Equality & Diversity

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Here at Padgate we welcome our duties under the Equality Act 2010 and are committed to support our community by supporting an environment in which each individual has complete equality of opportunities.

The school’s general equality duties: 

Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Act.

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

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

The Protected Characteristics

The equality act came into force in 2010, it covers everyone in Britain and protects them from harassment and victimisation. Everyone in Britain is protected. This is because the Equality Act protects people against discrimination because of the protected characteristics that we all have. Under the Equality Act, there are nine Protected Characteristics:

· Age

· Disability

· Gender reassignment

· Race

· Religion or belief

· Marriage or civil partnership

· Sex

· Sexual orientation

· Pregnancy and maternity

We aim to promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, with special
emphasis on promoting equality and diversity, and eradicating prejudicial incidents for students and staff.  Padgate Academy is committed to not only eliminating discrimination, but also increasing understanding and appreciation for diversity. 

Through our personal development program and tutor time we deliver all aspects of the protected characteristics, here are some examples of how they are actively promoted:

· Mindful role modelling by all adults in the school community

· Active engagement and communication with parents and carers

· Assemblies, visitors and speakers

· Tutor time discussions on equality, diversity and wellbeing focus 

· Personal development lessons RSE, PSHE, citizenship, British Values

· Religious Education (RE) lessons

· Sporting, art and cultural events, competitions, spirited arts, educational visits

· Student voice with diverse range of students

· Developing links with local, national and international communities

· CAS Extra-curricular activities, after-school clubs, charity work 

In order to meet our Equality Duty, we are required to publish Equality Information about how our policies and practices affect those with Protected Characteristics. 

To this end we have conducted an Equality aims analysis to assess and demonstrate our compliance with our Equality Duty. 

A copy of this analysis can be found in on the website with our equality and diversity policy.