Offering a broad and inclusive curriculum that meets the needs of all students.

Delivering a carefully designed and sequenced PSHE curriculum to students in years 7-13 which works responsively to address all forms of discrimination.

Delivering a varied assembly curriculum that celebrates diversity and equality in relation to religion, race, sexuality, and gender. This will often revolve around key dates in the year e.g. Pride Month, Black History Month, Neurodiversity Week etc

Providing a Character Curriculum, delivered weekly in the Morning Meeting programme by tutors that is designed around the school values and virtues. This is also  informed by the fundamental British Value.

Creating displays around school that celebrate and promote people’s right to be themselves which are informed by the protected characteristics.

Taking all available opportunities to promote our school Vision & Values that actively endorse the qualities of respect and the virtues of neighbourliness, open-mindedness, compassion, friendliness etc

Systematically recording any incidents of hate, abuse, and discrimination

By running focus groups with students from different social groups and backgrounds as well as those with protected characteristics to ensure their voice is heard.

Systematically monitoring indicators such as student progress, attendance at school and behaviour by learner group, in order to identify any gaps and required interventions.

Providing a broad, balanced curriculum which is open to all students and enabling students to decide their individual pathways through the options process in year 9

Ensuring that the PSHE curriculum is accessed by all students, with particular care taken regarding access of students in vulnerable groups who may be particularly vulnerable to equality issues and who may not access the curriculum in the same way at the same time as other students e.g, training provided for teaching SEND students 

Ensure we provide the opportunities and resources to ensure that disadvantaged students through our Catch Up to Keep Up Strategy.

Providing an enhanced transition programme for Year 7 students with additional needs or vulnerabilities.

Develop student leaders to promote equality e.g. peer mentoring schemes

Providing additional support for students who experience barriers to learning, including those with protected characteristics via the Nurture Centre and Curriculum to the Endeavour Centre

Maximising the participation of all students in trips, visits, and extra-curricular activities through the targeted use of Pupil Premium funding. This includes strengthening systems to monitor rates of participation in extracurricular activity and actions to address any gaps.

Encouraging a diverse workforce including gathering data about the makeup of our workforce and recruitment and retention rates for different groups

Delivering an inclusive and diverse curriculum which celebrates diversity and promotes equality (for example, reading lessons based on a diverse range of texts in KS3 English).

Engaging with award schemes, organisations and programmes which encourage an appreciation of diversity e.g. Rainbow Alliance Award

Inviting in external speakers for assemblies from a variety of communities

Providing a wide range of international visits for students

Inviting ‘role models’ from diverse backgrounds to work with our students to counter misconceptions, raise awareness and build empathy 

Providing opportunities for students to engage with the wider community (for example, through community volunteering programmes e.g. sweeping the sheds in school, attend local day centres to read to residents etc.

Offering a broad and inclusive curriculum that meets the needs of all students.

Delivering a carefully designed and sequenced PSHE curriculum to students in years 7-13 which works responsively to address all forms of discrimination.

Delivering a varied assembly curriculum that celebrates diversity and equality in relation to religion, race, sexuality, and gender. This will often revolve around key dates in the year e.g. Pride Month, Black History Month, Neurodiversity Week etc

Providing a Character Curriculum, delivered weekly in the Morning Meeting programme by tutors that is designed around the school values and virtues. This is also  informed by the fundamental British Value.

Creating displays around school that celebrate and promote people’s right to be themselves which are informed by the protected characteristics.

Taking all available opportunities to promote our school Vision & Values that actively endorse the qualities of respect and the virtues of neighbourliness, open-mindedness, compassion, friendliness etc

Systematically recording any incidents of hate, abuse, and discrimination

By running focus groups with students from different social groups and backgrounds as well as those with protected characteristics to ensure their voice is heard.

Systematically monitoring indicators such as student progress, attendance at school and behaviour by learner group, in order to identify any gaps and required interventions.

Providing a broad, balanced curriculum which is open to all students and enabling students to decide their individual pathways through the options process in year 9

Ensuring that the PSHE curriculum is accessed by all students, with particular care taken regarding access of students in vulnerable groups who may be particularly vulnerable to equality issues and who may not access the curriculum in the same way at the same time as other students e.g, training provided for teaching SEND students 

Ensure we provide the opportunities and resources to ensure that disadvantaged students through our Catch Up to Keep Up Strategy.

Providing an enhanced transition programme for Year 7 students with additional needs or vulnerabilities.

Develop student leaders to promote equality e.g. peer mentoring schemes

Providing additional support for students who experience barriers to learning, including those with protected characteristics via the Nurture Centre and Curriculum to the Endeavour Centre

Maximising the participation of all students in trips, visits, and extra-curricular activities through the targeted use of Pupil Premium funding. This includes strengthening systems to monitor rates of participation in extracurricular activity and actions to address any gaps.

Encouraging a diverse workforce including gathering data about the makeup of our workforce and recruitment and retention rates for different groups

Delivering an inclusive and diverse curriculum which celebrates diversity and promotes equality (for example, reading lessons based on a diverse range of texts in KS3 English).

Engaging with award schemes, organisations and programmes which encourage an appreciation of diversity e.g. Rainbow Alliance Award

Inviting in external speakers for assemblies from a variety of communities

Providing a wide range of international visits for students

Inviting ‘role models’ from diverse backgrounds to work with our students to counter misconceptions, raise awareness and build empathy 

Providing opportunities for students to engage with the wider community (for example, through community volunteering programmes e.g. sweeping the sheds in school, attend local day centres to read to residents etc.