Public Sector equality objectives

To help us deliver our policy and meet our duties, we are:

• promoting equal opportunity for all
• opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage by reducing inequalities that limit people’s life chances
• making sure our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels
• providing inclusive, accessible and excellent services to all

Our policy statement applies to all nine protected equality characteristics under the Equality Act 2010:

• age
• disability
• gender reassignment
• marriage and civil partnership
• pregnancy and maternity
• race, religion or belief
• sex and sexual orientation

The school adopts and is committed to meeting Waltham Forest’s equality objectives for 2015-18. These are to:

• continue to promote and celebrate a cohesive borough ensuring that our community gets on well together
• promote the opportunities for all members of our community to benefit from local regeneration and growth
• use greater insight about our community to shape service delivery, including better understanding and managing the impact on protected groups
• advance the equality of opportunity for all staff, by having a diverse workforce that reflects the community it serves

The framework provides us with a clear strategy for monitoring the progress towards our new equality objectives, and provides us with a baseline from which to measure the direction of travel. A report on progress will be produced by the end of January each year.