Equality Objectives

Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation

Objective

Actions

Anticipated impact

Date

Celebrate diversity, encourage respect and

promote equality.

Through our curriculum, positive role models and environment. Promotion of 6Rs.

Staff report being able to speak to pupils and colleagues confidently.

Pupils feel confident to report discriminatory behaviour

Fewer incidences of racial/homophobic comments

Governors report having a good understanding of the systems and processes designed to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation.

Termly

Ensure staff know how to talk to students about inappropriate and discriminatory language and provide all staff with the confidence to address these boundaries.

Staff CPD through weekly briefings and staff meetings.

Staff report being able to speak to pupils confidently.

Ensure pupils understand expectations, consequences and reporting systems and know that discrimination, harassment and victimisation will not be tolerated at the school.

Ensure pupils have good knowledge of how to access support and know how systems work. 

Provide governors with guidance on school processes and information about outcomes related to actions.

Regular Governor updates

Encouraging people who have a particular characteristic to participate fully in any activities

Monitor uptake of extra-curricular activities and follow up any identifiable groups trends.

Ensure provision is in place for all children to attend if they want to.

Data shows that all pupil groups have equal access to extra-curricular activities

Foster good relations between people who have a shared characteristic and those who do not

Objective

Action

Anticipated impact

Date

All staff and pupils feel valued and represented

Continue to monitor school environment, curriculum and wider opportunities.

Promote greater gender equality through inviting speakers and providing opportunities for all.

Monitor update of wider opportunities for all groups.

Celebrations for different faith groups.

Working with our local community to promote tolerance and understanding of a range of religious cultures. This includes inviting leaders of local faith groups to speak at assemblies and organising school trips to local places of worship.

Pupils all feel represented at our school

Termly

Develop pupil understanding of tolerance and

mutual respect for others through the promotion

of British values.

Continue to deliver weekly rights respecting assemblies

Continued focus on 6Rs throughout school.

Visits made to different places of worship throughout the primary educational visits journey

Reward system based on 6Rs.

PSHE and RE curriculum

Black history month, LGBTQ+ month, International Women’s Day

Trust Global Issues assemblies each term are based on issues pupils want to know more about.

Provide opportunities for pupils to be upstanders when injustices are apparent.

Tolerance, respect and understanding is increased.

Ongoing

Ensure that there are opportunities for staff from all demographics to share their experiences and contribute to the development of the organisation

Promote greater gender equality and inspire our female community through inviting speakers and providing opportunities for girls.

All staff feel represented and that they have a voice at the table and the power to identify opportunities for change

Ongoing

Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristics and those who do not

Objective

Action

Anticipated impact

Date

To remove or minimise disadvantages suffered by people that are connected to a particular characteristic they have

Pupil voice

Data analysis – academic and pastoral data to provide a holistic view of the pupil

All pupils have equal entitlement

Attainment gap is narrowed further, and pupils attainment data is consistent across groups.

Ongoing

Ensure that there are opportunities for staff from all demographics to share their experiences and contribute to the development of the organisation

Promote greater gender equality and inspire our female community through inviting speakers and providing opportunities for girls.

All staff feel represented and that they have a voice at the table.

Ongoing

Share equality and diversity information for applications, interviews and appointments with governors.

Equality information linked to applications, interviews and appointments is shared.

Recruitment process shows a representative approach.

Annually

Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation

Objective

Action

Impact

To continue to promote a tolerant and inclusive school community where all feel safe and valued.

Teach all pupils how to be an upstander and ensure they know how to report any incidents.

Pupil voice shows that pupils feel confident to report inappropriate behaviour or language being used.

Pupils understand that bullying is ‘several times on purpose’ and bullying incidences remain low.

School environment reflects diversity of our school. Pupils can find examples of people like them in displays, library books and wider curriculum.

Pupils have good awareness of Rights of the Child and can use their voice to express this positively.

Continued to collect pupil voice re. sexism, homophobia and racism, and act on results.

Learning walks and pupil voice to show our school environment reflects diversity of our school community.

Ensure staff feel confident to challenge use of careless racist or homophobic words. 

Run anti-bullying week and online safety week.

Discuss and review at each Governor meeting.

Foster good relations between people who have a shared characteristic and those who do not

Objective

                  Actions

Impact

Raised awareness and understanding for staff and pupils of barriers for those who come from ethnic minority, LGBTQ+, disability, religious or nationality groups, and the gifts which these characteristics bring to our school community.

Celebrate Diwali, Christmas, Eid and Vaisakhi in school through assemblies, special lunches and staff celebrations. Invite faith leaders to be part of these celebrations.

Children and staff have a greater understanding of and respect for, differences between themselves and others.

Children and adults accept that all are celebrated for their diversity.

Children can articulate rights of the child and can see when others are being denied rights.

Mark Autism Awareness week, Disability Awareness month, Diabetes Awareness week and World Mental Health Day.

Support LET Pride week.

Continue to be a Rights Respecting School through assemblies and application to our school curriculum.

Explicitly teach pupils about Protected Characteristics through assemblies and PSHE/RE curriculum. Discuss how these are applicable to our school.

Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not

Objective

                    Actions

Impact

All staff and pupils feel valued and represented

Actively encourage SEND pupil involvement in after school clubs and extra-curricular opportunities. Monitor uptake and address any barriers.

All staff offered opportunity to be included in Trust Diversity groups.

SEND pupils feel they have equality of opportunity. More SEND children attended after school clubs.

Parent voice was very positive regarding this provision.

Pupils and staff feel able to express their identity and/or heritage.

EAL parents attended whole school events.

Promote greater gender equality and inspire our female community through inviting speakers and providing opportunities for girls.

Sports premium is spent inclusively. Inclusive sports opportunities through SLSSP.

All children were able to participate in sports competition.

Celebrations for all faith groups marked at school. 

Use of Diversity calendar to ensure that all celebrations marked – special school meals and celebration days at school marked.

Objective

Action

Date

Staff & Governors fully understand the Equality Duty and the school’s responsibility

Staff training day including guest speakers, student speakers, group discussions, department pledges.

January 22

Governor meeting.

March 22

Increased understanding of the need for positive affirmation of LGBTQ+ staff and students

Staff training day.

Governor meeting.

January 22

March 22

Celebrating diversity events together

Harvest

World Mental Health Day

Black History Month

Interfaith Week

Diwali

International Human Rights Day

Christmas

LGBTQ+ History Month

International Women’s Day

World Down Syndrome Day

Autism Awareness Month

Eid

Disabilities Week

Diabetes Week

Pride Month

September/October 21

October21

October 21

November 21

November 21

December 21

December 21

February 22

March 22

March 22

April 22

May 22

June 22

June 22

June 22

Staff and pupils use appropriate pronouns to support wellbeing

Staff training day.

Staff bulletin information.

Trust Diversity newsletter.

January 22

December 21

December 21

PSHE lessons and assemblies.

Consistent use of behaviour policy to educate / sanction.

Ongoing

Reducing sexist and LGBTQ+-phobic language & encouraging pupils to be upstanding

PSHE lessons and assemblies.

Consistent use of behaviour policy to educate / sanction.

Ongoing

Diverse cultures are valued and understood

Global learning supports pupil understanding of the complex backgrounds of refugees, highlighting issues affecting Ukraine and Afghanistan at an age appropriate level.

Ongoing

Closing the academic gaps for SEND, Pupil Premium, Looked After Children and other vulnerable groups

Wide range of actions – see Development Plan.

Ongoing

Increasing the understanding of mental health

PSHE lessons, assemblies.

Mental Health First Aiders and Champions across the school.

Ongoing

Curriculum celebrates diversity and supports an understanding of equality issues

Trust and school work to review.

PSHE lessons and assemblies.

Mental Health First Aiders and Champions across the school.

Ongoing

Raised awareness and understanding for staff of barriers for colleagues who come from ethnic minority, LGBTQ+, disability or working-class backgrounds and the gifts which these characteristics bring to our school community

Diversity Research Group, sharing learning.

Diversity newsletter.

Staff training day.

PSHE lessons and assemblies.

Mental Health First Aiders and Champions across the school.

Ongoing

Termly

January 22

Ongoing

Ongoing

Staff with protected characteristics are supported to identify barriers to progression and enabled to overcome these

Performance management focus on barriers (practical and perceived) to progression.

October 21 and ongoing