Equality Objectives

Under the Equality Act 2010 (Section 149), schools are required to have regard to:

1. Eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation

2. Advancing equality of opportunity between those who share a protected
   characteristic and those who do not

3. Fostering good relations between those who share a protected characteristic
   e.g. disability, race, religion, belief, gender assignment, sexual orientation,
   pregnancy or maternity, and those who do not.

For us this means:

• Decision makers must be aware of the duty to have due regard when making a decision or taking an action, and must assess whether it may have implications for people with particular protected characteristics

• Schools should consider equality implications before and at the time that they develop policy and take decisions, not as an afterthought, and they need to keep them under review on a continuing basis

• The Public Service Equality Duty (PSED) has to be integrated into the carrying out of the school’s functions, and the analysis necessary to comply with the duty has to be carried out seriously, rigorously and with an open mind

Please take time to read our Equalities Policy and Objectives document.

Our Objectives

Objective 1

To monitor and analyse pupil achievement by gender, disability and deprivation and act upon any trends or patterns in the data that require additional support for children or groups of children.

Objective 2

To raise levels of attainment in core subjects for vulnerable children.

Objective 3

To review levels of parental and pupil engagement in learning and school life, across all activities to ensure equity and fairness in learning and school life

Objective 4

To monitor and analyse pupil engagement in extra-curricular activities and act on any trend or patterns in the data to ensure that all characteristics are accessing a range of extra-curricular activities.