Equality Objectives
We recognise that the public sector equality duty has three aims and they are to:
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Eliminate discrimination (see the Equalities Act 2010);
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Improve equality of opportunity for people with protected characteristics;
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Consult and involve those affected by inequality in the decisions our school takes to promote equality and eliminate discrimination (affected people could include parents, pupils, staff and members of the local community).
As a CIT school we respond to the above by
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Eliminating unlawful discrimination and other conduct that is prohibited by the Act.
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Advancing equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not (the protected characteristics are age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex and sexual orientation).
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Fostering good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.
What does this mean for our school?
Equality is very important to our school and our intent is to create a culture which celebrates diversity and champions equality and inclusion. We ensure that we are mindful of equality and compliant with the legislation in all our policies and procedures. It is the school's culture, ethos and values which provide the foundations upon which policy and practice are built.
As a member of a Multi-Academy Trust, we have chosen to have a set of overarching equality objectives that we will look to achieve over the next four years. The Trust Board monitors progress towards achieving these objectives through aligning them to the Trust’s Strategic Plan and a range of reporting methods. Our school has adopted the same set of objectives and our Local School Board (LSBs) is tasked with monitoring the progress made towards these objectives - within the remit of our own context and communities.
These objectives are formed by identifying what is important for us as a Trust to focus on for both our students and our staff over the next four years.
You will find details of these objectives in this Equality Objectives document.