Equality and Diversity

At Killisick Junior School we aim to promote equality and diversity and tackle any form of discrimination. We seek to remove any barriers to access, participation, attainment and achievement. We will promote community cohesion at school, local, national and global levels and implement all necessary actions in relation to ethnicity, gender, religion or belief and socioeconomic background.

Through our ethos, values and behaviour policy, the School provides a platform to ensure children and young people are given the support to respect themselves and others, and understand their role as a local and global citizen, being aware of the potential issues they face.

The ethos of healthy open relationships, inclusion and treating everyone equally permeates all we do. We place a strong emphasis on our values. We work hard to broaden our students' experience, to prepare them for life and work in contemporary Britain. We teach them to respect and value the diversity around them as well as understanding how to make safe, well considered decisions through our approach.

Child on Child abuse will not be tolerated or passed off as banter or part of growing up.
Tackling discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender identity (gender reassignment and transgender), pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex (gender) or sexual orientation.
Advancing equality of opportunity.
Creating good relations between different groups

Public Sector Equality Duty Data & Equality Objectives

2026-2027 EQUALITY POLICY

2026-2027 EQUALITY OBJECTIVES

The Equality Act 2010 requires schools to publish specific and measurable equality objectives. Our equality objectives are based on our analysis of data and demographic. Our equality objectives focus on those areas where we have agreed to take action to improve equality and tackle disadvantages.

Target	Strategies	Outcomes	Timeline
To close the gap between performance of all pupils (across all groups) in the school and pupils nationally	To further develop strategies to narrow the gap To rigorously track and challenge the progress of vulnerable pupils and groups To set staff targets that focus on improving attainment of the most vulnerable children To assign identified pupils to specific and targeted interventions to close the gap To ensure all aspects of school life and the SIP reflect this priority	Pupils in vulnerable groups achieve at least in line with their peers nationally	From target setting in September
To reduce prejudice and increase understanding of equality through direct teaching across the curriculum and promote understanding and respect for differences	Diverse and representative curriculum model Increased focus on the school values and charter through the Character Curriculum Black History focus taught with a clear whole school learning intention to promote conversation Conduct an audit to consider the use of the anti-racist teaching materials Offer enrichment activities (trips, OWL time, visitors) as a way to promote respect for difference Use whole school assemblies as anopportunity to celebrate festivals of a range of cultures and countries Use events like World Cup, Olympics, WW1 centenary as an opportunity to explore other cultures Assembly offer linked to British values.	Children will talk about other differences with respect and tolerance. reflect the teaching. Curriculum offer is representative, equal and diverse.	September 2026 and ongoing
To ensure all pupils have access to and benefit from our personal development programme	Introduction of the personal development tracker Character mapped across the whole curriculum SLT review the personal development tracke	Children in vulnerable groups have the same attendance at and participation in SMSC curriculum	September 2026 and ongoing

Target

Strategies

Outcomes

Timeline

To close the gap between performance of all pupils (across all groups) in the school and pupils nationally

To further develop strategies to narrow the gap
To rigorously track and challenge the progress of vulnerable pupils and groups
To set staff targets that focus on improving attainment of the most vulnerable children
To assign identified pupils to specific and targeted interventions to close the gap
To ensure all aspects of school life and the SIP reflect this priority

Pupils in vulnerable groups achieve at least in line with their peers nationally

From target setting in September

To reduce prejudice and increase understanding of equality through direct teaching across the curriculum and promote understanding and respect for differences

Diverse and representative curriculum model
Increased focus on the school values and charter through the Character Curriculum
Black History focus taught with a clear whole school learning intention to promote conversation
Conduct an audit to consider the use of the anti-racist teaching materials
Offer enrichment activities (trips, OWL time, visitors) as a way to promote respect for difference
Use whole school assemblies as anopportunity to celebrate festivals of a range of cultures and countries
Use events like World Cup, Olympics, WW1 centenary as an opportunity to explore other cultures Assembly offer linked to British values.

Children will talk about other differences with respect and tolerance.

reflect the teaching. Curriculum offer is representative, equal and diverse.

September 2026 and ongoing

To ensure all pupils have access to and benefit from our personal development programme

Introduction of the personal development tracker
Character mapped across the whole curriculum SLT review the personal development tracke

Children in vulnerable groups have the same attendance at and participation in SMSC curriculum

September 2026 and ongoing

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Equality and Diversity

Public Sector Equality Duty Data & Equality Objectives