Fosters primary School

Equality Objectives

At Foster’s Primary School, we are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, sexual orientation, age or socio-economic background. We aim to develop a culture of inclusion and diversity in which all those connected to the school feel proud of their identity and ability to participate fully in school life.

We tackle discrimination through the positive promotion of equality, by challenging bullying and stereotypes and by creating an environment which champions respect for all.

At Foster’s Primary School, we believe that diversity is a strength which should be respected and celebrated by all those who learn, teach and visit us.

We provide all our pupils with the opportunity to succeed and to reach the highest level of personal achievement. We do this by:

• Ensuring equality of access for all pupils and preparing them for life in a diverse society.
• Using materials that reflect the diversity of the school, population and local community without stereotyping.
• Promoting attitudes and values that challenge any discriminatory behaviour or prejudice.
• Providing opportunities for pupils to appreciate their own culture and celebrate the diversity of other cultures.
• Seeking to involve all parents in supporting their child’s education.
• Utilising teaching approaches appropriate for the whole school population which are inclusive and reflective of our pupils.

Equality objectives

Equality objective 1: Ensure that children with disability are not disadvantaged in their access to the full curriculum.

Equality objective 2: Ensure that the progress made by pupils from different ethnic backgrounds is good and that any underperformance is identified and addressed.

Equality objective 3: Ensure, through careful tracking of progress, that gender issues are identified and that gaps are closed.

Equality objective 4: to ensure that in all aspects of equality any issues affecting any member of the school population are quickly tackled.