Case Studies

EqualEngineers was founded by Dr Mark McBride-Wright with the aim of making the UK’s engineering and technology sectors more diverse and inclusive of all people. As traditionally white, middle class, male dominated sectors, EqualEngineers believe that the inclusion of under-represented groups not only bring benefits for businesses but dramatically improves health, safety and wellbeing for its employees. The organisation works alongside the sectors to achieve this through training, recruitment, media campaigns and events.

Kent Union was established in 1965 and is the voice of all students who study at the University of Kent. They represent all 20,000 students to help them have the best student experience. As a registered charity all donations are reinvested which helps fund all the services, they offer including their Advice Centre and Job Shop.

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals (BSUH) is an acute teaching hospital working across two main sites, Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. BSUH provide district general hospital services to people in and around the Brighton and Hove, Mid Sussex and the western part of East Sussex and more specialised and tertiary services for patients across Sussex and the south east of England.

London City Airport opened its doors in 1987 with the aim of giving passengers quick access to the financial district int the city. Charles, Prince of Wales laying the foundation stone of the terminal building, on 2 May 1986 and in November 1987 Queen Elizabeth II officially opened London City Airport.

Children in Scotland gives all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do. By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, Children in Scotland offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. They create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland.

Middlesex Cricket was founded in 1864 and is one of the most successful and well-respected first-class counties in the English domestic game. The club plays at the Home of Cricket, Lord’s Cricket Ground, in St John’s Wood and has done since 1877.

Capital City College Group is London’s largest further education college group, providing exceptional education and training for our students, business clients and other stakeholders They comprise of three London’s largest most popular colleges – City and Islington College, Westminster Kingsway College and the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London – as well as a bespoke training provider for employers and apprentices, Capital City College Training.

The Scottish Commission for Learning Disability (SCLD) is committed to finding new and better ways to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities in Scotland. At SCLD we want a world where people with learning disabilities are respected and included by everyone. We believe that we all have something to give and that everyone should be given the opportunity for their voices to be heard. We work closely with the Scottish Government to help deliver their learning disability strategy, The Keys to life - https://keystolife.info/

Over the past thirty years Search Consultancy has grown to become one of the UK's largest and leading recruitment consultancies offering a range of services to clients, candidates and temps. With 14 offices across the country they look to place people at all levels across a wide range of commercial and industry sectors. Search Consultancy’s mission is to be the recruitment partner of choice for organisations who are aiming to achieve success through talented and motivated people. They are here to provide expertise and value to both their candidates and clients at every stage of the recruitment process.

Everton Football Club is a topflight English Premier League Football Club which has been playing at the top level continuously since 1954. From being one of the founder members of the football league in 1888, right through to present day when Everton made technological and sporting history by helping a child too sick to travel to become the world's first 'virtual matchday mascot' - experiencing the excitement of going on to the pitch via a specially-designed telepresence robot carried by captain Phil Jagielka in the 2017/18 season - Everton has always been at the forefront of innovation and inclusion.

London Gatwick is the world’s busiest single-runway airport which was officially opened on 9 June 1958 by Her Majesty The Queen. Over the last 60 years, the airport has grown from just 186,000 passengers to over 46 million passengers each year. In 2018 Gatwick served more destinations than any other UK airport.

The University of London, ‘The Peoples University’, became a Chartered University in 1836. Established as a secular alternative to Oxford and Cambridge, the only two other English universities at the time. In the present day, the University of London contains 18 member institutions, central academic bodies, and research institutes. The university has over 52,000 distance learning external students and 161,270 campus-based internal students (across the Federation), making it the largest university by the number of students in the United Kingdom.

Established in 1993 a small independent charity, the ‘Let’s Kick Racism Out of Football’ campaign was created in response to widespread calls from clubs, players and fans to tackle racism in football. Kick It Out was then established as a body in 1997 as it widened out its objectives to cover all aspects of discrimination, inequality and exclusion. Working throughout the football, educational and community sectors to challenge discrimination, encourage inclusive practices and campaign for positive change, Kick It Out is at the heart of the fight against discrimination for everyone who plays, watches or works in football.

Buglife is the only organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates. Founded in the year 2000 Buglife actively works to save Britain’s rarest little animals, everything from bees to beetles and worms to woodlice. Their ultimate goal is to stop the extinction of invertebrate species.

Morson International is one of the most respected names in recruitment, helping candidates find their perfect role and helping companies find the right people for their business since 1969. As the 3rd largest engineering recruitment company in the world (Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) report 2017) they specialise in the supply of technical engineers and support operatives in the UK and overseas. With a business model that focuses on excellence for employees, candidates, contractors, and clients, they are actively committed to improving the lives of the communities in which they work. As leaders in the inclusivity conversation, they have taken significant steps to build on their status as a ‘disability confident employer’, reducing stigmas, attracting talent from untapped pools and creating job opportunities for all.