Equality
Equality.
Equality Statement
The Governors and Staff of White Ash school ensure that equality of opportunity is available to all members of the school community.
For our school this means, not simply treating everybody the same but, understanding and tackling the different barriers which could lead to unequal outcomes for different groups of pupils in school, celebrating and valuing the equal opportunity achievements and strengths of all members of the school community.
Equality Policy
Rolling Program
Equality Objectives 2022-2023
1. To embed equality objectives throughout the school day.
2. To plan and deliver half-termly assemblies for all children & staff linked to the equality badges.
3. To provide staff training for Race, Sex, Sexual Orientation and Gender Reassignment, Religion & Belief, Socio-economic and Disability.
Equality Badge Leaders
- Equality Lead - Lisa Bowden
- Disability - Angela F (Sensory Teacher) & Jude R (KS2 Teacher)
- Religion & Belief - Catherine T (KS2 Teacher)
- Socio-economic - Hannah F (KS1 Teacher) & Carol H (SLT)
- Race - Darren H (KS2 Teacher)
- Sex - Danielle J (KS2 Teacher)
- Sexual orientation and Gender Reassignment - Kirsty B (EYFS Teacher)
Equality Governor - Amanda O
Equality TA - Donna H
Equality Act 2010:
The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society.
It replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single Act, making the law easier to understand and strengthening protection in some situations. It sets out the different ways in which it’s unlawful to treat someone.
Protected Characteristics:
The Equality Act 2010 has brought together all the current discrimination laws into one and sets out the “protected characteristics” that qualify for protection from discrimination as:
- age (relevant in considering our duties as an employer, but not in relation to pupils)
- disability
- gender reassignment
- pregnancy and maternity
- race
- religion or belief
- socio-economic background
- sex; and
- sexual orientation
Equality Blog
Kings Coronation - 7th May 2023
Special Olympics Day 2022 (Motor Activity Training Programme) - Disability
Sensory Orienteering Day 2022 - Disability
Sports Week and Special Olympics 2022 - Disability and Sex
Paralympian visit 2022 - Disability
Eid 2022 - Religion & Belief and Race
Rainbow Day 2022 - Sex, Sexual Orientation, Disability, Race, Religion & Socio-economic
Chinese New Year 2022 - Race
Bodhi Day 2022 - Religion and Belief
Outdoor Learning Day 2022 - Socio-economic
Friendship Week 2021 - Socio-economic
Diwali 2021 - Religion and Belief
Black History Month 2021 - Race
Pride Month celebrations 2021 - Sex, Sexual Orientation and Gender Reassignment
Friendship week 2020 - Socio-economic
