Charlotte Nursery and Infant School

It is our aim to ensure that all pupils have equal access to the curriculum and equal opportunities to be successful and reach their potential.

Ilkeston is an area of high social deprivation and we acknowledge that our pupils from vulnerable groups, such as, white working class backgrounds, pupil premium and SEND pupils all must have the same opportunities as other pupils to express themselves, receive the highest quality of education and enjoy social and academic success. Charlotte Nursery and Infant School is dedicated to ensuring that all members of the school community and the wider community are treated equally, fairly, and with respect.

The Equality Act 2010 requires us to publish information that demonstrates that we have due regard for the need to:

* Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Equality Act 2010.

*Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.

* Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.

The Equality Act neatly brings together previous legislation concerned with Race, Gender and Disability. For our school this means:

* All adults and children treat each other with respect.

* Great effort is made so that all groups of pupils make maximum progress, and so that employment practice is also fair.

* Charlotte Nursery and Infant School is committed to producing good citizens – locally, nationally and globally as part of our school ethos and values.

Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Equality Objectives:

General Objectives:

1. To reduce prejudice and increase understanding of equality through direct teaching across the curriculum.

2. To increase levels of pupil voice by developing the role of the School Council.

3. To continually consider how well the school ensures equality of opportunities for all its pupils and staff.

Specific Objectives:

1. To narrow the gap in achievement of pupils in disadvantaged groups in all year groups compared with all students.

2. To work towards achieving the Anti-bullying Mark.

3. To raise attainment in writing for boys.

All members of staff are responsible for equality matters. However, members of staff with particular responsibility for equality matters are Miss Pitman, Miss Jenkins, Mrs Stevenson, Miss Henshaw and Miss Soundy.

Members of the Governing Body with responsibility for equality are: Mrs Smith (Chair) and Dr Kilpatrick (Vice Chair).

As a school we welcome our legal duties under the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate discrimination and it is the foundation of all our other school policies, such as:

Disability Equality Scheme, Equal Opportunities and Equality Policy, Accessibility Plan, Tackling Extremism and Radicalisation, Intimate Care Policy, Looked After Children Policy, Private Fostering Policy, Sickness Absence Policy, Maternity Policy, Code of Practice for Staff and Governors, SEND Policy and Report, Nursery Admissions Policy, Pay Policy, Parent Volunteers in School Policy, PSHE Policy, Race Equality Policy, Recruitment and Selection Policy, Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Policy, Teachers Pay Policy and Vulnerable Children Policy.