Our school aims to meet its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) by having due regard to the need to:
Eliminate discrimination and other conduct that is prohibited by the Equality Act 2010 Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it Foster good relations across all characteristics – between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.

As a school we welcome our duties under the Equality Act 2010. We understand the principal of the act and the work needed to ensure that those with protected characteristics are not discriminated against and are given equality of opportunity. A protected characteristic under the act covers the groups listed below:

• age

• disability

• race

• sex (including issues of transgender)

• gender reassignment

• maternity and pregnancy

• religion and belief

• sexual orientation

• Marriage and Civil Partnership (for employees)

Our Equality Objectives:
1. To ensure that all learners have equal access to a rich, broad, balanced and relevant curriculum.

2. To advance equality of opportunity by ensuring that teaching, learning and curriculum promote equality, celebrate diversity and promote community cohesion by fostering good relations.

3. To eliminate any discrimination, harassment and victimisation. To ensure that no-one is unfairly or illegally disadvantaged as a consequence of their age, disability, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, colour, race, ethnic or national origin, disability or religious beliefs.

4. To recognise, celebrate diversity within our community whilst promoting community cohesion.

5. To ensure that those with management responsibility and individual members of staff, accept responsibility for planning teaching, learning and curriculum and apply this policy to all we do.

6. To ensure that learners and parents are fully involved in the provision made by the school and to increase transparency.

7. To ensure that within the school budget, adequate funding is provided to underpin this policy and that intervention, positive action and preventative action is funded where needed.

8. To publish all equality information including through the prospectus, newsletters, website and in all policies.

9.To undertake equality analyses when consulting on decisions about services or policies.

10. To engage with the public on objectives and decision.