Redlands Primary and Nursery School
Public Sector Equality Duty
Redlands Primary and Nursery School recognises that certain groups in society can be disadvantaged because of unlawful discrimination they may face due to their race, sex, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age, or pregnancy and maternity.
HOW DOES REDLANDS COMPLY WITH THE PUBLIC SECTOR EQUALITY DUTY?
The school has a range of policies which make explicit the school’s commitment to actively promoting equality of opportunity for all. The main policies that deal with equality of opportunity are:
· British Values
· Accessibility plan
· Equality policy
· SEND policy
· Behaviour and anti-bullying policy
· Religious Education Policy
· Curriculum intents for each subject
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school that cares for every individual child. In doing so, we promote and deliver a range of strategies to ensure that we comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty. Some of these include;
· Active promotion of the school values: Positivity, Responsibility, Open-Mindedness, Unity and Determination (PROUD values)
· Unwavering inclusivity
· Using a variety of high quality texts, resources and enhancements to support teaching, that are mapped out to consider diversity
· Embedded use of the 1 Decision PSHE scheme which continually encourages and promotes the celebration of difference, tolerance and mutual respect
· Diversity is becoming a key aspect of our curriculum design
· Assemblies explore a breadth of national and international news stories and events
· Weekly British Values assembly linked to celebrations and core values
· Weekly Key Stage assemblies covering a diverse range of authors, characters and key events
· Development of pupil voice to ensure that all groups are heard
· Monitoring and evaluating the attainment and progress of all pupils; looking at the performance of particular groups who share a protected characteristic to compare their performance with those who do not share it
· Supporting all staff and children to reach their potential
· Interventions to maximise the progress of all groups of children
· Curriculum trips that meet the needs of all children
· Active promotion of the behaviour and anti-bullying policy and regular monitoring to identify patterns and concerns about any particular groups. Anti-bullying ambassadors support this
· Active promotion of the attendance policy and regular monitoring to identify patterns and concerns about any particular groups
School Council
Our School Councillors are voted in by democratic vote, one from each class. They meet once a half term to discuss and make decisions about school charity work, improvements to school life and a range of other topics.
Team Captains
Our Team Captains, who are voted in by democratic vote, are made up of two Y6 children from each school team. These captains are excellent role models in school and support us in promoting our PROUD values.
Young Interpreters
Our Young Interpreters support our children and families who speak English as an Additional Language. They are trained and supported by Mrs Abraham and help in ways such as showing new families around school, buddying up with new children and being a friendly face on the playground.
Eco Warriors
Our Eco-Warriors work with Mrs Batty to help keep school tidy and eco-friendly. They are dedicated to looking after the planet and ensuring that at Redlands, we play our part.
Anti-Bullying Ambassadors
Our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors work closely with Miss Pumfrey to support our work around treating everyone with respect, tolerance and care. They help to organise events such as Odd Sock Day and Anti-Bullying Week.
Equlaity Objectives 2024-2025
Objective 1: To reduce prejudice and increase understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion more specifically an understanding of race equality by the whole school community including SLT, Governors, staff, pupils and parents
Objective 2 To raise the attainment of White British Pupil Premium boys in writing
Objective 3: To improve curriculum provision in order to increase understanding of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for all stakeholders including staff, pupils, governors and parents.
For further information regarding our equality objectives and our action plan please click the link below: