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Re: Conservative Conference
Nadine Dorries: New culture secretary says BBC needs real change https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58792515
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The BBC declined to comment, but highlighted the fact it was the first broadcaster to measure socio-economic diversity and the only media organisation to be listed in the Social Mobility Foundation's index of top 75 UK employers, which it has appeared in for the past four years.
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From October 2018
https://www.bbc.co.uk/diversity/repo...omic-diversity
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A number of strengths in the BBC’s recent work to improve the socio-economic diversity of its workforce were identified by the review and include:
An investment of over £7m in 2017, rising to £12.7m in 2018, on entry-level schemes and apprenticeships, with currently in excess of 330 apprentices and trainees employed across the organization
Ring-fenced work experience placements for unemployed young people via Job Centre Plus
Voluntarily collecting and publishing data on the backgrounds of those who make up the BBC workforce
Significant outreach work with young people, including visiting over 1,000 schools with School Report to help children develop media literacy skills
BBC Radio 1 Academy events designed to inform 16-19 year-olds about working in the creative industries and BBC career opportunities at events like the World Skills Show attended by over 80,000 socially diverse young people
Based on the review’s findings, the BBC’s Executive Board has accepted a range of recommendations that are designed to further increase the socio-economic diversity of the BBC workforce, and are looking into the viability of introducing a career mobility programme throughout the BBC to promote high performing talent. Other recommendations include:
Aiming to provide at least 70 percent of places on apprenticeships, traineeships, internships and work experience for people from lower socio-economic backgrounds
Developing outreach and Corporate Social Responsibility activities to make them more cohesive, and contribute to reinventing the BBC
Stepping up work to make sure recruitment practices are inclusive with regard to socio-economic diversity and give this the same level of support and measurement as protected characteristics like BAME and disability
In-depth reviews into all BBC divisions with low Socio-Economic diversity
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