Equality

The Public Sector Equality Duty requires public bodies to promote equality. The relevant protected characteristics are-

age
disability,
gender reassignment
pregnancy and maternity
race
religion or belief
sex
sexual orientation

Rivington Foundation Primary School recognises that certain groups in society can be disadvantaged because of unlawful discrimination they may face due to their race, sex, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Our policies put in place a range of actions to eliminate prejudice, unlawful discrimination and victimisation within the school community and workforce.

Accessibility Plan 2024-2027

Community Cohesion Policy 2024-2025 (draft);

Legislation and guidance

This document meets the requirements under the following legislation:

The Equality Act 2010, which introduced the public sector equality duty and protects people from discrimination
The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011, which require schools to publish information to demonstrate how they are complying with the public sector equality duty and to publish equality objectives

This document is also based on Department for Education (DfE) guidance: The Equality Act 2010 and schools.

THE EQUALITY ACT 2010

The general equality duty is contained in S149 of the Act and requires schools to have “due regard” to the need to:

eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Act;
advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not, and foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

6. EQUALITY OBJECTIVES

Our objectives are specific, measurable and achievable. They relate to people with protected characteristics and cross reference the three strands of the general duty. They represent our school’s priorities.

The school’s objectives are the outcome of a careful review and analysis of our school data and other information. We have chosen a combination of targets.

We have detailed the reasons why we have chosen each objective and the relevance to the school’s general equality duty. The overall aim is that the school achieves or makes significant progress towards each specific objective within a specified timeframe

The Headteacher will report to the Governing Body in relation to the progress we have made towards achieving our objectives. The Governing Body will ensure the school’s equality objectives are reviewed annually and that they are updated at least every four years.

The school’s current Equality Objectives are:-

Equality Objective 1 – Linked to promotion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

OBJECTIVE: to ensure the school actively promotes and prioritises raising awareness, appreciation and celebration of diversity including gender, sexuality, race and religion.
OBJECTIVE: To increase pupil awareness and understanding of different communities through assemblies and cultural events.
OBJECTIVE: To ensure that all pupils and other stakeholders are given the opportunity to make a positive contribution to school life.

Equality Objective 2: Linked to Pupil Attainment/Disadvantage

OBJECTIVE: To mitigate the impact of school closures on disadvantaged pupils.

Equality Objective 3: Linked to Pupil Attainment and Progress/Gender, Race and Disability

OBJECTIVE: To monitor and analyse pupil achievement by race, gender and disability and act on any trends or patterns in the data that require additional support for pupils.

Equality Objective 4: Linked to Pupil Attendance/Pupil Premium

OBJECTIVE: To explore and understand the reasons for the disproportionately higher absentee levels of PP pupils and begin to improve attendance rates of these pupils.

Equality Objective 5: Linked to Prejudice-Related Incidents/Sexual Orientation

OBJECTIVE: Raise awareness of sexual orientation and promote positive attitudes towards alternative lifestyles and lessen the chances of the word ‘Gay’ being used negatively.
OBJECTIVE: To increase pupil awareness and understanding of different communities through assemblies and cultural events.

Equality

The Public Sector Equality Duty requires public bodies to promote equality. The relevant protected characteristics are-

age

disability,

gender reassignment

pregnancy and maternity

race

religion or belief

sex

sexual orientation

Accessibility Plan 2024-2027

Community Cohesion Policy 2024-2025 (draft);

Legislation and guidance

This document meets the requirements under the following legislation:

The Equality Act 2010, which introduced the public sector equality duty and protects people from discrimination

The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011, which require schools to publish information to demonstrate how they are complying with the public sector equality duty and to publish equality objectives

This document is also based on Department for Education (DfE) guidance: The Equality Act 2010 and schools.

THE EQUALITY ACT 2010

The general equality duty is contained in S149 of the Act and requires schools to have “due regard” to the need to:

eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Act;

advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not, and foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

6. EQUALITY OBJECTIVES

Our objectives are specific, measurable and achievable. They relate to people with protected characteristics and cross reference the three strands of the general duty. They represent our school’s priorities.

The school’s objectives are the outcome of a careful review and analysis of our school data and other information. We have chosen a combination of targets.

We have detailed the reasons why we have chosen each objective and the relevance to the school’s general equality duty. The overall aim is that the school achieves or makes significant progress towards each specific objective within a specified timeframe

The Headteacher will report to the Governing Body in relation to the progress we have made towards achieving our objectives. The Governing Body will ensure the school’s equality objectives are reviewed annually and that they are updated at least every four years.

The school’s current Equality Objectives are:-

Equality Objective 1 – Linked to promotion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

OBJECTIVE: to ensure the school actively promotes and prioritises raising awareness, appreciation and celebration of diversity including gender, sexuality, race and religion.

OBJECTIVE: To increase pupil awareness and understanding of different communities through assemblies and cultural events.

OBJECTIVE: To ensure that all pupils and other stakeholders are given the opportunity to make a positive contribution to school life.

Equality Objective 2: Linked to Pupil Attainment/Disadvantage

OBJECTIVE: To mitigate the impact of school closures on disadvantaged pupils.

Equality Objective 3: Linked to Pupil Attainment and Progress/Gender, Race and Disability

OBJECTIVE: To monitor and analyse pupil achievement by race, gender and disability and act on any trends or patterns in the data that require additional support for pupils.

Equality Objective 4: Linked to Pupil Attendance/Pupil Premium

OBJECTIVE: To explore and understand the reasons for the disproportionately higher absentee levels of PP pupils and begin to improve attendance rates of these pupils.

Equality Objective 5: Linked to Prejudice-Related Incidents/Sexual Orientation

OBJECTIVE: Raise awareness of sexual orientation and promote positive attitudes towards alternative lifestyles and lessen the chances of the word ‘Gay’ being used negatively.

OBJECTIVE: To increase pupil awareness and understanding of different communities through assemblies and cultural events.