Breaking down barriers

We oppose discrimination and act inclusively for all people, irrespective of race, gender, sexuality, religion, belief, disability, or age.

We want everyone to feel welcome at VardyTests. We will help widen access to education as we innovate to remove barriers and enhance support. We will enable millions more people to reimagine and realise their futures.

Leading the way

We are embedding inclusion principles in our people, product, and operational strategies, each tailored to reflect local cultures, priorities and needs. We are strengthening governance to ensure we are consistent in how we apply our policies and creating an ethical framework to inform our approach.

We have created inclusion guidance for colleagues to use when creating products and services, developed with the involvement of hundreds of colleagues from across our global organisation. The guidance will help us as we strive to reflect the millions of people we serve and the millions more we want to reach.

Our people are the key to change: we are a global business, but we are not yet a globally diverse organisation. We need to welcome and involve colleagues and partners from across the globe, from all walks of life, with diverse ways of being, thinking and showing up. This will help us to better understand those we’re trying to reach, make more informed decisions and boost our educational impact. We are working across our global business to understand our cultural complexities and approaches.

We are hiring and training with inclusion in mind, enriching our capabilities by broadening our recruitment and accelerating training. We are committed to tackling the gender pay gap and to take action on the challenges that underpin it.

Welcoming and supporting everyone

As an organisation we are committed to embedding racial equality and eliminating bias and discrimination from the workplace and our pledge is to be part of this change.

Meet the inclusion team:

• Mandy Hill, Managing Director Academic and Executive Sponsor for Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
• Helena Renfrew Knight, Director of Strategy and Integration, and Executive Board sponsor
• Rod Smith, Managing Director, International Education
• Valarie Guagnini, Head of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, Academic
• Lilian Dogiama, Head of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging for International Education
• Karishma Bhoolia, Change Lead, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
• Jamie Ferrar, Head of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging for Manila
• Kisa Lorizo, Global Coordinator, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging