Equality Mark | Clitheroe Pendle Primary School

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 been taking part in Lancashire’s Equality Mark programme for the past 3 years.

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 are 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.

We are thrilled to have been awarded all six badges and therefore the Lancashire Equality Mark. Afrasiab Anwar(Equality advisor) visited our school on Monday 24th June 2024 for his final accreditation meeting and was very complimentary of the provision he was able to observe.

Award Ceremony

Lancashire County Council recently celebrated the relaunch of its Equality and Inclusion Mark. The event was attended by key figures including County Councillor Jayne Rear, Cabinet Member for Education & Skills. The Equality & Diversity team hosted the event and were joined by Education Partnership Officers, Refugee Resettlement Team, Virtual School representatives, and students from Clitheroe Pendle Primary School, who proudly achieved the Equality and Inclusion Mark.