Respect, Equality & Diversity (RED)
About
We are proud to announce that as a school we have achieved the RED award! The RED award stands for Respect, Equality and Diversity. It has been developed by the Red Kite Alliance to support schools to review, strengthen and celebrate their provision in terms of equality, diversity, respect for individuals and community cohesion.
As a school we received very positive feedback, including
'the real commitment and focus which Gledhow Primary School has placed on equality and diversity in all areas of school life. It is clear that E&D enjoys a prominent place in both current practice and future planning, ensuring that your provision is not simply reactive or limited in scope. Rather, there are multiple examples of the ways in which you are working proactively to improve opportunities for all. Many, many congratulations on all that you have done, and continue to do, to promote respect, equality and diversity at Gledhow Primary School, and to provide pupils with a truly inclusive environment that reflects the world around them. Keep up the great work!'
Our school commitment
The Equality Act 2010, states that it is unlawful for a school to discriminate against a student or prospective student by treating them less favourably because of their:
- sex
- race or racial group
- disability
- religion or belief
- sexual orientation
- gender reassignment
- pregnancy or maternity
At Gledhow Primary School we aim to provide our children with an inspirational and relevant curriculum; one which inspires children; one which encourages problem solving, fluency and reasoning, where children are happy supported, confident and enthusiastic. We ensure all students regardless of background, ability/disability, gender, sexuality, religion or belief are exposed to the same ambitious curriculum and all students are provided with the same opportunities to build Excellence for All in school.
Equalities documents
RED Award
Equalities objectives
Our school aims to meet its obligations under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011, which requires schools to publish information to demonstrate how they are complying with the Public Sector Equality Duty and to publish equality objectives. Our objectives are as follows:
- To ensure that all our students have equal access to an appropriately challenging curriculum, which will lead to social mobility and employability
- To further develop our school community's knowledge of all protected characteristics through engaging and relevant training and resources
- To have clear processes for reporting, recording and analysing participation, sanctions and rewards. This will support in the identification of issues surrounding equality and diversity, allowing for early intervention.
Diversity Day
We have officially celebrated our 3rd Diversity Day! All the children came into school wearing clothes that represented something about themselves, this might have been religion, culture or even hobbies!
The morning consisted of each year group carrying out an activity based on a different ‘protected characteristic’ and a story linked to this. Activities ranged from learning about braille in Year 1 all the way to presentations on what we would do if we ruled the world in Year 6.
In the afternoon the children all carried out activities based on different countries. In Reception the children were busy having a tea party and in Year 4 we now have some Flamenco dancers!
