The Aspire Educational Trust is a registered Disability Confident employer. Increasing employee diversity is important to the trust and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, the Aspire Educational Trust:

• have undertaken and successfully completed the Disability Confident assessment
• are taking all of the core actions to be a Disability Confident employer which include:
  • offering and making reasonable adjustments as required
  • encouraging our suppliers and partner firms to be Disability Confident
  • being flexible when assessing people so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.
  • providing an environment that is inclusive and accessible for staff, clients and customers

we also:

• promote a culture of being Disability Confident
• Support employees to manage their disabilities or health conditions
• Ensure there are no barriers to the development and progression of disabled staff
• Ensure managers are aware of how they can support staff who are sick or absent from work
• Value and listen to feedback from disabled staff
• Offer our Employee Assistance Scheme Sparks and National College training courses with further information and advice on mental health conditions.

Being a Disability Confident employer shows that we:

• draw from the widest possible pool of talent
• secure and retain high-quality staff who are skilled, loyal and hard working
• keep valuable skills and experience
• show our commitment by demonstrating that we treat all employees fairly

Interview Guarantee Scheme

As part of our commitment to being a Disability Confident employer, all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role will be offered an interview under our interview guarantee scheme.

Applicants who wish to be considered under this scheme, will be asked to indicate this on their application form by ticking the relevant box. Applicants do not need to state any further information at this stage.

The Disability Confident scheme’s definition of disability is in line with the Equalities Act 2010: “a physical or mental condition which has a long-term and substantial effect on your daily life".

Inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all

Regardless of whether candidates are applying under the Disability Confident scheme or not, when applicants are invited to interview we will ask if those with disabilities or long-term health conditions need any adjustments during the recruitment process.