The five key pillars to our EDIB work
EDIB
All of our EDIB (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging) work is grounded in our mission, and we must meet people where they are and bring them with us through equity of opportunity and accessibility. Over the past 5 years we have, among other things, transformed our recruitment process, our internal and external communications and our learning and development. We have been awarded Bronze TIDE status via ENEI and along with our EDIB team, we commit to continuous growth, development, listening and learning.
We can categorise our EDIB work under 5 key pillars:
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Understanding the / Removing any barriers (including barriers in communication methods) to becoming a client, colleague, trustee, student, volunteer, supporter doner or any user/contributor to the services of Nordoff and Robbins.
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Giving everyone the right tools and access for salary, promotions, roles, responsibilities, learning, development, and access to a Music Therapist for those at most need.
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Reaching our audiences in a multitude of ways including by having conversations with them, and meeting them where they are – be that through services, communications, events, research, resources etc.
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To ensure we have fair practices, and allow people to speak out, question and challenge language, actions, and behaviours of Nordoff and Robbins as an organisation and those who represent it and to provide channels for them to do so safely.
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To instil a culture of continual listening, evolving, and learning from people including our clients, their families and our colleagues and students.
Underpinning all of these five pillars must be the acknowledgement of our own biases and to work on recognising these and ensuring that we have enough diversity within our fields that we do not become an echo chamber of outdated ideas, exclusive attitudes, or perceived privilege.
