The Public Sector Equality Duty requires public bodies to promote equality.  The relevant protected characteristics are-

• age
• disability,
• gender reassignment
• pregnancy and maternity
• race
• religion or belief
• sex
• sexual orientation

Legislation and guidance

This document meets the requirements under the following legislation:

• The Equality Act 2010, which introduced the public sector equality duty and protects people from discrimination
• The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011, which require schools to publish information to demonstrate how they are complying with the public sector equality duty and to publish equality objectives

• This document is also based on Department for Education (DfE) guidance: The Equality Act 2010 and schools.

EQUALITY OBJECTIVES

Equalitiy plans and objectives are held in the Policies section of this website and can be accessed by clicking the following link:  Policies