The Equality Act 2010 has created the ‘Public Sector Equality Duty’, which states that every public body, including schools and academies, have legal duty to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people who share and do not share the following protected characteristics:
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race
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disability
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gender
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age
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religion or belief
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sexual orientation
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pregnancy & maternity
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gender identity
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marriage and civil partnership
At Shotley Bridge Primary School, we prepare the children for life and to give them a good understanding of how Equality and Diversity is protected by the Equality Act 2010.
Here is an overview of how we teach the protected characteristics through our curriculum: Protected Characteristics in Shotley Bridge Primary
For further information, please view or download our Equalities Policy and Equalities Information and Objectives Policy in the School Policies section of our website.
