RYA Guides

A toolkit to help support your RYA Affiliated Organisation’s progress with Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

This resource pack contains templates such as equality monitoring forms, policy statements, membership forms ETC. It’s designed to accompany the Community Engagement Guide but can be used for general organisational development.

An in-depth guide, intended to be used in a dictionary style for top tips and support around inclusive language in sailing and boating environments.

Guidance on understanding hate crimes and there relation to protected characteristics. This contains information on what to do if you feel that you have witnessed or experienced a hate crime.

The RYA is aware of the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers and we will be reviewing our existing trans and non binary inclusion guidance in due course. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has released an interim guidance, which can be found here.

Peer on Peer Abuse Guidance for RYA Affiliated Clubs, Recognised Training Centres and Class Associations.

The RYA is aware of the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers and as such our changing room guidance is currently being removed. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has released an interim guidance, which can be found here.

The world of social media is ever changing and has become firmly embedded in most of our day to day lives. This guide offers information about the use of social media for children and young people.