Equality Objectives 2023-2027
The Equality Act 2010 was introduced to ensure protection from discrimination, harassment and victimisation on the grounds of specific characteristics (referred to as protected characteristics). For schools, this means that it is unlawful to discriminate against individuals or treat them less favourably because of their sex; race; age; disability; religion or belief; gender reassignment, sexual orientation; pregnancy or maternity.
Under the Act, the school is expected to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). This requires us to:
- Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimization
- Advance equality of opportunity between different groups
- Foster good relations between different groups
As a public organization, we are required to have due regard to the PSED when making decisions, taking action or developing policy and practice. Publish information to show compliance with the Equality Duty. This is done via our Equality and Diversity Policy. Publish our Equality Objectives which are specific and measurable.
Our Approach to equality is based on the following key principles:
- All Learners are of equal value
- We recognize and respect difference
- We foster positive attitudes and relationships and a shared sense of cohesion and belonging
- We observe good equalities practice in staff recruitment, retention and development
- We aim to reduce and remove inequalities and barriers that already exist
- We have the highest expectations of all our children
Equality Objectives 2023-2027
- Ensure that students within each phase have opportunities to access extra-curricular activities and trips that are suitable and appropriate to extend their learning experience away from the classroom environment
We aim to:
- Create opportunities for a termly enrichment activity which is suitable for students to access either in school or further afield.
- Create weekly extra curricula lunchtime activities that offer a range of activities that are inclusive to students across the phases
- Support parents in accessing school information, in various formats.
We aim to:
- To develop an understanding during 2023/2024 of how parents would like to receive information through parental survey, discussion and home school liaison
- To deliver a range of formats of school information to parents from 2024/2025 that ensures inclusivity, based on research carried out in 2023/2024
- Further embed “signalong” into school life, ensuring that students are supported across the school in accessing additional activities. To offer further support to parents where required to ensure continued communication at home
We aim to:
- To deliver an annual face to face training opportunity for parents
- Consider the benefits of developing a recorded/online version of “Signalong” for parents and volunteers that may be accessed at all times
- Ensure that all relevant staff have the required “signalong” skills
