Our Work in Equality
British Gymnastics subscribes to the principles of equality of opportunity and strives to ensure that anyone participating in gymnastics is able to do so in a discrimination-free environment. British Gymnastics believes that everyone is entitled to be treated fairly regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, parental or marital status, disability, religion, colour, race, ethnic or national origins, or socio/economic background.
British Gymnastics has achieved both the Foundation and Preliminary levels of the UK Equality Standard for Sport (which is a framework and set of standards aimed at improving the equality work within Sports Govening Bodies and similar organisations). We are currently working towards the submission for the Intermediate level of the standard, which ensures we continue to increase opportunities and services for a diverse range of people within our organisation.
British Gymnastics takes equality seriously and strives to ensure that equality is embedded as part of our decision making processes at every level of our organisation. To give an example of how we incorporate this in to our work in practice; the Board of Directors for British Gymnastics has adopted a reporting format which ensures that equality implications are considered for every Board Report discussed at Board level.
British Gymnastics has also established an Equality Task Group. This group has been driving forward equality work across the whole Organisation since 2007, with a main focus on breaking down barriers to participation in gymnastics by under-represented groups. The group now acts as a task and finish forum which works to develop effective structures, processes and delivery across the organisation. British Gymnastics also has a Standards Committee with a role to lead on the strategic direction of equality within British Gymnastics.
To find out more about equality work within British Gymnastics, please click on the document links below:
Equality Case Studies
Please click on the links below to find out about a range of equality projects which are making a huge impact by improving and increasing opportunities for under-represented groups.
- 2012 Disability Gymnastics Awareness Month, London
- Freestyle Gymnastics aimed at 14-18 year olds, Stars Gymnastics Club, South East
- Integrating Ethnic Minorities, Hull High Fliers and West Hull Gymnastics Club, Yorkshire
- Disability Clubs and School Links, Leicestershire & Rutland, East Midlands
- Disability Gymnastics, Northern Ireland
- A range of other Equality Case Studies
How to engage under-represented groups in your gymnastics activity
If you are planning to engage under-represented groups in gymnastics such as disabled people, Black and Minority Ethnic people (BME) or adults; please take a look at the toolkits below which are designed to help you increase the diverse appeal of your gymnastics activity on offer.
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