Our aim is to promote equality of opportunity.

Our objectives include:

• Promoting a positive and inclusive school ethos, where all members of the community are respected and accepted.
• Providing a broad and balanced curriculum that celebrates diversity and treats everyone fairly and equally.
• Recruiting, retaining, and promoting staff based on their skills, qualifications, and experience, regardless of their background.
• Ensuring access to facilities and resources for all members of the school community, including visitors, parents/carers, and students.
• Tackling discrimination and prejudice, through raising awareness, challenging inappropriate language and behaviour, and promoting respect and understanding.
• Monitoring and analysing the school data to identify any areas of inequality, and taking action to improve the situation.

All members of the Little Waltham Primary School community have a responsibility to ensure that the Equality Policy is implemented effectively.

This includes:

• The governing body, who will ensure that the school complies with the relevant legislation and regularly monitor the effectiveness of the policy.
• The headteacher, who will lead on the promotion of equality and diversity, and ensure that the staff and students are aware of their rights and responsibilities.
• The staff, who will ensure that the policy is implemented in their teaching, lesson planning, classroom management, and interactions with students, parents, and colleagues.
• The parents/carers, who will support us in our efforts to promote equality and diversity, and report any concerns or incidents of discrimination.
• The students, who will respect others, challenge stereotypes and prejudice, and contribute positively to the school community.

This Equality Policy will be reviewed annually by the governing body to ensure that it remains effective and relevant. We will also monitor and analyse the school data regularly to identify any areas of inequality, and take action to improve the situation where necessary.

Any breaches of this policy will be taken seriously and will be dealt with through the appropriate channels of the school’s behaviour policy.

Little Waltham Primary School is committed to promoting equality and diversity through the implementation of this policy. We will work tirelessly to ensure that everyone in our community feels valued, respected, and supported, and that they have equal opportunities to achieve their full potential.