Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Victoria Park Primary School we are committed to celebrating our differences. We want every member of our school community to be included and feel a sense of belonging. We strive to ensure equity permeates throughout all aspects of school life and is everyone’s responsibility. 

Legislation

The Equality Act 2010 introduced a single equality duty for all public sector organisations including schools. The Act introduced 9 protected characteristics:  

• age 
• disability
• ethnicity and race
• gender
• gender identity and transgender
• marriage and civil partnership
• pregnancy and maternity
• religion and belief
• sexual orientation 

Legal Duty

In line with the Equalities Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty, the following statement, which is reviewed and updated annually, seeks to 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. 

We are committed to meeting our Public Sector Equality Duty to:

1. Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the Act.
2. Advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.
3. 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
• Discussions with and feedback from our pupil voice
• Opportunities to reflect the multicultural nature of our school community
• Our use of display and development of an accessible learning environment
• Visits to museums, places of worship and places of local interest
• Involvement of parents and carers
• Feedback to our Governing Board
• The close monitoring and response to any incidents of inappropriate behaviour towards others as reflected in the Equalities Act 2010

The above will be monitored by senior staff and will involve seeking the views of pupils, parents and staff.

Further Equality Information including the school's Equality Objectives can be found here on our school policies page.