Day

6

7Hoshanah Rabbah (Jewish)

8 9Simchat Torah (Jewish)

Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Sikh)

10World Mental Health Day


World Sight Day

World Arthritis Day

12 13St Edward’s Day (Christian)

14 15 16Student Council Meeting

Navarati begins (Hindu)

World Food Day

17 18Eatery 1853: A taster menu from Ottolenghi

Main College Open Evening

19 20Birth of the Bab (Bahai)

21

Durja Puja (Hindu)

22Free Porridge Week

23 24Dussera (Hindu)

United Nations Day


26Eid-Ul-Adha (Muslim)

27

28End of British Summer Time and the clocks go back

29October Half Term

International Internet Day

30 31Samhain / Hallowe’en (Pagan)

All Hallows’ Eve (Christian)

National Anti-bullying monthThe week, run by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), aims to raise awareness of the serious problem of bullying. It encourages children and young people, schools, local authorities and the wider community to accept responsibility for the problem of bullying and to work together to stop it. It also celebrates the work that children and young people are doing throughout the country to respond to and prevent bullying.

18th - 27th Inter Faith Week Inter Faith Week is being facilitated by the Inter Faith Network for the UK and the Department for Communities and Local Government but will be community-led, with local people and groups of different backgrounds holding their own events and to highlight work going on to promote understanding between people of different faiths and beliefs.

November 2012

We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They are the source of our strength.Jimmy Carter (1924 - present)39th US President


1All Saints’ Day / Hallowmas (Christian)

Movember begins for men’s health issues

2All Souls Day (Christian)

Coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie I (Rastafari)

3

4 5Bonfire Night

6Winter Term starts

7 8Eatery 1853: Fur and Feather

World Town Planning Day

9 10

11Armistice Day / Remembrance Sunday (Multi Faith)

12Bith of Baha’u’llah (Baha’i)

13Diwali (Jain, Hindu, Sikh)

14World Diabetes Day


Shichigosan (Shinto)

Al-Hijira (Muslim)

16Children In Need

International Day for Tolerance

17St Hilda (Christian)

18 19Road Safety Week begins

International Men’s Day

20Universal Children’s Day

International Transgender Day of Remembrance

21World Television Day


23Niinamesei (Shinto)

24Ashura (Muslim)

Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh)

25International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

26Day of Covenant (Bahai)

27 28Birthday of Guru Nanak (Sikh)

Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha (Baha’i)


30St Andrew’s Day (Christian)

International Computer Security Day

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention MonthDecember has been designated National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

9th - 16th HanukkahHanukkah begins (alternate spelling Chanukah) (Jewish)Hanukkah celebrates the miraculous victory over religious persecution in the Holy Land and also commemorates the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle of the burning oil.

10th International Human Rights DayOn 10 December 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which has become a universal standard for the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide. This year on 10 December, the international community celebrates Human Rights Day to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration.

December 2012

Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciated each other’s differences: short, tall; Democrat, Republican; black, white; gay, straight - a world in which all of us are equal, but definitely not the same.Barbara Streissand (1942 - present)Singer, Actress, Director and Songwriter


1Anger Awareness Week begins

Prisoners for Peace Day

World Aids Day

UK Disability History Month

2Advent Sunday (Christian)

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

3Eatery 1853: Christmas Lunches start today and finish the 21st December

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

4 5International Volunteers Day

6Eatery 1853: Christmas Dinner

St Nicholas’ Day (Christian)


International Civil Aviation Day

8Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Christian)

Bodhi Day (Buddhist)

9Hannukah (Jewish)

10Centrestage Academy - Christmas Show performances start

International Human Rights Day

11 12 13Eatery 1853: Christmas Dinner

St Lucy’s Day (Christian)


15

16 17 18Student Council Meeting

19 20Student Executive Forum Meeting

Eatery 1853: Christmas Dinner

21Winter Term ends

Winter Solstice - Yule (Pagan)

Shortest Day

22

23 24Christmas Eve (Christian)

25Christmas Day (Christian)

26Boxing Day (Secular)

St Stephen’s Day (Christian)

Zartusht-no-Diso (Zoroastrian)

27 28 29

30 31Hogmany

New Year’s Eve

Cervical Health Awareness MonthThis month marks the beginning of Cervical Health Awareness Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness about the prevention of cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer is currently the second-leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. The American Cancer Society estimated that over 9,000 women would be diagnosed with the disease in 2008 and over 3,000 would die from it in the U.S. alone.

The good news is that most cases of cervical cancer can be prevented! From the Pap smear to the HPV vaccine, cervical cancer can be eradicated.

6th EpiphanyCelebrates the visit of the wise men (the magi) to the infant Jesus. In the East, where it originated, the Epiphany celebrates the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist in the River Jordan.

29th World Leprosy DayWorld Leprosy Day is observed internationally on January 31 or its nearest Sunday to increase the public awareness of the Leprosy or Hansen’s Disease. This day was chosen in commemoration of the death of Gandhi, the leader of India who understood the importance of leprosy. Leprosy is one of the oldest recorded diseases in the world. It is an infectious chronic disease that targets the nervous system, especially the hands, feet, and face.

January 2013

We may have different religions, different languages, different coloured skin, but we all belong to one human race.Kofi Annan (1938 - present)Ghanian Diplomat, 7th UN Secretary General, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize Winner


1New Year’s Day (Secular)

Festival of St Basil the Great (Christian)Tenth Tevet (Jewish)Oshogatsu (Shinto)

Global Family Day

2 3 4World Braille Day

5Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Sikh)

Twelfth Night

6Epiphany (Christian)

7Term starts

Christmas Day (Rastafarian)

8 9 10 11International Thankyou Day

12

13St Hilary’s Day (Christian)

Baptism of the Lord (Christian)

14Makar Sankrant (Hindu)

15Seijin Shiki (Shinto)

16 17 18 19

20World Religion Day

21St Agnes (Christian)

22 23 24Milad un Nabi (Muslim)

25St Paul’s Day (Christian)

Burn’s Night

26Tu B’Shevat (Jewish)

27Holoaust Memorial Day (Multi-faith)

World Leprosy Day

28St Thomas Aquinas (Christian)

29 30 31Eatery 1853: Robbie Burn’s Night

Main College Open Evening

Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Sikh)

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) History Month Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month takes place every year in February. It celebrates the livesand achievements of the LGBT community.We are committed to celebrate its diversity and that of the society as a whole. We encourage everyoneto see diversity and cultural pluralism as the positive forces that they are and endeavour to reflect this in all we do. (http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/)

4th World Cancer DayWorld Cancer Day is a global observance that helps raise people’s awareness of cancer and how to prevent, detect or treat it. This event is held on February 4 each year. Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world, according to WHO, which estimates that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention. Low-income and medium-income countries are harder hit by cancer than the high-resource countries. It is essential to address the world’s growing cancer burden and to work on effective control measures.

14th - 20th World Orphan Week World Orphan Week began in the UK in 2005. It is a week developed to raise awareness for the needs of orphaned and abandoned children around the world. World Orphan Week (WOW) is a week for groups and individuals to volunteer their time and fundraise to support programs that can support these children in need.

February 2013

We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their colour.Maya Angelou (1928 - present)Autobiographer and poet


1 2Imbolc (Pagan)

Candlemas (Christian)

3Rissun (Shinto)

4World Cancer Day

Internet Safety Week

5 6 7 8Parinirvana - Nirvana Day (Buddhist)

National Doodle Day for Epilepsy Awareness

9

10Chinese New Year (Chinese)

11Our Lady of Lourdes (Christian)

12Student Council Meeting

Shrove Tuesday (Christian)

Darwin Day

13Ash Wednesday (Christian)

14Eatery 1853: Valentine’s Meal

St Valentine’s Day (Christian)

15Vasant Panchami (Hindu)

16

17 18February Half Term

19 20 21Fast of Esther (Jewish)

International Mother Language Day

22World Thinking Day

23

24Purim (Jewish)

25Term starts

Magha Puja (Buddhist)

26 27 28

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness MonthOvarian Cancer Awareness Month can make all the difference to improving awareness and a better understanding of the disease. In the past the media has been an essential part of spreading key messages and raising much-needed funds. March is your time to help change that.

If found in its early stages, 90% of women with ovarian cancer will live longer than another five years. The problem is most people aren’t diagnosed until the cancer has spread and makes treatment much more difficult.

11th - 15th National Apprenticeships Week National Apprenticeship Week, which is organised by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), is an annual celebration of the talents and skills of apprentices. The week is all about raising the profile of apprenticeships amongst employers, individuals, teachers, parents and the media. Ultimately the aim is to ensure high quality apprenticeships continue to be used and valued by young people and UK businesses.

18th - 24th Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week This year’s campaign will focus on bringing high quality information to new parents. The “Tell it right, Start it right” campaign is aimed at ensuring that high quality information and support on Downs Syndrome is available throughout the UK.

March 2013

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)British Politician and Prime Minister of United Kingdom 1940 - 1945 and 1951 - 1955


1St David’s Day (Christian)

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

2Nineteen Day Fast begins (Bahai)

3Hina-matsuri (Shinto)

4National Careers Week

5St Piran’s Day (Christian)

6 7Eatery 1853: Steak Night

World Book Day (UK)

8International Women’s Day

9

10Mothering Sunday (Christian)

11Pennine Film Festival Week

National Apprenticeships Week

Commonwealth Day

12Global Entreprenuership Week begins

13No Smoking Day

14World Kidney Day

15National Science and Engineering Week (UK)

16

17St Patrick’s Day (Christian)

18 19 20Spring Equinox (Pagan)

21Shubun-sai (Shinto)Naw-Ruz (Bahai)Jamshedi Noruz (Zoroastrian)UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationWorld Down Syndrome Day

22World Day for Water

23World Meteorological Day

24Palm Sunday (Christian)

World Tuberculosis Day


Annunciation (Christian)

Fast of the First Born (Jewish)

26Student Council Meeting

Passover begins (Jewish)

Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian)

27Holi Festival (Hindu)

28Term ends

Student Executive Forum Meeting

Maundy Thursday (Christian)Hol Mohalla (Sikh)

29Good Friday (Christian)

30Holy Saturday (Christian)

Earth Hour (8:30pm-9:30pm)

31Easter Sunday (Christian)

British Summer Time Begins and the clocks go forward

National Autism Awareness MonthNational Autism Awareness Month is celebrated annually in April. It is an opportunity for local communities to raise awareness about autism.

16th - 22nd Parkinson’s Awareness Week World Parkinson’s Week aims to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease and how it impacts on individuals, families and the wider community.

22nd Earth DayEco-friendly promotional products deliver your eco-friendly message to your audience in a tangible way. Your logo on a “green” product goes beyond simple promotion; it reinforces your commitment to the environment.

April 2013

All conflict is about difference; whether the difference is race, religion, or nationality.John Hume (1837 - pressent)Leader of the SDLP


1Easter Bank Holiday

April Fool’s Day

2Passover ends (Jewish)

International Children’s Book Day

3 4 5 6

7Yom Hashoah (Jewish)

World Health Day

8 9 10 11Ugadi (Hindu)

12Yuri’s Night

13Vaisakhi (Sikh)

14Birthday of Guru Nanak (Sikh)

Hola Mohalla (Sikh)

Yom Hazikaron (Jewish)

15Term starts

Yom Ha’atzmaut (Jewish)

16World Haemophilia Day

17 18Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Sikh)

Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikh)

19Swaminarayan Jayanti (Hindu)

20

21Ridvan begins (Bahai)

Queen Elizabeth II Birthday

World Creativity and Innovation Day

22Centrestage Academy - Murder Mystery performances begin

Earth Day

23St George’s Day (Christian)

World Copyright Day

24 25Eatery 1853: A taste of the Sea

Theravda New Year (Buddhist)

World Malaria Day

26 27

28Lag B’Omer (Jewish)

29Centrestage Academy - One Act Play

30

12th - 18th Christian Aid WeekA week of awareness and Fund Raising in support of charities around the world.

17th International Day Against HomophobiaThe International Day Against Homophobia aims to tackle prejudice and discrimination and promote the rights of lesbian and gay people. Each year the campaign has a different focus.

May 2013

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal. John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)35th US President


1Photography Symposium

Beltane (Pagan)

2Photography Symposium

Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikh)

3World Press Freedom Day

4

5International Midwives Day

6May Day Bank Holiday

Deaf Awareness Week

7World Asthma Day

8Yom Yerushalayim (Jewish)

World Red Cross / Red Crescent Day

9 10 11World Fair Trade Day

12Ascension Day (Christian)

International Nurses Day


14 15Shavuot begin (Jewish)

International Day of Families

16Eatery 1853: Soiree Françoise

17WCRF Fruity Friday

International Day Against Homophobia

18Adult Learners Week begins (18th - 24th)

International Museum Day

19Pentecost / Whitsun (Christian)

20 21Student Council Meeting

Diversity Day

22 23Student Executive Forum Meeting

Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Sikh)

Declaration of the Bab (Bahai)

24 25Wesak or Buddha Day (Buddhist)

St Bede the Venerable (Christian)

26Trinity Sunday (Christian)

27Spring Bank Holiday

28 29Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Bahai)

30 31World No Tobacco Day

National Osteoporosis MonthThe National Osteoporosis Society is a UK national charity dedicated to improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Osteoporosis.

The National Osteoporosis Society draws together health and social care disciplines involved in osteoporosis together with 25,000 members, more than 1,000 volunteers and 44 staff.

7th - 15th British Heart Week The aim of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) is to play a leading role in the fight against disease of the heart and circulation so that it is no longer a major cause of disability and premature death.

The British Heart Foundation vision is one of a world in which people do not die prematurely of heart disease.

June 2013

Don’t become too narrow. Live fully. Meet all kinds of people. You’ll learn something from everyone. Follow what you feel in your heart.Yuri Kochiyama (1922 - present)Japanese American human rights activist.


1Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month

2Corpus Christi (Christian)

3Term starts

4 5 6 7 8World Ocean Day

9 10Centrestage Academy - production of ‘Joseph and his technicolour dreamcoat’ all this week

Men’s Health Week

11 12 13 14World Blood Donor Day

15

16Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Sikh)

Father’s Day

Trooping of the Colour

17World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

18Student Council Celebration

19 20World Refugee Day

21Summer Solstice (Pagan)

Longest Day

22

23 24 25 26International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illegal Trafficking

27 28 29St Peter and St Paul’s Day (Christian)

30

9th Ramadan (starts)Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, when Muslims fast during daylight hours.

Ramadan is often called ‘month of the Qur’an’ because of this, and Muslims attempt to recite as much of the Qur’an as they can during the month.

22nd St Mary MagdaleneCatholic, Anglican, Lutheran and Eastern Orthodox churches consider the first person to see Jesus at his resurrection a saint. She is also important in the Bahá’í faith.

July 2013

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)35th US President


1 2 3 4Term ends

5Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Sikh)

6

7 8 9Martyrdom of the Bab (Bahai)

Ramadan begins (Muslim)

10 11World Population Day

12 13

14 15St Swithin’s Day (Christian)

Emmeline Pankhurst Day

16Tisha B’Av (Jewish)

17 18 19Jamshedi Noruz (Zoroastrian)

20

21 22St Mary Magdelene (Christian)

Asala - Dharma Day (Buddhist)

23Birthday of Haile Selassie I (Rastafari)

Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Sikh)

24Pioneer Day (Mormon)

Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian)

25 26 27

28 29 30 31

15th Assumption of Mary The feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is also known as Assumption Day and the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. It marks the day that the Virgin Mary ascended into heaven following her death, according to popular Christian belief. It is observed annually on or around August 15 by some Christian denominations in the United Kingdom (UK).

Some Christians fast or abstain from certain types of foods during the first fifteen days of August. They may also attend special church services or say special prayers every day during this period.

3rd Laylat al-QadrMany Muslims in the United Kingdom celebrate Laylat al Qadr, also spelled as Laylat al-Qadr or Shab-e-Qadr, which most likely falls on one of the last 10 days of the Islamic month of Ramadan. This event is one of the most blessed of all nights in the Islamic calendar year.

Laylat al-Qadr is also known as the Night of Power or the Night of Destiny. It commemorates the night when God (Allah) revealed the Qur’an (or Koran), which is the Islamic holy book, to the prophet Muhammad (also known as Mohammad), according to Islamic belief.

August 2013

We all smile in the same language. Unknown.


1Lammas (Pagan)

2 3Lailat al Qadr (Muslim)

4 5 6Transfiguration (Christian)

7 8Eid-Ul-Fitr (Muslim)

9 10

11 12International Youth Day

13International Left Handers Day

14 15Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Christian)

A-Level Results Published

16 17Birthday of Marcus Garvey (Rastafari)

18Jamshedi Noruz (Zoroastrian)

19 20 21 22GCSE Results Published

23Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian)

24

25International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition

26 27 28 29 30 31

Accrington and Rossendale College (accross) recognises that its staff and students have an important role to play in safeguarding the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and preventing abuse.

The College has a comprehensive protection policy to ensure that the welfare of our students is always placed at the centre of all activities. If you would like to see a copy of this policy please contact the Information+ Centre on 01254 354354. Alternatively the policy can also be viewed on our web site at…

www.accross.ac.uk/thecollege/Learner_Support

Equal Opportunities and Cultural Diversity

Accrington and Rossendale College (accross) is committed to the active pursuit of an equality and diversity policy which addresses the need and right of everyone in College to be treated with respect and dignity, in an environment in which a diversity of backgrounds experience is valued.

It aims to ensure that all staff and students whether existing or potential receive fair and equal treatment when applying to, or working as, members of the College, and to counter any attitudes and behaviour which deny opportunities to people simply or primarily because of their: • Age• Disability• Gender reassignment• Marriage and civil partnership• Pregnancy and maternity• Race• Religion or belief (this includes lack of belief)• Sex• Sexual Orientation

Safeguarding and Protecting Young People and Vulnerable Adults Policy

Greening the College

Accrington and Rossendale College (accross) prides itself on being green organisation, which has undertaken a series of initiatives designed to reduce the size of our carbon footprint. We promote the use of sustainable resources and discourage wasteful or damaging environmental practices and continue to raise awareness and understanding of environmental issues among all staff and students.

Accrington and Rossendale College (accross) exists to provide high quality education and training to the widest range of local people. The details in this course guide were correct at the time of print. The college however, reserves the right to alter the information contained in this publication at any time. Classes will run subject to sufficient student numbers, please check with our staff if you want to be sure that a programme is running or a specific facility is in operation. Please call the college’s main reception with any enquiries you may have on (01254) 389933.

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