Equality Information and Objectives
SEND Information
Eccleston Primary School is committed to the principle of equality for all pupils irrespective of race, religion, gender, language, disability or family background, and to the active support of initiatives designed to further this principle. We believe that equality is at the heart of good educational practice. All pupils are of equal value and deserve equal access to every aspect of school life.
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.
At Eccleston Primary School we are aware of the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and understand that it is unlawful to discriminate and treat some people less fairly and to put them at a disadvantage. In order to ensure that we fully comply with the Equality Duty, we produce a 4 year plan and review this on an annual basis as you will see in our policy. Compliance is however a minimum requirement and, at Eccleston Primary School, we always aim to go above and beyond this. We have therefore given our School Council a joint role as 'Equality Ambassadors', who ensure that Equality remains high profile in all our decision making throughout school and also that we do all we can to ensure that any barriers are removed for every member within our school community.
As a school we are working towards the Lancashire Equality Mark to celebrate all that we do to promote equality and diversity.
In November 2024 we achieved the Race Equality Badge:
Equality Badges
Currently, we are focusing on 3 objectives:
Objective 1: To promote equality of opportunity by reducing the attainment gap between SEND and non-SEND pupils.
Actions for objective 1:
- To continue to have an inclusive ethos.
- To ensure pupils with SEND access precise, targeted teaching to meet their needs.
- To develop staff confidence with the use of PIVATS for tracking progress and setting SMART targets
Success Criteria for objective 1:
- All pupils able to fully access the broad and balanced curriculum.
- Pupils with SEN make expected (and accelerated) progress.
- Staff are confident and report to the SENCO for Pupil Passport meetings with clearly evaluated Pupil Passports and SMART targets in place for future targeted interventions.
Objective 2: To continue to raise pupil awareness of cultural prejudice/discrimination.
Actions for objective 2:
- To continue to have an inclusive ethos that challenges prejudice/discrimination.
- To have a range of cultural focused assemblies, strategically mapped across the academic year, where pupils can be educated about a wide range of cultures and cultural issues.
- To record prejudiced related incidents and respond proactively with parents to ensure support in educating pupils in this area.
Success Criteria for objective 2:
- Pupil behaviour is respectful and inclusive, as evidenced in monitoring and feedback from staff.
- Structured assemblies take place to explore issues.
- Staff are trained in Trauma Informed strategies to support interactions with all children.
Objective 3: To ensure that whole school policies and practices are fully inclusive of our school community.
Actions for objective 3:
- Undertake an audit of current curriculum resources and identify opportunities to have greater representation of our school community.
- Identify opportunities to discuss and include the diverse range of families in our school.
- To continue to have an inclusive ethos that challenges prejudice/discrimination.
Success Criteria for objective 3:
- Pupil behaviour is respectful and inclusive, as evidences in monitoring and feedback from staff.
- Structured assemblies take place to explore issues.