At Barrow CEVC Primary School, our Christian vision of “living life to the full” (John 10:10) underpins our commitment to ensuring that every member of our school community is valued, respected and able to participate fully in school life.
We are committed to promoting equality, celebrating diversity and ensuring that all pupils have the opportunity to achieve, participate and flourish.
Under the Equality Act 2010, schools have a Public Sector Equality Duty. This means that, in everything we do, we give due regard to the need to:
Equality is embedded in our day-to-day work, policies, curriculum and decision-making. We demonstrate this by monitoring pupil achievement, attendance, behaviour and participation; identifying and removing barriers to learning and participation; making reasonable adjustments for pupils with disabilities and additional needs; and promoting an inclusive curriculum which reflects diversity.
Through our curriculum, PSHE, Relationships Education and collective worship, children learn about respect, equality and positive relationships. We challenge discrimination, prejudice-related language and bullying and respond appropriately to any incidents.
We also work to ensure that all pupils can access educational visits, clubs, sport, leadership opportunities and the wider life of the school. Equality is considered when policies and significant decisions are reviewed, and governors provide oversight of our equality responsibilities.
For September 2026 to August 2028, we have identified three priorities:
1. Achievement and inclusionTo identify and reduce barriers to learning, participation and achievement for pupils, particularly those with SEND, disadvantaged pupils and other groups where school information identifies a risk of inequality.
2. Belonging, respect and understandingTo ensure that all pupils feel safe, valued and included and develop an age-appropriate understanding and respect for people from different backgrounds, cultures, beliefs, families and protected characteristics.
3. Equal access and participationTo promote equitable access to the full life of the school, including educational visits, clubs, sport, leadership opportunities and wider enrichment.
Progress towards these objectives is monitored through our school self-evaluation and improvement processes and reported to the Governing Body.
We review and update our published equality information annually and keep our equality objectives under review. Our current objectives cover the period September 2026 to August 2028.
Our Equality Policy can be found below.
