St Joseph's Catholic Primary

Committed to Equality

The Equality Act 2010 requires schools to fulfil the following general duties:

  1. To eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under this act.

2. To advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.

3. To foster good relations between persons who share relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.

 Our Vision for Equality

At St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, we are committed to fulfilling these duties. Our aim is

 to provide education for all, acknowledging that the society within which we live is enriched

 by diversity. We will strive to ensure that the culture and ethos of the school reflects and

 celebrates the diversity of all members of the school and wider community. In accordance

 with our Mission Statement, we pledge to respect the equal human rights of all our pupils and

 to educate them about equality and to respect difference. Pupils and other members of the

 school community will be provided with the opportunity to experience, understand and

celebrate diversity. We will therefore seek to ensure that everyone is equally valued and treats

one another with respect and fairness. We will proactively seek to review and restructure the

cultures, policies and practices in school to ensure that we comply with the relevant legislation

 in relation to race equality, disability equality, sexual orientation and gender equality. We will

promote community cohesion at school so that our children are welcoming and responsive to

the full diversity of people locally, nationally and globally.