How can someone be discriminated against
The 2010 Equality Act protects people with the following protected characteristics from being treated differently :
Age
Disability
Gender Reassignment
Marriage and Civil Partnership
Pregnancy and Maternity
Race
Religion or Belief
Sex
Sexual Orientation
Direct
Discrimination
treating someone with a protected characteristic less favourably than others
Indirect
Discrimination
putting rules or arrangements in place that apply to everyone, but that put someone with a protected characteristic at an unfair disadvantage
Harassment
unwanted behaviour linked to a protected characteristic that violates someone’s dignity or creates an offensive environment for them
Victimisation
treating someone unfairly because they’ve complained about discrimination or harassment
Your Experiences
We are a community of principled, compassionate, and open-minded learners. As such, we do not tolerate any type or form of discrimination. Please report any such incidents that you may have experienced and/or witnessed using the form below. Your disclosure will be anonymous unless you elect to share your email address.