Harry Robert Nursery Equalities Action Plan 2012- 2016

Objective / Actions / Protected Characteristic / Responsibility / Timescale / Resources / Impact
Ensure that stakeholders are aware of Equality legislation / Equality Information and Action Plan shared with staff & governors
Parents/carers informed about Equality Information via website & newsletter / All / HT
Governors / April 2012 / Staff meeting time Information officer time
Books Artifacts Craft resources DVDs Dressing up outfits
Staff time / Stakeholders kept informed Parents/carers have greater awareness of issues
Children (and families) have greater awareness of cultural diversity
Raised awareness amongst staff
Celebrate cultural events throughout the year to increase children’s awareness of different communities / Celebrate Eid, Diwali, Christmas, Easter, Chinese New Year, Black History month, Armistice Day, Jubilee, Olympics etc. in nursery
Share with new parents in admissions and newsletters
Nelson Mandela’s death / Race Religion or belief / All staff
Governors
Corianne – Easter display
Shazna – Eid display / Ongoing / Books
Artifacts
Craft resources
Theatre groups and visitors / Children and families have greater awareness of cultural diversity
Tolerance and respect for different cultures and beliefs
Objective / Actions / Protected Characteristic / Responsibility / Timescale / Resources / Impact
Identify, respond to and report racist incidents to the local authority / Have procedure for reporting incidents in place Notify authority electronically on termly basis / Race Religion or belief / HT
Senior Admin Officer / Ongoing / time / Raised awareness amongst staff
Monitor and analyse pupils’ attainment and progress by gender, race & ability / Look at trends in data that may have implications for teaching and learning
Participate in borough initiatives that support e.g. ETHCAT (Every Tower Hamlets Child a Talker), moderation events / Sex Race Disability Religion or belief / HT
Teachers / Ongoing
Termly look at data
Fuller analysis in the Summer term / Staff meeting and CPD time / Discussions amongst staff to improve practice and meet the needs of individual children and ensure all children make progress.
Provide a range of activities and resources throughout the nursery that will appeal to children and families with diverse needs / Consider all protected characteristics when planning activities and events
Celebrate diversity wherever possible
Resources: Bilingual books, books from Letterbox library, translators where possible. / Sex Race Disability Religion or belief or age / All staff / Ongoing / Books,
Toys,
Displays,
Theatre groups,
Visits… / Appropriate activities to encourage all children to engage
Objective / Actions / Protected Characteristic / Responsibility / Timescale / Resources / Impact
Become familiar with the benefit reforms and the impact on the children / Attend workshops / HT / April 2012 / Time / Families are signposted to relevant services
Provide support for children who have autism a
(See also SEND action plan) / Training for all staff
Specialist support
Liaison with Phoenix Outreach and Speech Therapists / SEND / HT/SENCO
Specialist Staff / Spring Summer/Summer 2014 / Ongoing by attending Phoenix Training Programme / Inclusive provision for children with autism
Increased staff knowledge and expertise
Children with autism making progress.
Ensure equality of practice when carrying out recruitment procedures / Make sure safer recruitment training up to date / Sex Race Disability Religion or belief / HT
Governors / Ongoing / Attend borough safer recruitment training
Alex July 2013
Helen 2014
Request new governor to attend / Staff recruitment follows borough and legal procedures
Ensure provision to support children with special educational needs and disabilities
(See also SEND action plan) / Implement New code of Practice
T / SEND / HT/SENCO and all staff / Ongoing – see action plan / Ongoing but focus on new COP Autumn 2014
Send a member of staff on signing course (most staff sign) / Families of children with SEND are included in the nursery and their children’s experiences and progress
Annual report in Head teacher report to governing body on equality / Agenda item at GB meeting / All / Governing Body / Summer 2015 / Governors kept up to date
Encourage parents to have high aspirations and expectations / See action plan / All / HT and all staff
Parental engagement team
Bow Arts / Focus Autumn Term 2014 and ongoing / Parental Engagement team SLA
Bow Arts project costs / Parents/carers have high aspirations and articulate them.

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