Equality Objectives
Public sector equality duty
At Mount Primary School we are committed 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.
All members of staff at school pay due regard to the matters mentioned above. This is promoted through staff training, curriculum development and wellbeing. Our curriculum is built round equality and this can be evidenced through the texts chosen in English, the periods of history covered, diverse range of artists and composers etc. These are set out in the rationale sections of the long term plans.
Equality of opportunity is promoted across school and is based round the protected characteristics.
At Mount we are passionate about equality and strive to:
(a)remove or minimise disadvantages suffered by persons who share a relevant protected characteristic that are connected to that characteristic;
(b)take steps to meet the needs of persons who share a relevant protected characteristic that are different from the needs of persons who do not share it;
(c)encourage persons who share a relevant protected characteristic to participate in public life or in any other activity in which participation by such persons is disproportionately low.
(4)The steps involved in meeting the needs of disabled persons that are different from the needs of persons who are not disabled include, in particular, steps to take account of disabled persons' disabilities.
(5)Having due regard to the need to foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it involves having due regard, in particular, to the need to—
(a)tackle prejudice, and
(b)promote understanding.
The relevant protected characteristics are—
- age;
- disability;
- gender reassignment;
- pregnancy and maternity;
- race;
- religion or belief;
- sex;
- sexual orientation.