Village Schools Partnership
Equality
The Village Schools Partnership we value equality and opportunity for all. We are proactive in ensuring all members of our school community can access our schools - whether that's members of the public visiting our sites, children with additional needs who may require modification to the physical setting or the curriculum they follow, or staff using initiatives such as Access To Work to be able to carry our their roles and responsibilities seamlessly.
The Governing Board have appointed two governors to oversee the Equality Plan which sets out the Partnership's current priorities for the promotion of equality. These governors are Mr Dave Watson and Mrs Miranda Roper.
Equality Policy
Equality Plan
Objective 1:
To ensure all staff and governors are aware of their legal duties under the Equality Act 2010 and are aware of the different forms of discrimination, and what "reasonable adjustments" mean in practice
| Action | By whom? | When? | Resources and training needs/costs | Monitoring and Success Criteria |
| Training within a staff meeting or INSET day | Headteacher | Termly | No additional costs other than possible additional hours for support staff to attend training, ensuring full CPD coverage |
Headteacher Report to Governing Board (termly) Staff knowledge of discrimination in the workplace is good (evidence via termly safeguarding questionnaire) |
| At least one Governor to attend relevant training and report to the Board | Pete Cox | Autumn 2024 | No cost as training is included in the Service Level Agreement bought in via Devon Governor Services | Governing Board meeting - Spring 2025 |
Objective 2:
To ensure the School Websuite fully reflects the Partnership's inclusive ethos
| Action | By whom? | When? | Resources and training needs/costs | Monitoring and Success Criteria |
| Page on Website sets out our Equality Policy and Plan | Headteacher | March 2024 | No additional cost |
Review by Governors including any feedback from stakeholders VSPs Equality ethos is fully represented on the Website |
| Direct stakeholers - staff and families - to the website through the school Newsletter | Headteacher | Termly from March 2024 | No additional cost |
Reviewed at least annually by Governors (Next Jan25) Parents are informed how to access Equality materials online |
Objective 3:
To review Recruitment Policy and practice to ensure compliance with Equality Act duties
| Action | By whom? | When? | Resources and training needs/costs | Monitoring and Success Criteria |
| Governors and SLT with Partnership Business Managers, to review recruitment adverts to ensure compliance | Partnership Business Managers | At next recruitment point | None | Feedback to subsequent Governor meetings to ensure changes are made to Policy, reflecting updated practice |
| Member of the Governing Board who sits on recruitment panel will audit equlaity process, along with safer recruitment | Chair of Governors | At next recruitment point | None | Feedback to subsequent Governor meetings to ensure changes are made to Policy, reflecting updated practice |
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