When the Equality Act 2010 was introduced fully in April 2011, there was no longer a statutory requirement that schools should draw up and publish equality schemes or policies. However, under the provisions of the Public Sector Equality Duty, all schools and academies are required to publish equalities information and to produce objectives on how they will enhance provision to ensure equality for all. These are to be reviewed at least once every four years. It is therefore important for our Trust to set out our schools’ equality principles and objectives.

Aims

Our schools within Children’s Endeavour Trust (CET) aim to meet their obligations under the public sector equality duty by having due regard to the need to:

• Eliminate discrimination and other conduct that is 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 across all characteristics – between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.

Guiding Principles

In fulfilling the legal obligations cited above, we are guided by our commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is encapsulated within the UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools Award which our schools are working towards. We are guided by the 45 Articles from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as they cover the protected characteristics under the Equality Act: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Full details of our schools’ equality principles and objectives can be found in our Equality Policy and Objectives.

Page reviewed on 18/08/24 by KJD.