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Friday 14th February 2020 is a key date for your diary, not just for forgetful romantics, it’s also the day of the next Marshall User Group which is meeting at…

The Financial Conduct Authority is pushing firms to take greater care when dealing with vulnerable customers. This is to ensure that vulnerable customers are not exploited, and are given additional…

What should your whistleblowing policy include? Broadly speaking, it should explain to colleagues how whistleblowers will be supported, what they can expect to happen following their disclosure, and where they…

This blogpost is a conversation between David Marshall, CEO and Founder of Marshall E-learning and Teresa Norman, CEO of TogetherintheUK (TGIUK). Marshall E-Learning is sponsoring a TGIUK event at Union…

The World Health Organisation defines one cause of work-related stress as “having too much (or too little) to do. Your employee learning and development programme must balance the needs of…

Is your employee learning and development programme meeting your expectations? It’s rarely easy to get busy colleagues to take time away from their to-do list and invest in their own…

After a relatively quiet year in 2018, the FCA has already issued a staggering £389m in fines. These include the second-largest fine of £102m against Standard Chartered for money-laundering, £45m…

Diversity training is important, but it is rarely enough to change corporate culture without the support of broader interventions – inclusive management. According to research by Harvard Business Review, many…

You know inappropriate behaviour when you see it. But do you know how to respond? For most people, the prospect of speaking up when we witness people behaving badly is…

This article was written by Michael Howard who was head of diversity at Middlesex University and was a Marshall E-Learning client for many years. Michael now runs his own consultancy…

We were delighted that the Irish Universities Association chose Marshall E-learning to create a suite of e-learning courses across every university and college in Ireland and to be given this…

The news, social media, and daily conversations have been dominated of late with headlines about Brexit and the possible impacts to our economy, healthcare and society. However not much has…

Marshall E-Learning and Dan Robertson from Vercida Consulting are delighted to announce the creation of a new training programme “Becoming an Inclusive Organisation”, which was launched at the Diversity Leaders…

Universities are preparing themselves for the biggest shake-up in the way the quality of their research is evaluated since 2014. The Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF 2021) brings with it…

In a study conducted in January 2019, more than half of the 5649 UK students surveyed said they had experienced unwanted sexual advances and assault. The need for all academic…

There continues to be discussion, programmes and training about equality, diversity and inclusion. Without appropriate awareness of these matters and how to deliver solutions to issues, some organisations will be…

Embracing diversity at work helps create an inclusive culture. It encourages staff loyalty and shows commitment to good business ethics. From compliance to leadership, we offer practical solutions on how…

When delivered alongside a strategy of on-going stakeholder engagement with inclusion goals, unconscious bias training such as our e-learning is beneficial to businesses of all sizes and sectors. We’ve recently…

The alarming increase in student mental health issues has been well documented. Early recognition is key to supporting students who may be at risk. From behavioural changes to dramatic shifts…

In a recent interview with the renowned ethologist, primatologist and conservationist, Jane Goodall, HRH The Duke of Sussex mentioned the connection between unconscious bias and racism. Both racial and unconscious…

Yes. But not completely. Well, it depends. Okay, let’s backtrack a little. Yes, unconscious bias training does work. It’s an effective way to deliver information. You can teach colleagues about…

7.6 million people in the UK of working age reported that they had a disability between January-March 2019, which is 18% of the working-age population. Having a good awareness and…

Unconscious bias can have a detrimental effect on your colleagues, your prospects and your organisation. These unseen forces play a major role in the decisions we make every day, limiting…

Are your e-learning courses available to everyone? Or are some elements difficult – or impossible – to access for people with different abilities? The good news is that creating accessible…

Sexual assaults and harassment are major problems for universities. Not only are sexual assaults common, the universities themselves frequently fail to support students adequately – leading many students to suffer…

Our biases cast a long shadow over our decisions, feelings and behaviours – often affecting our actions in ways we don’t understand because of attitudes we don’t recognise. Most people…

E-learning is a cheap way to deliver training, right? No. E-learning is good value for money, absolutely. But if your e-learning is cheap, there’s a chance it’s not very good.…

Recent reports have indicated that UK law firms and government legal departments still suffer high levels of bullying and harassment.This was also high in contrast to their international peers, according…

At Marshall E-Learning, we now have our new offering ready for 2019. The common theme for all our latest courses is Partnership. Where different organisations have called in Marshall’s to…

Coventry University has partnered with Marshall E-Learning, the specialist consultancy for diversity and equality learning, to make their new online module on Student Bystander Training available free of charge to…

We’ve updated our bestselling Diversity in the Workplace course, tailoring it specifically for the Higher Education sector. The focus of this updated diversity course has moved from compliance to inclusion…

Unconscious Bias Training At Marshall E-Learning, we’ve been running Unconscious Bias training for the past 15 years and have been delighted by the way companies from all kinds of sectors…

This is a guest article from Teresa Norman Who set up TogetherintheUK in 2016, following a career of fifteen years in the civil service. As Teresa explains, TogetherintheUK is about “creating…

The future of business demands total diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and companies who pay no more than lip service will lose out. The Diversity and Inclusion report 2019,…

Getting the best employees, with the right skills and abilities, is an essential requirement for universities to meet – and exceed – the expectations of students and stakeholders. Getting it…

Marshall E-Learning have partnered with multi-award winning mentoring expert David Mellor, to produce a new e-learning course focused on Adaptive Selling, an approach that aims to provide a more consultative approach to…

Pay gaps between BME staff and others in Russell Group Universities are widening, according to a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request sent by the BBC, with ethnic minority academics earning…

Our diversity course for universities, Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education, is one of Marshall’s original e-learning courses. The course remains one of the most widely used courses on the…

Performance Development training is a highly topical area for most organisations. According to research firm Gallup, only 29% of employees agree that the performance reviews they receive are fair, and just…

Marshall E-Learning have partnered with multi-award winning mentoring expert David Mellor, to produce a new e-learning course focused on Adaptive Selling, an approach that aims to provide a more consultative…

Google is the latest company to become embroiled in the centre of a sexual harassment incident, as the search engine revealed that they have released forty-eight employees from the company,…

Video footage was released this week that shows a Ryanair passenger unleash a torrent of racist abuse towards an elderly woman sitting next to him. The video shows a white…

  Teresa Norman, Diversity and Talent Management Specialist, explains the thinking behind our new programme, Breaking the Glass Ceiling, and how these fundamental tools will help women build their careers.…

The University of Edinburgh recently became one of the first universities Marshall eLearning has worked with to produce an unconscious bias course tailored for the student context. The course, designed…

Marshall ACM and Shaw Mind Foundation today announced the availability of a resource to raise awareness among education workers of mental health issues; training staff to recognise the symptoms, understand the challenges…

Marshall E-Learning, the leading equality and diversity elearning consultancy, today announces the appointment of Nick Gallagher-Hughes as Client Liaison and Development Consultant. A specialist in leadership development and a well-known…

Nick Gallagher-Hughes, known to many within Higher Education as Chair to the Executive Committee of the Staff Development Forum ( 2015-18) was Staff & Organisational Development Officer at a University…

Universities and colleges across the UK are being challenged on their approaches to issues surrounding sexual violence, in how they support students who have experienced sexual harassment and how they…

Consumer rights in higher education are now a focus for the UK Government and means that Higher Education institutions must comply with consumer protection law and meet the standards defined…

Marshall E-Learning Consultancy, the leading diversity and equality e-learning provider, today announces the launch of its Performance Development training course. Created in partnership with University College London (UCL), the course…