Equality

The Oak Partnership aims to promote an inclusive culture and working environment which demonstrates a strong commitment to fairness and equality in everything it does, aiming to advance equality of opportunity and fosters good relationships for all.  An environment where we:  

 endeavour to ensure that everyone is treated fairly and with respect   

• work hard to make sure that all trust premises provide a safe and secure environment for everyone   

• recognise that people have different needs and we understand that treating people equally does not always involve treating people exactly the same  

• recognise that for some pupils’, extra support is needed to help them to achieve and be successful  

• aim to ensure that no one experiences harassment, less favourable treatment or discrimination because of their protected characteristic  

• work hard to ensure the diversity of all employees is respected and valued  

• ensure all employees have the opportunity to receive fair treatment in an environment free from discrimination and harassment  

• strive to ensure that opportunities for promotion, training, and continued employment are provided to all staff based on merit and ability in relation the role criteria.  

• ensure that we do not disadvantage employees or job applicants by requirements that cannot be shown to be relevant to the job they applied for or hold  

• provide help and encouragement to allow all employees to develop their full potential   

• will not tolerate any form of intimidation, bullying or harassment   

 

 

Equality Objectives 

The Oak Partnership will continue to monitor and assess its processes, to ensure it continues to promote equality of opportunity for all.  

 To demonstrate this commitment, we have developed the following equality objectives which will help us take forward equality and diversity matters as an educator and employer. These equality objectives are woven into our strategic plan:  

  to use performance data to monitor pupil achievement and respond to variations between groups of pupils, subjects, key stages, trends over time and comparisons with other schools  

• to raise the awareness and skills of staff to promote fairness, equality and good relations in the context of their role through a robust appraisal process   

• to provide an environment that welcomes, protects and respects diverse people  

These will be reviewed regularly, during which we will also assess the progress the Oak Partnership is making in relation to:  

• eliminating discrimination   

• improving equality of opportunity for people with protected characteristics  

• consulting and involving those affected by inequality in the decisions our schools take to promote equality and eliminate discrimination (affected people could include parents, pupils, staff and members or the local community)