The 9 Protected Characteristics are actively promoted in school through:

• Our school vision and our School Development Plan

• Our school values

• Our school behaviour policy

• Conscious role modelling by all adults

• Access to the school premise and building eg toilets.

• Active engagement and communication with parents and carers

• Assemblies

• Whole-school celebrations including Children in Need, Red Nose Day

• Promoting tolerance, individual liberty, friendship and understanding by actively promoting British Values through assemblies and in school life

• In English, a variety of text from a range of cultures will be used.

• Reading through a range of authors and genres

• Scientists, historians, artists, poets, engineers and designers who represent the protected characteristics will be embedded within the curriculum.

• Promoting inclusion, tolerance, friendship and understanding through different aspects of our curriculum. This includes teaching in RE, PSHE and other subjects.

• 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.

• Sporting competitions both within school and outside of school

• School Council

• Educational experiences and visits

• Guest speakers

• Developing links with the local community

• Extra-curricular activities, sports and enrichment

• Restorative justice – supporting any tensions between different groups of pupils within the school