Protected Characteristics
At King’s Cliffe Endowed Primary we work hard to ensure that our children understand:
- There are no outsiders at King’s Cliffe - everyone is welcome
- Not everyone is the same but we are all equal
- We celebrate differences - everyone is unique
The Equality Act became law in 2010. It protects the rights of individuals and ensures equality of opportunity for all. Specifically, it identifies protected characteristics which are aspects of a person’s identity that are protected by law from discrimination.
At King’s Cliffe Endowed Primary protected characteristics, along with British values, are taught within our curriculum through a lens of showing respect for others and celebrating our differences.
This includes (but is not limited to) through our:
- Assemblies and whole school events,
- Inclusive curriculum including the texts selected and shared,
- Celebration and observance of awareness days/weeks,
There are nine protected characteristics:
Everything is done in an age-appropriate way, and within the guidance from the DfE, to ensure that we help our children to understand the world they are growing up in and how to live alongside, and show respect for, a diverse range of people. The large majority of our time will be spent sharing picture books, which are a wonderful way of sharing viewpoints, feelings and emotions in such a lovely way. Beyond this, we will discuss, relevant to the age group, thoughts, feelings, insights and anything that the children want to share with us; we will be there for any questions they may have. Please see attached PPTs shared with the children when discussing these in assemblies.
We do not tolerate discrimination of any type, and any incidents are dealt with in line with the behaviour policy.