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. Continued to promotion of 6Rs, including supporting parents new to the school.

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

Pupils feel confident to report discriminatory behaviour

Fewer incidences of racial/homophobic comments

Governor’s 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.

PHSE curriculum enhanced with Beyond Gender Stereotypes

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

Continue to monitor uptake of extra-curricular activities and follow up any identifiable group’s trends. SIMs tracking in place.

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

All pupils attend extracurricular visits throughout the year.

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

Pupil voice on belonging.

Continue to monitor school environment, curriculum and wider opportunities to ensure that all pupils represented.

Promote greater gender equality through programmes such as BGS.

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 organising school trips to local places of worship. Pupils represent their beliefs and cultures linked to their faith through assemblies.

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

Sanctuary Live stream assembly.

Continued focus on 6Rs throughout school.

Visits made to different places of worship in each year group.

Reward system based on 6Rs.

PSHE and RE curriculum

Black history month, LGBTQ+ month, world women’s day

Trust Global Issues assemblies each term.

Tolerance, respect and understanding is increased.

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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.

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

Objective

Action

Anticipated impact

Date

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

Pupil voice

Data analysis – academic and holistic data

Close monitoring of PP

All pupils have equal entitlement

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

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

Opportunities within LHT to be part of staff focus groups.

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

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.

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