--- title: "Equality" url: "https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/equality" school: "Bolton Primary School" --- # Equality #### Equality is about everyone having the same chances in life and getting the same access to the services they need. #### Diversity is about understanding and respecting people's different needs and aspirations. We cannot achieve equality without addressing diversity. The information provided here aims to demonstrate that we give careful consideration to equality issues in everything that we do at Bolton Primary School. We work towards eliminating discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct that is prohibited by the Equality Act. We are committed to working for equality for all our staff, parents/carers and children to meet our duties under the Equality Act 2010. We eliminate discrimination by: - Our behaviour policy ensures that all children feel safe at school and addresses prejudicial bullying - Reporting, responding to and monitoring all racist incidents - Regularly monitoring the curriculum to ensure that the curriculum meets the needs of our pupils and that it promotes respect for diversity and challenges negative stereotyping - Teaching is of the highest quality to ensure children reach their potential and all pupils are given equal entitlement to success - Tracking pupil progress to ensure that all children make rapid progress, and intervening when necessary - Ensuring that all pupils have the opportunity to access extra-curricular provision - Listening to and monitoring views and experiences of pupils and adults to evaluate the effectiveness of our policies and procedures. **Advancing equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it** We advance equality of opportunity by: - Using the information we gather to identify underachieving groups or individuals and plan targeted intervention - Ensuring participation of parents/carers and pupils in school development - Listening to parents/carers - Listening to pupils at all times **Fostering good relations across all characteristics - between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it** We foster good relations by: - Ensuring that our Primary School is seen as a community school within our local community - Ensuring that equality and diversity are embedded in the curriculum and in collective worship. **Equality Objectives** We are committed to ensuring equality of education and opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers, irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, religion or socio-economic background. In order to further support pupils, raise standards and ensure inclusive teaching, we have set the following objectives: Objective 1: To monitor and analyse pupil achievement by race, gender, disability and FSM. Act on any trends or patterns in the data that require additional support for pupils. Objective 2: To raise levels of attainment in all subjects for vulnerable learners. Objective 3: To review levels of parental and pupil engagement in learning and school life, across all activities to ensure equity and fairness in access and engagement. ### Bolton's Equality Scheme Equality Scheme Bolton Primary School - Jan 2022 1.11 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/bolton-primary-school-2/files/documents/Equality_Scheme_Bolton_Primary_School_-_Jan_2022.pdf) ### Accessibility Plan 21-24 (to be reviewed) Accessibility Plan 21 - 24 180 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/bolton-primary-school-2/files/documents/Accessibility_Plan_21_-_24.pdf) ### Equalities Advice for Schools Equality Act 2010 Advice for Schools June 2018 426 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/bolton-primary-school-2/files/documents/Equality_Act_2010_Advice_for_Schools_June_2018.pdf) ### Key Information - [Admissions](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/admissions) - [Attendance and absence procedures](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/attendance-and-absence-procedures) - [British Values](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/british-values) - [Equality](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/equality) - [Financial Information](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/financial-information) - [GDPR](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/gdpr) - [Governors](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/governors) - [Policies](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/policies) - [Local Offer](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/local-offer) - [Ofsted and Performance Data](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/ofsted-and-performance-data) - [Online Safety Information](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/online-safety-information) - [PE and Sport Premium](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/pe-and-sport-premium) - [Pupil Premium](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/pupil-premium) - [Safeguarding Information](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/safeguarding-information) - [School Improvement](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/school-improvement) - [School Values](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/school-values) - [SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/send-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities) ![Bolton Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/bolton-primary-school-2/images/logo/logo.png) ### Bolton Primary School Appleby-in-Westmorland Cumbria CA16 6AW 017683 61511 ### Helpful Links - [Prospectus](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/about-us/prospectus) - [School Day](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/about-us/our-school-day) - [Admissions](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/admissions) - [Governors](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/governors) ### Useful Links - [Policies](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/key-information/policies) - [Term Dates](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/parents/term-dates) - [Curriculum](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/bolton-primary-curriculum) - [Newsletter](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/newsletters) ### Translation © Copyright 2026 Bolton Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.bolton.cumbria.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)