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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 SoW 3 year rolling - 2023

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 - Catherine T
Race (RA) – Lisa B
Religion and Belief (RE) – Catherine T
Sexual orientation and gender reassignment (SO)– Jacqui P
Socioeconomic (SE) – Catherine T
Sex (S) – Danielle J
Disability (D) - Jude R and Angela F

Equality Governor - Amanda O

Equality Committee - Bridget, Jill, Annalise

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