Information for Staff
Oxford University LGBT Staff Network and Steering Group
LGBT Staff Network and Steering Group terms of reference 
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LGBT Staff Network Steering Group: Progress Report (2010-2011) (122kb)
Oxford University LGBT Staff Network Steering Group
The LGBT Staff Network Steering Group will work with the EDU to highlight issues relating to LGBT staff in order to inform the development of University policy and practice in relation to LGBT staff and to facilitate consultation and the sharing of information with LGBT staff.
| Steering Group membership |
|
|---|---|
| Chair |
Tony Brett |
| Secretary | Mel Parrott |
| Social Secretary | Kerri Russell |
| Link Officer | Stephen Payne |
| Link Officer | Jonathan Diesch |
| Link Officer | Caroline Thomas |
| Co-opted member | Tristram Wyatt |
| Co-opted member | Cheryl Briggs |
| Co-opted member |
Helen Charlesworth |
If you have any questions about the group please contact Tony Brett (tony.brett@oucs.ox.ac.uk) or Mel Parrott (mel.parrott@bnc.ox.ac.uk)
Oxford University LGBT Staff Network
The LGBT Staff Network was set up in response to the LGBT climate check report commissioned by the Equality and Diversity Unit. The Network is for all LGBT Oxford University staff, academic and non-academic (including OUP and the colleges). Post-graduate students are also welcome to join.
The group has an email list that acts as a confidential discussion forum, and also hold various meetings throughout the year, both social and work-related. Membership of the list will be kept confidential.
To sign up , please send a blank email to:oxu-lgbt-staff-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk.
Support and Advice for Staff
Childcare ServicesThe Equality and Diversity Unit is able to offer guidance and advice to departments on University policies.
The Legal Services Office offers guidance to departments on the law.
Guidance on personnel policy should be sought by departments from their designated Sector Personnel Officer and by individuals from their departmental administrator or Head of Department.
The Equality and Diversity Unit provides a network of harassment advisers to support the University's Policy and Procedure on Harassment.
The University offers training in best practice for those involved in the admissions process, recruitment and selection, management and teaching.
Advice on childcare is available from the Childcare website where full details of University nursery and childminding provision, advice on staff and student funding, and application forms are available.
Services and Information
Informal Oxford area Higher Education staff lgbt network
Guidance for departments on best practice in employing staff who are LGB and transgendered is available to download from the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU):