Equality

Sampford Peverell C of E Primary School is committed to complying with the Equality Act 2010, and the Public Sector Equality Duty. As a provider of education and an employer of staff, we have due regards for the needs to:

• Eliminate discrimination and other conduct that is prohibited by the Act,

• Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it,

• Foster good relations across all characteristics - between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it.

Through policy and practice, we aim to provide equal access and rights to all pupils and adults within the our school.

The legal and local framework for this policy is:

• Equality Act 2010

• Race Relations Act 1976 (as amended in 2000)

• Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (as amended in 2005)

• Children Act 2004

• Equality Act 2006

• Education and Inspections Act 2006

• Duty to Promote Community Cohesion, Education and Inspections Act 2006