Ferring Church of England Primary School

At Ferring, we are committed to ensuring equality of education and opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers receiving services from the school, irrespective of race, gender, disability, faith or religion, sexual orientation or socio-economic background. We aim to develop a culture of inclusion and diversity in which all those connected to the school feel proud of their identity and able to participate fully in school life.

We recognise that there are similarities and differences between individuals and groups but we will strive to ensure that our differences do not become barriers to participation, access and learning and create inclusive processes and practices, where the varying needs of individuals and groups are identified and met. We therefore cannot achieve equality for all by treating everyone the same. We believe we all have equal rights, but may have different needs.

 As a school we are committed to having knowledge of our school community and analyse data which provides evidence of the backgrounds of the members of our school community and the attainment and wellbeing of our pupils and groups of pupils. We use this data to plan improvements that will benefit our school community. These sources include Bromcom, school census, attendance, attainment, RAISE online.

 The achievement of pupils will be monitored by race, gender and disability and we will use this data to support pupils, raise standards and ensure inclusive teaching. We will tackle discrimination by the positive promotion of equality, challenging bullying and stereotypes and creating an environment which champions respect for all. At Ferring, we believe that diversity is a strength, which should be respected and celebrated by all those who learn, teach and visit here.

 A copy of our Equal Opportunity Policy and Objectives can be found on our policies page. This policy outlines how we adhere to the equality duty, including our the outline of Equality Objectives for 2023-2027.