Services

I am deeply committed to advancing equality and human rights, and am an experienced equality, diversity and inclusion practitioner, trainer and consultant.

The services I offer focus on the environments created by organisations, the people that power those environments and those who they impact on.

Supporting you to undertake and deliver meaningful equality impact assessments (EIAs) for your policies, projects and decision making.

Progress beyond ticking boxes and form filling to equality impact assessments that make a meaningful positive impact. I can support your staff to meet your equality duties by really adding value to all areas of work and undertake equality impact assessments that make a meaningful, positive difference.

Effective equality impact analysis and assessment is most effective when it is systemic - part of day to day decision making and practice, rather than seen as a separate process.

I can work with you to assess the current position of your organisation's equality impact assessment practice, and help develop your organisation capacity to transform your approach to EIA so that it has a meaningful positive impact on staff and those who use your organisation's services.

This case study provides an example of equality impact assessment of a complex and sensitive project, with significant impact

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Strategic vision and operational impact

Navigating your organisation on a journey towards a more inclusive environment.

What is an inclusive environment? Every person will experience their environment from their unique perspective, but great environments have these things in common:

Staff and volunteers from all backgrounds feel safe, included and supported
Customers, patients or service users have the best possible experience
They are high performing and effective

I have developed a framework to measure how safe, accessible, diverse and supportive the current environment feels to people in your organisation.

Using the Hallmark of Inclusion framework to measure how inclusive your organisation's environment is, and work with staff and other stakeholders to identify priorities. Your organisation will adopt pledges that are based on these priorities, with support to make them happen.

At an operational level, I can support managers to integrate strategic objectives into their operational plans in a way that is meaningful for them and achievable for them and their teams.

I can develop or review policies to maximise their positive equality impact.

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Offering a range of equality and inclusion training services

Equality and inclusion awareness training
Structural inequalities and the biases we hold (co-delivered with Jamie Spurway)
Understanding the power and impact of the Social Model of Disability
Equality impact assessment training
Diversity champion training and coaching
Equality and inclusion in mediation
Evaluation

Time to focus on you

Sometimes, we all need support to navigate life's complexities. I may be able to help if:

You need a sounding board or a supportive space to work through a project or dilemma
You are working on an equality impact assessment
You are facing conflict and want to work toward resolution (delivered in partnership with Catherine Brys)
You’re at a crossroads in life and seeking clarity

Coaching is a deeply personal process, and it’s important to find the right fit. That’s why I offer an initial 30-minute session free of charge—so you can get a sense of whether we’re a good match.

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Facilitated dialogue

I have a strong track record of creating psychologically safe sand accessible spaces where people can share their insights and lived experience.

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Testimonials

“It is hard to fully quantify the impact of Amanda’s support to the CCG programme of work, however, it has been huge. She instills immense confidence through the breadth of her knowledge and deep understanding of the role of the CCG. She is very integral to our E&D work.”

Associate Director of Corporate Affairs | NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group
“Amanda’s enthusiasm and positive approach make her a pleasure to work with and a valued colleague: someone to turn to for ideas and advice”

Strategic HR Lead | Yorkshire & Humber Strategic Health Authority
“Amanda has been central to the organisation and delivery of some of the most effective engagement events in Barnsley. One of her key strengths is being a constructive critical friend with solutions to offer.”

Equality & Diversity Manager | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
“Amanda has a wealth of experience and skills along with a passion for people. She is a delight to work with. She would be an asset to any organisation ."

Chair and Life President | Disability Sports Yorkshire

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“Amanda and Catherine designed and facilitated a series of exploration and co-design sessions. What we valued about their approach was their understanding of the complexity of the topics being discussed and their emphasis on designing impactful sessions centred around psychological safety.”

Skills Development Coordinator | External Relations and Partnerships | Historic Environment Scotland
“Amanda and Catherine brought an in-depth understanding of this complex type of EDI work. They also have a proven understanding of EDI challenges in the heritage sector. They used a structured evaluation framework based on the Hallmark of Inclusion methodology and their evaluation report was well-structured and impactful.”

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer | National LIbrary of Scotland

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