Equality Objectives
Weston Primary School
Equality Objectives
In line with the Equalities Act, 2010 and the school’s Equality Policy and Public Sector Equality Duty commitment statement, the following objectives demonstrate the school’s focus on providing equal and inclusive educational and non-educational services in a non-discriminatory manner for all members of our school community.
These objectives have been arrived at following discussions with members of the school community, an analysis of pupil progress and a review of the school’s developing population over recent years.
We are committed to meeting our Public Sector Equality Duty to:
(a) Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under this Act.
(b) Advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.
(c) Foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.
We shall achieve this through
- Implementing required policies and procedures
- Ensuring appropriate training for our staff
- School assemblies and special events
- Our curriculum and interaction with all members of our school community
- Our communications, website and publications
- Our ethos and values
- Appropriate oversight by school leaders and Governors
- Our identified school objectives
Progress against these objectives will be formally reviewed annually over the next four years. The timescale and procedures for monitoring the objectives may be amended in the light of new guidance or changes to relevant legislation.
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Target |
Action |
How the impact of the action will be monitored |
Who is responsible |
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Establish effective systems to communicate the school’s equality duties. |
Disseminate the School Equality Plan through the school website, newsletter, staff meetings. |
Include questions relating to the School Equality Plan in the annual survey of parents. Discussion with pupils during School Council and Pupil Voice |
Head teacher/Senior Leadership Team/Governing Body |
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To ensure that all pupils make progress including vulnerable groups and individuals. |
Monitor and analyse pupils’ achievement by race, gender and disability (and other relevant vulnerable groups) and act on any trends or patterns in the data that require additional interventions and support. |
Analyse assessment data to judge the success of the Planned interventions and support.
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School Assessment Leader/SEND Senior Leadership Team |
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That there are sufficient opportunities with the school’s curriculum to address equality issues.
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Ensure that the curriculum promotes role models whom pupils may identify positively with and that these reflect the school’s diversity in terms of race, gender and disability. |
Increase in pupils’ participation, confidence and achievement |
Subject Leaders |
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Respond promptly and appropriately to all incidents of racist behaviour
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Ensure that the procedures for dealing with such incidents are established and widely understood and that staff and pupils are clear about their responsibilities. Report incidents to the Governing Body and Local Authority |
Use the data to access the impact of the school’s response to incidents i.e. have whole school / year group approaches led to a decrease in incidents, can repeat perpetrators be identified, are pupils and parents satisfied with the response? |
Headteacher SLT Governing Body. |
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To help our children to understand others and value diversity.
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Ensure that opportunity to discuss diversity within the curriculum. Ensure that the values underpinning the school’s ethos are actively promoted by all staff. |
Monitor through pupil discussions an school council as well as through subject leaders and through the curriculum. |
All staff. |
At the present time, all children with disabilities and special needs join in everyday activities with other pupils as part of our commitment to inclusion. Currently the school has the following facilities:
• Ramps
• Accessible toilet
• Curriculum and equipment aids
For additional information see Accessibility Plan.
September 2019
