Diversity, Inclusion, Equality and Belonging
Including British Values and Protected Characteristics
🌳We All Belong At Orchard Primary School🌳
We all belong at Orchard Primary School! Through celebrating our differences and what makes each of us unique, we aim to create a sense of Orchard being a place where everyone is confident and safe, with a feeling of being at home. We achieve this through coverage of Protected Characteristics, British Values, our school values and our Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) work.
The Protected Characteristics at Orchard Primary and Nursery School
At Orchard Primary School and Nursery, we teach our children that we all have characteristics and that 9 are protected.
The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain, and it protects people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation because of the protected characteristics that we all have.
Under the Equality Act, these are the nine protected characteristics:
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Age
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Disability
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Gender reassignment
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Race - including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin
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Religion or belief
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Marriage or civil partnership
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Sex
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Sexual orientation
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Pregnancy and maternity
No form of discrimination is tolerated at Orchard Primary School and Nursery.
The curriculum is planned and delivered so that our children develop age-appropriate knowledge and understanding of the Protected Characteristics during their time at Orchard Primary School and Nursery.
The 9 Protected Characteristics are actively promoted in school through:
•Our school vision
•Our school values
•Our school behaviour policy
•Modelling by all adults in the school community, including appropriate vocabulary
•Active engagement and communication with parents and carers
•Assemblies
•Modelling and teaching appropriate vocabulary
•Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE) sessions
•Religious Education (RE) lessons
•Pupil voice opportunities, including our School Council
•Educational visits and extra-curricular activities
•School council
The British Values within Orchard Primary School
The five key British values are:
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Democracy – understanding how democratic processes work and how the UK uses them to govern
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Individual liberty – learning about rights, freedoms and responsibilities as individuals within a society
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Rule of law – exploring the importance of laws in maintaining a safe and fair society
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Mutual respect - valuing other people's rights and opinions
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Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs – fostering an environment of mutual respect and tolerance amongst people of different backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures
We promote the British values at Orchard
We actively promote the British values at our school. We create safe spaces where our children can discuss complex issues such as citizenship, equality and belonging. We support our children to become critical thinkers and to develop the knowledge and skills to reject stereotypes and prejudice. We know that, by teaching the British values, we will be teaching our children to be thoughtful and active citizens who respect others and challenge prejudice and discrimination.
We embed our teaching and learning of the British values through:
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our school values
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English, history, geography, RE, PSHE
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assemblies
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extra-curricular activities, visitors to school and educational visits
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classroom and communal displays
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communications with parents and carers
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our anti-bullying and behaviour policies and practices
Within our school, both British Values and our School Values are embedded within our school ethos and daily life.
Our School Values – Building A Better Me
Our school values are embedded within our weekly assembly themes and entwined into our curriculum.
See more about Building A Better Me here: https://www.orchard-pri.notts.sch.uk/
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