The Equality Policy have been developed with staff, pupils, parents and governors. The five objectives reflect each group's views. This will be reviewed annually with the whole community.

Equality objectives

Objective 1

SEND: to ensure that all classrooms are dyslexia friendly by following the dyslexia friendly checklist and vertical timelines are in place to support ASD pupils by Summer 23.

Why we have chosen this objective: We potentially have a higher-than-average number of ASD pupils in the school and want to ensure they can access learning, also, dyslexia-friendly classrooms will ensure that children who are anxious or have other learning difficulties, including ASD, will benefit from this set-up and it will ensure continuity and consistency across the school.
 

To achieve this objective we plan to:

1. Have half termly meetings with DSPL team for ongoing support.
2. Provide training via DSPL to ensure staff can support pupils.
3. SENDCo to provide CPD for staff on a termly basis to enhance learning environments.
4. Create a set of ‘non-negiotables’ to ensure continuity and consistency across year groups.
5. SENDCo to provide CPD for staff on a termly basis to enhance target setting for APDR.

Progress we are making towards this objective:

AUTUMN 1: Meetings in place with DSPL team.

SPRING 2: Staff CPD relating to dyslexia friendly classrooms.

Summer 2: All classrooms reflect the dyslexia friendly checklist devised in Spring 23.
 

Objective 2

To have at least one visitor or visit linked to religious studies involving other faiths.

Why we have chosen this objective: As a church school, worship is mainly Christian and we want to ensure that pupils who are not Christian have the opportunity to celebrate their own religion and for all children to learn more about different faiths in our diverse society to prepare them for the next step in their learning.
 

To achieve this objective we plan to:

1. Create a single access point where staff can access contact details for a range of faith groups.
2. Staff to plan at least one visit or visitor each term linked to a faith they are studying.
3. Staff to plan at least one visit to a place of worship each year.
    

Progress we are making towards this objective:

Autumn 2: Whole school Hindu Celebration on 15.11.22

Objective 3

Curriculum: ensure diverse role models are used in lessons by using texts celebrating the diverse community we live in and by referring to key historical figures representing different backgrounds and abilities.

Why we have chosen this objective: As a predominantly white British school, our children need to be prepared for the wider world. This was a key action for the 2021/22 curriculum and as we are following a two-year rolling programme, we have to repeat it for this academic year.
 

To achieve this objective we plan to:

1. Use texts celebrating different backgrounds and abilities in all subjects.
2. Fund-raise to purchase more texts.
3. Match texts to different subjects where possible.
4. Research role models from different backgrounds and abilities in all subjects where possible.
5. Embed Jigsaw materials and SRE to ensure children can learn about different types of family and respectful relationships
    

Progress we are making towards this objective:

Autumn 1: Jigsaw materials are in place and being used in all classes.

Spring 2: Turning disability into possibility assembly and workshop
 

Objective 4

Train all members of staff and governors involved in recruitment and selection on equal opportunities and non-discrimination by the beginning of the next academic year. Training evaluation data will show that 100% of those attending have a good understanding of the legal requirements.
Why we have chosen this objective:

To ensure all governors and staff involved in recruitment have a good understanding of the legal requirements.
 

To achieve this objective we plan to:

1. Book all governors and staff involved in recruitment on Equality training.
    

Progress we are making towards this objective:

Governors have completed Equality training via modern governor

2 x governors Safer recruitment trained 
 

Objective 5

To learn more about different disabilities, physical and mental, in order to understand others.

Why we have chosen this objective:

This was chosen by the pupils of Preston.
 

To achieve this objective we plan to:

1. Ensure opportunities arise during PSHE lessons to learn more about different abilities.
2. To invite visitors from a range of abilities for talks.
3. To take part in themed weeks, e.g. Just Talk week.
    

Progress we are making towards this objective:

Autumn 2022: Just Talk week activities

Spring 2023: Turning disability into possibility assembly and workshop
 

Please click on the link below to access the school's Equality Policy.