Responsibilities 

The SAT is responsible for a range of activities as described below.

Analysis and evaluation

• Collecting, collating, analysing, interpreting, sharing and reflecting on a range of quantitative and qualitative data to identify both challenges and opportunities with regards to equality at LSTM.
• Evaluating written LSTM policies, and operational practices and activities to identify opportunities to improve equality at LSTM.

Benchmarking, priority and target setting

• Establishing priority areas for short, medium- and long-term action that directly respond to the analysis and evaluation and to emerging issues identified by networks and groups within LSTM.
• Identifying and defining selected indicators to track progress against priorities.
• Identifying and documenting suitable internal and external benchmarks to inform selection of realistic stretch targets.

Action planning

• Developing an evidence-based, SMART and comprehensive action plan to underpin advancement against the agreed priorities over the whole award period, and, for some longer-term actions, beyond the award period.

Monitoring and evaluating

• Evaluating the effectiveness of actions undertaken on an ongoing basis, to ensure actions are delivering impact against objectives. 
• Evolving and developing the action plan in response to evaluation ensuring that successes and failures are documented and changes to the action plan are clearly identifiable and suitably justified.

Reporting and communication

Developing and maintain a two-way communication, feedback and reporting mechanism with the wider constituencies of LSTM including via:

• Progress updates to the monthly LSTM Management Committee (MC)
• Departmental representatives (including professional services) to update colleagues on SAT at relevant departmental meetings and provided back to the SAT on any relevant Departmental level matters arising
• The SAT Chair attending the EDC and sharing progress/identifying gaps and synergies between the two committees
• Keep the equality and diversity representative on the LSTM Board of Trustees abreast of progress
• Written updates published in the Staff and Student newsletter
• Regular updates to the School Staff Forum and with presentations at key points in the SAT timeline and when broad feedback is needed
• Formal representation of individual constituent groups on the SAT (See Representation on the SAT)
• A dedicated Athena Swan page on the LSTM Website and intranet
• Ad hoc opportunities such as at annual meetings, International Women’s Day Celebrations
• Informal mechanisms such as emails to the SAT Chair, questions at the School Staff Forum (these can be anonymous) and via the HR Department processes