The Public Sector Equality Duty requires our school to monitor our policies and procedures and to publish information about equalities in our school. The Equality Act 2010 has 3 main ‘General Duties’ which we must aim to achieve; these are to:

• Eliminate discrimination and other conduct that is prohibited by the Act,
• Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it,
• Foster good relations across all characteristics - between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.

The Equality Act 2010 states that it is unlawful to discriminate against people with the following protected characteristics. This applies to the whole school community:

• Age
• Disability
• Sex
• Gender reassignment
• Pregnancy and maternity
• Race (ethnicity)
• Religion and belief
• Sexual Orientation

The ‘Specific Duty’ for schools is to gather and publish information to show how we are complying with the Equality Duty; how we remove or minimise disadvantage and take steps to meet different needs and encourage participating when it is proportionately low. We record and analyse the progress and attainment of all children, including vulnerable groups.

To help us in our work to advance equality of opportunity we have set ourselves some Equality Objectives determined by our scrutiny of information and data.

Our Headteacher is responsible for the implementation of the Equality Act 2010 and the Governing Body is responsible for making sure that school policies and procedures comply with the Act. Staff and Governors are involved in the monitoring of our policies, procedures and practice to make sure our school continues to be an inclusive, accessible, safe and welcoming environment for all.

Please find below a copy of the Belmont School Equality Duty policy which also contains the Equality Objectives for 2023 - 2027.