Equality Mark
At Pendle Primary, we believe that Equality should permeate all aspects of school life and is the responsibility of every member of the school and wider community.
Equality is one of our school values and is a key principle for treating all people fairly and creating a society in which everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential - irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or any other recognised area of discrimination.
As part of our work on developing Equality at Pendle, we have decided this year (2021-22) to join Lancashire’s Equality Mark programme.
The Lancashire Equality Mark is awarded to schools who have taken measures to embed Equality throughout their practice with the goal of enabling all pupils to thrive in a supportive learning community. It has been developed by a working group in Lancashire and provides a clear framework to guide schools through the process of auditing, developing and consolidating good practice in different areas of Equality. The Equality Mark is comprised of six individual Equality Badges:
Race Equality Badge
Sex Equality Badge
Disability Equality Badge
Socio-economic Equality Badge
Sexual Orientation Equality Badge
Religion and Belief Equality Badge
When a school achieves all six badges they will be awarded the Equality Mark. Schools identify priorities each year that will make a difference in the area of equality in their school community and will support their wider development plans. Last year we achieved the Religion and Belief Equality badge. This year we are aiming to achieve the Race, Disability and Socio-Economic Equality badges. Staff are working hard to develop practice and will receive training from the Equality Mark team during the Spring term. Mrs Nunns and Mrs Govender (Inclusion leader) are working together to lead developments.
This is an exciting opportunity for us to develop practice in our school. The children are really enjoying the activities , discussions and new resources we have already invested in .