Blog Archive - Marshall E-Learning

Anti Money Laundering Training: Ensure your organisation is compliant

30th June 2017

Ensuring your organisation is compliant with current regulations is critical for any organisation and not just businesses. This includes universities, the NHS, local authorities and many other public and private sector organisations. That’s why we’ve revamped our anti money laundering course to appeal to a wider range of sectors. The training has been commissioned by a variety…

Understanding Unconscious Bias in the Workplace

16th June 2017

In the UK companies are subject to a legal framework that requires their compliance and holds them to account for their actions, policies and procedures. There are numerous methods that help to eliminate discrimination embedded in many workplace policies and processes. Whilst policies and procedures support the creation of a more equitable workplace, it’s the…

Unconscious Bias Videos: A new animated series from Marshall E-Learning

31st May 2017

Marshall E-Learning has launched a new series of short videos on Unconscious Bias which shine a light on how it deeply impacts our daily working lives and the decisions we make. From a training perspective, managers and employees should be be aware that letting Unconscious Bias go unchecked could both lead to increasing covert or…

What makes a great Learning Management System? The UK’s best LMS in 2017

23rd May 2017

Choosing a Learning Management System can be a difficult process. There are such a wide variety of providers on offer, each with their own benefits and features. What might seem a good option at first can quickly turn sour once you look beyond the flashy marketing website and dig down into the features your team…

Free Learning Management System Workshop at CIPD L&D Show

5th May 2017

Marshall E-Learning, the Equality & Diversity e-learning specialists, is to run a free workshop at the upcoming CIPD Learning and Development Show. The e-learning experts will be providing an introduction for how L&D employers and employees can choose the best e-learning system for their organisations. The non-technical LMS workshop will introduce the Marshall LMS and…

Marshall E-Learning bolsters bespoke e-learning and games divisions with hire of seasoned expert Joe Reddington

26th April 2017

Marshall E-Learning, today announces the appointment of Joe Reddington, a talented and established expert in the industry with a high level of experience of building innovative bespoke e-learning solutions for organisations such as Google, PwC and Tata Steel. Joe is here to head up and develop Marshalls’ bespoke e-learning division and learning games unit with…

British universities must play their part in preventing racist attacks

28th March 2017

Since the UK’s EU referendum vote in 2016, the number of hate crimes has risen dramatically, including attacks based on disability, racial, religious and homophobic motives. The number of victims of religious and racist hate crime alone has risen almost 20 per cent in the last year, and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)…

Unconscious Bias and Higher Education: How training staff creates more open, inclusive and effective organisations

22nd March 2017

Unconscious gender and racial biases still pervade academia and unconscious bias remains a big challenge in the higher education sector. As far back as 2004, it’s been an issue. Professor Steven Schwartz stated in his landmark report Fair Admissions to Higher Education: “a fair admissions system is one that provides equal opportunity for all individuals,…

Unconscious Bias training increases equality and diversity conversation at Brunel University

21st March 2017

Brunel University is one of the world’s top 50 international universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016), and their vibrant campus is a reflection of an international student body from 110 countries around the world. Given this diverse environment, it is important to Brunel to work with their staff and deliver training courses on…

Training students on equality and diversity to get fit for the global workplace

15th March 2017

Training students about equality, diversity and inclusivity may seem to be overkill given how much they already have to absorb and the competitive nature of our modern education system. But the demographics of higher education reflect a diverse population – students arrive at college from a range of academic backgrounds, with unique social, political and…

Why universities should not be complacent about equality and diversity training

13th March 2017

With a budget that is stretched to its limits, it can be really easy for the busy administration of a university to be complacent about equality and diversity training. We know diversity is a priority for universities, but they should not limit it to compliance based training. Developing a sense of inclusion goes beyond not…

Taking steps to prevent sexual harassment by staff at universities

8th March 2017

According to a new investigation by the Guardian, sexual harassment, misconduct and gender violence by university staff are at ‘epidemic levels’. It’s important to keep in mind that these incidents aren’t just confined to staff-student relationships – while 169 allegations were against academic and non-academic staff from 2011 to 2016, at least 127 other allegations…

What is the UK Bribery Act and how can you protect your business?

20th February 2017

What is the UK Bribery Act? The UK Bribery Act 2010, which became law in 2011, means that the UK has some of the strictest policy concerning bribery in the world. The Act means it is illegal for anyone connected to your business to offer, promise, give, request, agree, receive or accept any bribes whatsoever….

How to offer effective and useful personal tutoring to maximise student attainment

16th February 2017

The Personal Tutoring system is part of a vital role in enhancing students’ academic and personal potential. To this day, it still remains as part of a long-standing tradition at most UK universities whereby students can take advantage of a one-to-one session with a nominated tutor. These sessions are intended as an opportunity where students…

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New Consumer Protection in Higher Education Course Launches for UK Universities and Colleges

3rd February 2017

A new online course has been released as a response to the need for universities to better serve their students, or face penalties such as students having their course fees fully refunded. Under new UK Government legislation, Higher Education institutions must comply with consumer protection law and meeting the standards defined by the Competition and…

Responsible Leadership: How do leaders respond responsibly whilst those around us may be doing otherwise?

30th January 2017

Last week in Davos, some of the world’s most powerful men and women from the fields of politics and business attended the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. This year the theme of the event was Responsive and Responsible Leadership. WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab defines ‘responsive leadership’ as recognising the increasing frustrations and…

Inclusive Leadership – diversity, unconscious bias and the role of the organisational leader

27th January 2017

Inclusive Leadership and the need for individuals and organisations to develop skills that encourage diversity in the workplace is a hot topic at the moment, so we thought it would be incredibly valuable to interview the leading voice in the UK on this topic. Dan Robertson is Diversity & Inclusion Director at enei and has…

Modern Slavery in the UK: The importance of training staff

24th January 2017

Hitting the headlines this week was the news of the conviction of two brothers who trafficked 18 people from Poland to the UK and conned them into modern slavery. The pair recruited the vulnerable men to work at the Sports Direct warehouse in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, but were caught after one of the victims reported his ordeal to police…

Southampton Solent University meets Diversity & Equality challenges with video elearning

20th December 2016

With an industry-leading approach to teaching a diverse student body and working with employees from many different backgrounds, Southampton Solent University is breaking new ground both in its research and its academic approach. Now, Southampton Solent University is the first to use new diversity video training from Marshall E-Learning, which takes into account millennials preferred…

PSED: Gender Pay Gap Reporting in the Public Sector

6th December 2016

According to a report by the University and College Union, the average shortfall faced by female academics was £6,103 a year. According to the union’s data, just eight higher education institutions paid women equally or more than men. At 154 institutions, women are paid less. That’s why the UK Government have introduced a review…

New student disclosure course released to support 1 in 7 student survivors of sexual assault

5th December 2016

Marshall E-Learning have released a new online course as a response to the need for universities to increase awareness of issues surrounding students’ experiences of unwanted sexual incidents. With at least 1 in 7 women students (14%) being the victim of serious sexual assault or serious physical violence while at university or college (Hidden Marks, NUS…

Download our new Inclusive Leadership whitepaper

7th November 2016

Download the Inclusive Leadership whitepaper now. Inclusive Leadership is a key area for all modern businesses. But despite this, many of today’s business leaders continue to view leadership as simply a position within an organisational structure, and by doing so they fail to recognise that leadership in today’s complex, uncertain and sometimes turbulent world leadership…

How Unconscious Bias e-learning supports successful external accreditation and award applications

25th October 2016

The confirmation of external accreditation is a valuable method of demonstrating an organisation’s commitment to making progress in diversity and inclusion. Marshall is constantly working to provide e-learning that supports our clients needs. This is particularly the case in providing training that adds value to learning and development of employees and is beneficial when external…

#AirbnbWhileBlack: How unconscious bias can impact a business’ bottom line

15th September 2016

Diversity consultant Michael Howard looks at the importance of unconscious bias training in light of an incident that had negative publicity for Airbnb. You might not think that unconscious and conscious bias impact on the bottom line of your business, but recent controversy around Silicon Valley startup Airbnb has shown how businesses everywhere need to address these issues to avoid impacting…