Equality Objectives
| Equality Objectives | What this means for Mansfield Green E-ACT Primary Academy |
| To close the attainment gap between boys and girls in English, Mathematics and Science at all key stages. | ● Ensuring all pupils receive quality first teaching. ● Rigorous data analysis ensures any gaps identified are closed through interventions and careful curriculum planning. ● Gender stereotypes are challenged and equality of sexes promoted. ● Curriculum content is carefully planned to ensure balanced coverage, along with activities that engage and inspire. |
| To close the gap in performance of all pupils with special educational needs or disabilities. | ● Ensuring all pupils receive quality first teaching. ● Rigorous data analysis ensures any gaps identified are closed through interventions and careful curriculum planning. ● Equality of access to wider curriculum and enrichment activities. ● Relevant plans are put in place by appropriate professionals (SENDCo, Educational Psychologist and Speech and Language Therapist) and disseminated for guidance and action to relevant staff. |
| To close the gap in performance between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged groups. | ● Ensuring all pupils receive quality first teaching. ● Rigorous data analysis ensures any gaps identified are closed through interventions and careful curriculum planning. ● Equality of access to wider curriculum and enrichment activities. ● Appointment of Pupil Premium Champion to ensure opportunities to close the gap are developed and secure to continue to raise standards. ● Children have the opportunity to attend homework club after school, enabling them to receive additional support. ● Mentoring for children to develop their metacognitive skills drawing on impact research from the EEF. |
| To promote cultural development and understanding through a rich range of experiences both in and beyond the curriculum. | ● Ensuring all children, regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or age have equal opportunities in taking part in extra-curricular activities. ● Collecting information about those attending to evaluate representation and accessibility. ● We will actively look at ways of tackling any barriers that prevent accessibility. We will regularly obtain the views of all children and their parents/carers, particularly those with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP) and physical disabilities, to ensure that we are meeting their needs and making any necessary adjustments. |
| To prevent and respond to all hate incidents and prejudice-based bullying. | ● Plan a yearly programme of education in PSHE and deliver lessons on bullying and discrimination and how to tackle these. ● Collecting information and analysing incidents of bullying, harassment and discrimination to ensure the preventive education programme is having impact and relevant interventions are in place. ● Mentors and leaders in school work with children and families following any incidents of bullying, harassment and unlawful discrimination to ensure these are not repeated and appropriate policies are followed. |
| To ensure understanding and equality for members of our community, including those who hold any of the nine protected characteristics. | ● Assemblies promote a positive and inclusive culture and help children to broaden their understanding of diversity. ● Radicalisation and extremism will be taught discreetly in PSHE and within assemblies, to ensure that children are aware of radical views and how to exercise tolerance. ● Staff CPD will include equality training to ensure that subject knowledge is up to date and supportive measures for a diverse community are in place and embedded. |
Review date: February 2021
