Wren Spinney will work with students to build awareness of, and provide staff with an awareness of, the impact of prejudice and support students to be able to communicate concerns in order to prevent any incidents.  If incidents still occur, we address them immediately and report them to the Local Authority using their guidance material.  The Local Authority may provide some support.

Trustees and Governors will:

• Involve and engage the whole school community in identifying and understanding equality barriers and in the setting of objectives to address these. 
• The Directors will also agree with the Equality Statement and objectives.

The Headteacher will:

• Promote key messages to staff, parents and students about equality and what is expected of them and can be expected from the school in carrying out its day to day duties. 
• Ensure that the whole school community receives adequate training to meet the need for delivering equality, including student awareness.
• Ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibility to record and report prejudice-related incidents and to promote equality of opportunity.

The Senior Leadership & Management Teams will:

• Support the Headteacher as above.
• Ensure fair treatment and access to services and opportunities.
• Ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibility to record and report prejudice-related incidents.
• Ensure that each term a number of assembly themes reflect equal opportunity dimensions.
• Visit classrooms to observe how equal opportunities are supported in the classroom.

Class Teachers will:

• Support in delivering the right outcomes for students. 
• Uphold the commitment made to students and parents/carers on how they can be expected to be treated.
• Design and deliver an inclusive curriculum.
• Ensure that they are aware of their responsibility to record and report prejudice-related incidents.
• Provide a communication-friendly environment to ensure maximum opportunity for engagement

Administrative staff will:

• Support the school and the directors in delivering a fair and equitable service to all stakeholders.
• Through embedded practice, uphold the commitment made by the head teacher on how students and parents/carers can be expected to be treated.
• Support colleagues within the school community.
• Ensure that they are aware of their responsibility to record and report prejudice-related incidents.

The whole School will:

• Consider at all times that language and methods of communication used throughout school do not preclude/overemphasise the role of a particular group.
• Check that our references to adult home carers are appropriate to individual students.
• Ensure that actions taken within the school development plan are supportive of equal opportunities.
• If acting in a reception capacity, be expected to meet all visitors and phone enquiries in a polite and helpful manner.
• Provide regular newsletters, introduction to new teachers, home school booklets and various other publications to provide the greatest degree of information to parents.
• Seek to ensure that by their behaviour and attitudes, they are supportive of equal opportunities.

Students will:

Be supported to:

• Help the school achieve the commitment made to tackling inequality.
• Uphold the commitment made by the headteacher on how students and parents/carers, staff and the wider school community can be expected to be treated.

Families will:

• Take an active part in identifying barriers for the school community and in informing the school leadership and the directors of actions that can be taken to eradicate these.
• Take an active role in supporting and challenging the school to achieve the commitment given to the school community in tackling inequality and achieving equality of opportunity for all.

Local Community:

• Take an active part in identifying barriers for the school community and in informing the school leadership and directors of actions that can be taken to eradicate these.
• Take an active role in supporting and challenging the school to achieve the commitment made to the school community in tackling inequality and achieving equality of opportunity for all.

Breaches to this statement will be dealt with in the same way that breaches of other school policies are dealt with, as determined by the headteacher and trustees.

^{Monitor and Review: Every three years, we will review our objectives in relation to any changes in our school profile.  Our objectives will sit in our overall school improvement plan and therefore will be reviewed as part of this process.}