Diversity and inclusion employer strategy for Scottish Government
This diversity and inclusion strategy is a call to action to all leaders, managers and employees in the Scottish Government to disrupt the status quo, to adapt, innovate and to challenge with psychological safety.
Our approach to change
Listening to diverse voices creates a dynamic rationale for change. Building consensus where we focus effort for maximum impact. And ownership of actions that will deliver the changes we want to see.
Our theory of change model ensures only actions that will directly contribute to delivering our two employer equality outcomes are included.
Its purpose is to concentrate our collective efforts on the changes needed now. And to use this approach iteratively to make substantive progress and then refocus effort on what changes are needed next.
Adopting this model has created:
- better opportunity for employee voice to shape the change we want to see
- a shared understanding and agreement of the changes we are prioritising
- synergy in using different teams and expertise to focus on common goals
Profile piece: inclusive culture and learning
Shifting mindsets and behaviour
Our Diversity and inclusion curriculum contains over 100 learning resources offering digital and live learning.
Digital curriculum learning
Opportunities cover each equality group as well as learning for specific roles.
Approaches combine guidance and case studies along with sharing employees' lived experience.
It includes:
- inclusive culture training
- inclusive recruitment
- inclusive communication
- social model of disability case studies
- employee passport storytelling animation
- Islam awareness storytelling animation
- network development support framework
Live learning
Has included mandatory inclusive culture training for all staff. Coupled with the opportunity to participate in a range of topic specific learning, including:
- anti racism learning for senior civil servants
- disability equality for line managers
- diversity objective setting
- Equality impact assessment improvement programme
- LGBT allyship
- trans awareness
- relationship based training
"The models used to share the learning were a good example of inclusivity. A well put together and valuable course."
Contact
Email: diversityteam@gov.scot
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