Equality

Oakwood Primary School is committed to meeting its obligations under the public sector equality duty.

• • We make sure that our school is a safe and secure place for everyone.
  • We work to make sure that everyone is treated fairly and respectfully.
  • We recognise that people have different needs, and we understand that treating people fairly does not always mean treating them the same.
  • We want to make sure that no-one experiences less favourable treatment or discrimination.
  • We recognise that some pupils need extra support to help them to achieve and be successful.
  • We try to make sure that people from different groups are consulted and are involved in our decisions.

• • age
  • being or becoming a transsexual person
  • being married or in a civil partnership
  • being pregnant or having a child
  • disability
  • race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin
  • religion, belief or lack of religion/belief
  • sex
  • sexual orientation

• • Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct 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 between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.

We welcome our duties:

• • To promote community cohesion (under the  Education and Inspections Act 2006)
  • To eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations (under the Equality Act 2010)

• Reduce prejudice and increase understanding of equality through direct teaching across the curriculum
• Reduce the incidence of prejudice related incidents in relation to the protected characteristics
• Transition arrangements between schools are well planned for; extra transition visits are arranged for children who need them