Action Plan for Equality Scheme
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St Michaels CE Primary School Action Plan for Equality Scheme 2012- 2013
RACE (see Community Cohesion Plan)
Objective Action Success Criteria Lead Cost
To ensure all members of Ensure that parents/pupils from different More parents involved in sharing own MD None
our community feel welcome ethnic backgrounds are able to input into cultural experiences in school.
and can access information curriculum activities in order to share cultural
experiences.
To maintain and develop Continue to develop links with schools and Children show growing intercultural SW
links with a community from find out more about Starfish Malawi awareness and understanding of life and ES
a different culture Develop link with primary school in France. education in other countries
To ensure children have Audit curriculum resources to ensure cultural Library will contain variety of multi-cultural AH/ SW Subject
access to and can learn from breadth resources budget
a variety of different cultural Arrange activity workshops to promote Literacy resources will provide more
experiences African culture e.g. drama, music, art opportunities to read stories from other
Start to make use of resources on British cultures
Council elanguages site
To continue to ensure that Pupil Questionnaire and audit of findings Positive outcomes from pupil questionnaires MD N/a
all children are equally Monitoring of all groups in terms of progress Monitoring data for pupil performance
valued, have equal access to Report findings to Governing Body showed no significant equalities issues.
the curriculum and make
good or better progress
To ensure that our children Develop play time buddy role Buddies effectively support reception class MCP/CB None
feel confident to report if Raise awareness of all staff to be alert to
they are unhappy and/ or bullying, name calling and to respond Time
know how to seek help appropriately All
Discuss reporting systems through PSHE teachers Time
curriculum work in class teaching.
DISABILITY (Accessibility Plan)
Objective Action Success Criteria Lead Cost
To continue to monitor and Governing Body to discuss how relevant HT & SENCO to provide annual report to MD None
audit the needs of pupils data can be gathered annually govs on vulnerable pupil groups
and parents in terms of
disability
To ensure that all parents Further development of school website. Parents feel involved Admin team None
can access school
information
To ensure that analysis of Continue to support teachers with delivering All class teachers confident in supporting ES Time
progress of vulnerable quality first teaching to dyslexic pupils. needs of dyslexic children. Strategies will be SLT
groups is robust and action Continue to promote the use of class evident in classroom observations.
is taken to reduce any ‘dyslexia’ resource materials. Vulnerable groups continue to make good
inequalities Monitor the progress of vulnerable groups progress.
and audit staff training needs as appropriate
GENDER
Objective Action Success Criteria Lead Cost
To continue to monitor Monitor and report on the success of these Boys and girls achieving equally. SLT Time
progress and achievement of initiatives
boys and girls to ensure both
groups are achieving equally
To continue to ensure that Core curriculum subject teams to monitor Resources monitored and specific resources SW/ AH Curriculum
resources and curriculum resources annually purchased eg boy-friendly fiction; budget
are motivating for boys and Class teachers/ subject teams to monitor multimedia resources. Creative curriculum All
girls curriculum through observation and work inspires children and motivates them. subject
sampling Wide range of clubs to appeal to all children. leaders None
Audit of clubs to ensure breadth of provision
Continue to develop ICT provision and SLT ICT budget
resources as a way to motivate learning and ICT
engagement team
To promote the role of Raise profile of dads/other male role models: Dads in school for lunch and working with SW None
fathers and male role invite them in to school to share children’s children. DT? Science?
models learning (specific focus on reading) e.g
around Fathers’ Day. Invite other male adults
into school to read with children.
To ensure that SRE meets To review Sex Ed Policy (with Governors; Revised policy to support understanding and MD Time/Supply
the needs of both genders parents) meet current needs of children and families. costs
and is age appropriate
FAITH/ BELIEFS
Objective Action Success Criteria Lead Cost
To continue to increase Resource and curriculum audit: purchase of Children show understanding of other faiths MD RE budget
children’s knowledge of additional resources to support revised and demonstrate respect for different faith
other faiths and how they Diocesan syllabus for RE. groups and their beliefs. Training
fit alongside our schools Staff training audit and action as needed costs?
Christian ethos and values
To continue to celebrate Positive outcomes in terms of children’s All staff None
and foster an ethos of Visitors of other faiths to be invited to learning and their growing intercultural
respect for and amongst present an assembly / take part in CW awareness. MD
members of all faiths in our
community
AGE
Objective Action Success Criteria Lead Cost
To continue to celebrate Involvement of older people in curriculum Children involved in Harvest Festival in MD None
and foster an ethos of activities e.g. history workshops Church
respect for members of Elderly in Need Week activiites Family members of all ages welcomed as All
all ages in our Grandparents invited to school events. visitors to school.
community Ensure that age discrimination does not impact Older members of staff valued and respected MD
on recruitment and retention practice. by all.
Grandparents welcomed as volunteers in Additional volunteers in school.
school.
Student mentoring by older members of the To be investigated. MD
community?
To promote the Yr 6 pupils to organise clubs at lunch time Some clubs and activities led by Year 6 MD None
mentoring role of older Play leaders trained to work with younger Play leaders trained and working successfully CB
pupils for younger pupils children. with younger children at lunchtimes and
playtimes.
Promote paired reading opportunities. Paired reading in place and working All staff
Maintain Y6 – Yr R buddy scheme Continued success of this scheme. CB/ MCP
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