King’s Academy Northern Parade

Annual Equality Statement

How are King’s Academy Northern Parade meeting the Equality Duty?

We have:

• Ensured that, as a site across that we are fully accessible, with the inclusion of accessible toilets and hygiene facilities.
• Worked with our Trust wide HR to ensure that all policies are compliant with all relevant legislation including the Equality Act and Duty.
• Reviewed the provision of our curriculum, not just in PSHE and RSE but other elements within this that promote tolerance and understanding of cultures, lifestyles and abilities.

We are:

• Consistently monitoring the academic progress, attainment and performance of pupils within specific groups, SEND, Disadvantaged, Gender, EAL.

We are committed to:

• Ensuring we have policies in place regarding equal opportunities. This will include SEND, Behaviour, Anti-Bullying, Race and Gender Equality
• Ensuring that the needs of students who have special needs or disabilities are met, through the recruitment of specialist staff when required
• Ensuring that the needs of staff and students with any particular characteristics are fully met
• Ensuring that the Academy’s Accessibility Plan is implemented
• Ensuring that staff’s needs are met by ensuring that policies regarding equal opportunities, staff code of conduct, recruitment and selection are implemented
• We continually monitor staff and student welfare, providing support when required.

Further Information regarding this can be found in our Equality Information and Objectives Policy.