Equality objective

Action to be taken

Success criteria

Review

To monitor and analyse pupil achievement by protected characteristics and act on any trends or patterns in the data that require additional support for pupils.

• Careful tracking of attainment and progress for pupils.

• Ensure reasonable adjustments are in place for these children.

• Work with outside agencies to achieve the best progress for our children.
• SENDCo to support teachers in effective strategy development for individuals or groups.

• Children can fully access the curriculum.
• Children identified as needing support make equal, or accelerated progress in comparison to their peers.

To continue to promote understanding and respect for diversity within the school and school community.

• Ensure all staff are aware of our responsibility with regards to the Equality Act (2010) through effective training.
• Ensure our academy curriculum supports pupils’ tolerance and understanding.
• Ensure the academy curriculum embeds understanding of the Co-op values - Show you care, Be yourself always, Do what matters most, Succeed together.
• To ensure that the teaching of RE and British Values each half term is covered comprehensively to facilitate the understanding of other religions and cultures.
• To teach the Jigsaw PSHE curriculum weekly working towards a whole school outcome each half term.
• Academy policies and procedures promote equality of opportunity.

• Children are aware of a range of religions and cultures.
• Children celebrate diversity and are tolerant to other religions, cultures and groups of people within society.
• Children acknowledge, understand and celebrate the benefits of living in a culturally diverse community.

We have updated the PSHE curriculum to the latest version of Jigsaw - impact of this will be carried out through pupil voice, book looks and lesson observations.

To review levels of parental and pupil engagement in learning and school life, across all activities to ensure equity and fairness in access and engagement.

• Review the role of the Parental Involvement Worker (PIW) annually to identify where support and input are needed in order to encourage parental engagement in learning and academy life.
• Identify parents and carers of children that do not attend parent consultations or school events. PIW to make contact with these parents to encourage involvement and offer support if needed.

• Gaps in engagement from all groups in academy life have been identified and addressed.

PIW has followed up on all families who did not attend parents’ evenings and alternative times have been offered.

Protected Characteristic

Priority (Plan)

Actions (Do)

Lead Personnel

Timescale

Expected Outcomes/Impact (Review)

Evaluation/Impact

Race Equality

Ensure that adult role models are reflective of a range of cultures.

Through the staff recruitment procedures, encourage candidates to apply from all backgrounds.

One World Week annually.

Invite a wide range of visitors to our academy.

Ensure the curriculum provides opportunities to learn about different cultures nationally and globally.

HT and DHT

All staff

All staff and CW - CRL Lead

BP - Curriculum Lead

CW - English Lead

Ongoing

February each year

Throughout the academic year

By Summer 1

By Spring 2

Our academy reflects the diversity of our community and of the wider community.

A range of visitors in our academy represent differing races and cultures.

Our bespoke curriculum is fully revised to reflect race and equality awareness.

Our reading spine is representative of a diverse community.  Pupils can recognise themselves in the texts available in our academy.

The Reading Spine is representative of all groups and will be reviewed in 22/23 following pupil voice feedback on the texts.

Disability Equality

Break down barriers to perceptions of disability.

Celebrate the achievements of disabled role models such as: Billy Monger, Nicholas Hamilton, Ade Adepitan, Ellie Simmonds, Aaron Fotherington (Aaron Wheels), Rose Ayling-Ellis.

Ensure a range of visitors enable pupils to engage positively with disabilities.

Assemblies timetabled throughout the year.

Large text available for staff/pupils/visitors.  Accessible documents to be made available where appropriate.

All staff

All staff and CW as CRL Lead

EW to add these into the assembly timetable

Office staff/school staff

Inclusion and diversity is celebrated throughout the year.  

Pupils can articulate inspirational people and identify the qualities of these individuals.

Pupils are exposed to a wide range of people with disabilities and engage positively.

Equality and diversity celebrated through assemblies.

Visitors have full access to our academy - site, resources etc.

Gender Equality

To promote gender identity.

Continue to create engaging learning opportunities that promote achievement for all..

Apply the principles of equal opportunities and gender equality to our recruitment process at all times.

https://www.gires.org.uk/

https://www.stonewall.org.uk/

Focus/audit provision of resources to ensure all groups are making good progress in all classes.

HT and DHT

DHT and AHT

At each data point throughout the year.

Have a balance of male, female and gender neutral role models throughout our academy.

Our new library is stocked with texts to support all genders.

Our academy ethos, ways of being and curriculum promotes respect for differences within our academy community.

Community Cohesion

Achieve a greater awareness of national and community identity.

Embed British Values through the curriculum.

To monitor and promote the involvement of all pupils in extra-curricular events/clubs.

Citizenship and RE subject reviews to audit community, national and global coverage.

PSHE - Jigsaw curriculum.

Monitor levels of engagement at extra-curricular events and clubs for specific groups and promote these to specific families.

EW - RE Lead

SS - PSHE Lead

DP/EL/TM to monitor clubs

Every half term - report to be communicated at each Governing Body meeting?

The planned curriculum represents national and global community learning opportunities, as well as reflecting British Values.

Increased number of pupils attending clubs and events.

Sexual Orientation

To ensure that Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) represents and recognises diverse family structures.

Ensure all staff respond appropriately to questions raised by pupils.

Use ‘Dear Families’ rather than ‘Dear Parents and Carers’.

Protected characteristics are addressed during Rainbow Week.

All staff

Office staff

All staff

Throughout the year

Immediately

w/c: 16th May 2022

Pupils and staff recognise that families are made from a range of gender and sexual orientations.

Our first Rainbow Week was a success - the pupils reported that they feel safe within our school community to be themselves, always.

Protected characteristics to continue to feature in assemblies throughout 22/23.

Religious Belief

To ensure respect and tolerance for all beliefs.

Staff policies and Induction procedures raise awareness of sensitivity towards diverse religious beliefs.

Pupils’ behaviour expectations are high in relation to tolerance of all differences.

Governing Body, HT, DHT, AHT.

EW - RE Lead, all staff.

Ongoing

Immediately and reviewed each term.

Our academy ethos is recognised as being supportive of diversity.

Age

Ensure our academy profile is representative of all age groups.

HCC Employment guidelines are followed.

HT, HR and Governing Body.

Ongoing

Employment Law adhered to.

Training/CPD

Provide CPD for all staff on Equality and Diversity.

Provide CPD time for Equality and Diversity - National College.

HT, DHT, AHT

All staff

Spring 2

All staff aware of legislation and responsibilities as stakeholders.

Governors to access own training through GovernorHub.