Equality Information

Icknield Infant and Nursery School recognises its duties under the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations in relation to the nine characteristics protected in law:

• Age.
• Sex.
• Race.
• Marriage and Civil Partnerships.
• Pregnancy and Maternity.
• Gender reassignment.
• Disability.
• Sexual Orientation.
• Religion or belief.

We welcome our duty under the Education and Inspections Act 2006 to promote community cohesion.

We recognise that these duties reflect international human rights standards as expressed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and the Human Rights Act 1998.

In fulfilling the legal obligations cited above, we are guided by nine principles:

• Principle 1: All learners are of equal value.
• Principle 2: We recognise and respect difference.
• Principle 3: We foster positive attitudes and relationships, and a shared sense of cohesion and belonging.
• Principle 4: We observe good equalities practice in staff recruitment, retention and development.
• Principle 5: We aim to reduce and remove inequalities and barriers that already exist.
• Principle 6: We aim to consult and involve widely.
• Principle 7: Society as a whole should benefit.
• Principle 8: We base our practices on sound evidence.
• Principle 9: Objectives - we formulate and publish specific and measurable objectives, based on the evidence we have collected and published (principle 8) and the engagement in which we have been involved (principle 7). Our current objectives are linked below. 

Equality Policy

Further information can be reviewed in our Equality Policy linked below.