Mawnan Church of England Quality and Diversity Policy

Mawnan Church of England Quality and Diversity Policy

Mawnan Church of England Primary School

Equality and Diversity

2016-2019

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“Learning and Playing in Faith Together”

Thebeliefsandintent ofour MissionStatement govern ourunderstanding that weareallequalintheeyesof God and that with Jesus asour modelwe shalltreat allequally.

OurVision andAims forEqualityandDiversity

At Mawnan Church of England Primary Schoolweacknowledgethat thesociety within which weliveis enrichedby diversity. Westrive to ensurethat thecultureand ethosoftheschool reflectsthe diversity ofall membersof theschool community,whereeveryoneisequallyvalued and treatsoneanother with respectand fairness.Pupilsareprovidedwith theopportunitytoexperience,understand andcelebratediversity. Wewill worktowardseliminating all discrimination,onthegroundsofrace,gender, disability,age,religion and belief. We believethatall pupils,employees, stakeholdersand membersof ourlocaland global community should be treatedwithdignity andrespectat alltimesandwe will not toleratebullying, harassmentor victimisationofanygroups orindividuals.

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Contents

1.Introduction

2.Schoolprofileandvalues

3.TheRaceDuty and CommunityCohesion

4.TheDisability Equality Duties

5.TheGenderEqualityDuties

6.Religion andBelief

7.SexualOrientation

8.Age

9.Anti– bullying andDiscriminatory PolicyFramework

10.EmploymentPractices

11.EqualityImpact NeedsAssessments

12.Consultation and Information

13.EqualityPolicyObjectives

14.RolesandResponsibilities

15.ContractingandProcurement

16.ActionPlan

17.Reportingand reviewingthepolicy

18.Publication

19.Complaints

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Forward

Thesuccessof Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolEquality and Diversitywillrequire ownership by Governors,senior leaders, all staff,pupils,parents, school partnersand thewider school community. Ithasbeen created after consultationwith allstakeholders and in collaboration with theLocal AuthorityEquality &DiversityTeam.

Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolEquality and Diversity(QUALITY AND DIVERSITY)servesessentiallytwopurposes:

1. Toset outaschool’s overall commitmenttoequality anddiversity in onecentral document.TheEQUALITY AND DIVERSITYthereforecontains:

Mawnan Church of England Primary Schoolapproachtoall seven Equality Strands: race,religion andbelief,sexual orientation,disability,gender (including gender reassignment), andpregnancy andmaternity

HowMawnan Church of England Primary Schoolwill manage,planandincludeitsequality anddiversity policywithin its day todaywork.

2. Toact asthe‘umbrella’ documentforbothour statutory andnon-statutory equalitypolicys.

TheEQUALITY AND DIVERSITYwill helpus toensurethat we aremore focusedon theoutcomesthat mattertothecommunity andpeoplewho useour services; and thatour servicesare more accessibleand aredeliveredeffectively.

TheEQUALITY AND DIVERSITYincorporates,for thefirsttime,information,issuesand potentialareasfor action in relation tosexual orientation,age andreligion/belief, pregnancy andmaternity and gender reassignment. Whilethereis nolegal requirement todevelop ‘policys’in theseareas,broadening theapproach toall seven recognisedequalitystrandsillustratesourcommitment toensuringequality forall.

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1.Introduction

Thisis our firstEquality and Diversity. Through it, theexisting work wehavecarried out over manyyears to addressthespecific needs of individualsand groupsofchildren, young people,parents, staffandother usersof Mawnan Church of England Primary Schoolwill bedevelopedand enhanced.

Thispolicywill bemonitored anddelivered through theGovernors’ roleplusschool improvement and selfevaluationprocesses.

We will ensurethatevery pupil irrespectiveof their needs isable toachievehigh standardsandthatstrategiesarein placetotackleunder–achievement. Wewillensure thatevery pupil hasaccessto thenecessary support requiredtoenable them toachieve their highest potential.Wewillensurethatour proceduresfor disciplining pupilsand managingbehaviourarefair,effectiveandequitable.

Our aim is toensurethat theadultsworking or volunteering atMawnan Church of England Primary Schoolinclude asmuch and where everpossibleabalancedgender mix, appropriaterepresentationof diverseethnic groupsand disabledpeople.We believethatthiswill provide goodrole modelsfor pupilsfrom allbackgrounds.However our primary aim is to ensure that the best interests of all the children are met.

We will involvepupils,staff,parents, carers,governors and allother stakeholdersinthe development ofour Equality and Diversity.All stakeholdersneed tobe involvedfrom theverystartand theirinvolvementwill inform thepreparation,development, publication,review andreporting ofthePolicy. Theaim istoensurethat we meetthe needs of allpeople.

Ourvision:

For every pupil toknow they areuniqueandfeel valuedforwho they are,so they can growand flourish into confident,successfuladults

For every pupil tohaveno barrierstoopportunity, achievement,successor enjoyment

Forall our familiestofeel valued and their diversity recognised and celebrated

That our wider community benefitsfrom thework oftheschool,building onthe valuesof communitycohesion

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Section 2 - Schoolprofileandvalues

See appendix 1

Thecontext of Mawnan Church of England Primary School School reflectsthemake-up of thewidercommunity towhich webelong.

Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolSchool is committedto:

Tackling discriminationof allkinds.

Positivelypromoting equality forall, including equality ofopportunity. Creating good relationshipswith all groupsitserves.

Rolesand responsibilities,commitmentandaccountability

TheEQUALITY AND DIVERSITYwill mainstream equality issuesby:

s andperformance managementframework,curriculum and thegeneral lifeoftheschool.

Ensuring that Mawnan Church of England Primary School short,medium and long term planningcontributes toward thispolicy.

against our action plansaswell asregularly through Curriculum and Standards meeting

delivering and monitoring thepolicy.

Section 3 -The RaceDuty and CommunityCohesion

Race

Mawnan Church of England Primary Schoolrecognisesthat Black,Asian andMinority Ethnic peopleexperience discrimination on the basisof colour,race,nationality, religionand ethnic origin.This discrimination manifestsitselfin all areasof their livessuchashousing,employment, education andaccesstoservices.Racial harassment and violence isoneof themost seriousconsequencesof racism, damagingpeopleemotionallyandphysicallyand limiting lifechoicesandopportunities.

Mawnan Church of England Primary Schoolwilltakeallnecessarymeasurestopreventand tackleracialharassmentand assistBlackandMinorityEthnicpeopletoliveinfreedomfromharassmentandtofeel safeasthey enjoy andachievethroughout theireducation.

Mawnan Church of England Primary Schoolis committedtoworking fortheequality ofall ethnic groupsandtheGoverning Body understandsitsaccountability.

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Under theduty in theEquality Act2010, topromote racial equalitywewill:

1. Tackleunlawfuldiscrimination by:

needs and how werespond to them e.gusingSIMs

Dealingwith complaints of discriminationand harassmentspeedily accordingto LocalAuthorityGuidance,GuidelinesforChallengingandDealingwithRacial HarassmentinSchoolsandnotifycomplainantsoftheoutcomesandaction taken

our service offer e.g.induction session for newparentsand wherenecessary interpreterswill beused and informationtranslated.

Preventing racialdiscrimination andpromoting equality ofopportunity andgood relationsbetween membersof differentracial,culturaland religiousgroups

2. Supportcohesionby:

recognisediversity generallyand foster understanding andrespectforthe cultureand faithof allour pupilsandtheirfamilies

Encouragingpupils(and their families)of all ethnic groupstoparticipatefullyin all aspectsof schoollife

Using our supportforthevoluntary and community sector topromotegoodrace relations

Countering mythsandmisinformation thatmay underminegoodcommunity relations.

3. Work in partnership with Black, Asianand Minority Ethnic individualsandgroups to:

Promotetheactive participationofminoritycommunitiesin shaping thefutureof ourschool

EnsureMawnan Church of England Primary SchoolSchool staff (both permanent and temporary),learnersand their familiesaswell asour partnersand thewider community fullyunderstand theprinciplesof goodracerelations

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Expandaccessacrossall communitiesand inall areasofschoolactivity

Toaccessmaterialsfrom theEqualityDiversity Team tosupportlearningof other minority groupse.g.Black History monthand Gypsy, Roma,Travellers.

CommunityCohesion

From September 2011we understand our duty toPromote CommunityCohesion

aspart oftheresponsetothedutiescontainedin theRace Relations(Amendment)Act

2000.Our school already considersthistobeafundamentalpart ofourrole.

We understand that Community Cohesion is theprocessthatshouldhappen inall communitiestoensurethatdifferentgroupsand individual people get on welltogether. Itshould alsoallowfornew residentsand existingresidentsto adapttooneanother.

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createasenseof sharedvaluesby celebratingthecultural diversity ofour school community. We havea dedicatedanti bullyingweek with assembliespresentedby our pupils. Thereare discrete e-safety sessionsfor our pupilsandannual sessionsfortheir parents/carersthat lookat cyber bullying. Theschool hasastrongpupil voice. We work closelywithexternal agenciestosupportindividualpupils.

We developan understanding in pupilsthatthey all havearesponsibility totheir sharedfuturethrough our curriculum, extra-curricular programmeandPastoral activities,including assemblies.Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolhasengagedwiththeBritish Council and has link with the Peace Garden School in Nepal.

Mutual respect,honesty, fairnessand trust between differentgroupsincluding pupils

and tecahersis embeededin theethos of Mawnan School.

We will evidenceour effectivenessfor OFSTED bydemonstrating:

A strong senseof individual rights and responsibilitieswithin theschool community.

That all childrenand parents feel they arebeing treatedfairlyand havethesame

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opportunities.

That pupils’ trust Mawnan Church of England Primary Schooltoactfairly.

We havestrongandpositiverelationshipsbetween pupilsandstaff. Monitor parentalattendanceatschoolmeetings.

Section 4 -The Disability EqualityDuties

Mawnan Church of England Primary Schoolcommitmenttodisabled learners,their familiesand staff’s equality hasfour objectives:

(1) Wewillpromote equality fordisabled peopleby:

Removing barrierstoaccessibility, particularly in relation toeducation, employment and accesstoservices,information and buildings.Thismaymean making reasonable adaptations/adjustments to thephysical environment andthe curriculumresources.

Upholding theSocialModel and ourguidingprinciplesin our roleinprocurement and in our partnershipduties.

(2) Wewilltacklediscriminationagainst disabled peopleby:

Promoting positiveimagesof disabledpeople.

Challenging patronising or discriminatingattitudes.

Makingtheenvironment assafeaspossiblefor andchallenging antisocialor bullying behavioragainst,or harassmentof, disabled learners,staffandfamilies.

(3) Wewillsupport disabled learnersto achievetheirfullpotential by:

Providingwherepossible,support,assistanceand caretodisabledlearnersto enable them toleadindependentlives.

Supporting disabled learners,staffandcarersaccordingtotheir individualneed.

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(4) Wewillworkinpartnershipwith disabled learners andtheir carersandstaffby:

Enabling disabled learners, their familiesanddisabledstaffactiveparticipation. Involvingdisabledlearners, their familiesanddisabledstaffin thechangesand

improvements wemake.

Consulting with disabledlearners, their familiesand disabledstaffonissues affecting them rather than with peopleactingon theirbehalf.

We welcometherequirements of theDisability Equality Dutyandthissection setsout our commitmenttomeeting theDuty. Our Policyshows how wepromotedisability equality acrossallareasof Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolSchool,todisabledpupils,staff,parents,carers and other schoolusers.

When carrying out ourfunctions,we will havedueregardtotheneedto:

Promoteequality of opportunitybetween disabled peopleand otherpeople

Eliminatediscrimination thatis unlawfulunder theDisability DiscriminationAct

(1995)

Encourageparticipation of disabledpeoplein publiclife

Takesteps tomeet disabled people’s needs,even if thisrequiresmore favourabletreatment

We provide accesstoeducation fordisabled pupilsby:

Enabling disabled learnerstoparticipatein all areasofthecurriculum i.e.appropriate training ready for the admission of a disabled child.

Increasing theinclusion of positiveimages of disabled peopleacrossthe curriculum e.g. Equality &Diversity loan of resources,sportsfocus on thePara- Olympics.

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• Improving theenvironmentof St.Mary’sSchool toincreasetheextent towhich

disabledlearnerscan takeadvantage ofeducationandassociatedservices.

•Improving thedelivery of information todisabled learners, to thestandardof which isprovidedin writingforlearnerswhoarenotdisabled.

Pleaserefer toMawnan Church of England Primary School, SchoolAccessibilityPlan

Section 5 -Gender EqualityDuties

Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolSchool is committedtoensuring therightsand promotingtheequalityof women and men under theEquality Act2010.

Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolSchool:

•Is committedtocombating sexdiscrimination and sexism and promotingthe equality of women andmen

•Recognisesthatsociety hasstereotypesfor both men and women,and both women and men can loseopportunitiesbecauseof thesestereotypes.

•Is awarethatstaffwith caring anddomesticresponsibilitis may need towork part-timeor flexibleworking hours

•Theschool adherestotheLocal Authority PayPolicy ensuringpay andconditions applytomaleand femalemembersofstaff.

•Will work in partnershipwith other agenciestoeliminatesexualharassment, domestic violence andother hatecrimes.

We welcome therequirements of theGender Equality Dutyand thissection setsoutour commitmenttomeeting theduty.We will givedueregard to theneedto:

including domestic violence,sexual violence,bullying andexploitation.

Promoteequality of opportunitybetween women and men in all ofourfunctions.

At Mawnan Church of England Primary School:

We monitor pupilprogressin relation to their gender and settargetsaccordingly

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through aspectsof thecurriculum eg. Mixed sportsteamsand after school clubs.

•Gender baseddisciplinary issueswill beinvestigatedandtreatedseriously.Anti- Bullying Cornwall support ourworkasdoestheSchool Nursing Service

All staffmaternity/paternity rights arerecognised andsupported.

We recognizegenderdysphoria asa medicalconditionand asaschool wewould supporttheneeds of theyoungperson e.g.request resourcesfrom theEquality

& DiversityTeam.

Section 6 -ReligionandBelief

Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolSchool recognisesthat peoplecan face discrimination becauseof attitudesin society towardsthefaith communitiestowhich they belong. Faith-basedhatecrimehas been anew phenomenon in recentyears,developing acharacter thatis distinctfrom race hatecrime.

We alsorecognisethata person’s religious(or similar) beliefsmay mean thattheyhave differentneeds,demandsand expectations,which requireflexibility.

We arecommittedtoeliminating discrimination and exclusion on thebasisof religionor belief.

Our school recognises theneed toconsider theactionsoutlinedbytheEqualityAct

2010whichrequiresustoassesstheimpactsof our policies,functionsandprocedures haveon promoting equality forpeople basedon their religion, belief andnon-belief.

Respectand understandingwith regardtoreligion or belief ispromotedatall levelsat

Mawnan Church of England Primary Schoolandparticularly withintheReligious Education programmeof study.Thiswork issupportedby:

Our worship programmewhichincludesvisitingspeakersfrom thelocal community and ChurchesTogether.

Celebrationsof specific festivalsand international events.

Our topic basedcurriculum

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Making provision forpupilstohavespaceand dignity when practising theirfaith

Flexibility to allowparents torequesttheir children bewithdrawn fromRE

lessonson moral/ religiousgrounds

We will monitortheeffectivenessof our policy regarding faith and beliefdiscrimination through:

Discussion with theSubject Co-ordinator,Governor forRE andtheDiocese, regarding itspriority on thecurriculum and how itcan best besupported

Discussion with theSchool Council andcurriculumsurveys

Analysing relevantbehavioural incidentsonaregularbasisatProfessional

DevelopmentMeetings

Section 7 - SexualOrientation

Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolSchool werecogniseour duty under theEquality Act 2010.We treatall personswith due dignity, humanityandrespect withoutexception andinaccordance with our Mission Statement asaCatholic ChristianSchool.

We will deal with complaints of discriminationand harassmentspeedilyandaccording toLocal Authority& Diocesan Guidanceandnotify complainantsoftheoutcomeand actionstaken.

At Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolSchool:

Homophobicbullying, languageand stereotypeswill bechallenged.

Section 8 –Age

Age isno longer a protectedcharacteristic forschools,under thedutiesof theEquality Act2010.Howeverat Mawnan Church of England Primary Schoolwefeel itis importanttorecognizeage equalityand respectfor all e.gchoir/bandperformancesin residentialhomes.

Mawnan Church of England Primary School is committedtopromotingequality of opportunityfor youngerand older people.We recognisethatsociety hasnegativeattitudes,stereotypesandmyths aboutyouth,ageing,younger and older people. Theseattitudesandbeliefscan leadto both younger andolder peoplebeing sociallyand economicallydisadvantaged,excluded and marginalised. Webelievethatall peoplehavetheright toequality ofopportunity and that they makeasignificant and valuablecontributiontothecommunity atlarge.

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Age equality meanssecuring theequal participation in societyofpeopleof everyage, securinga balancebetweenequal citizenship,equality ofopportunity, equalityof outcomeandrespectfordifference.

Section 9 - Anti-bullyingand Discriminatory PolicyFramework

All forms of bullying and discriminationareunacceptable andwill notbetolerated.We haveset out themeasuresthat wewill taketo addressbullying anddiscriminatory incidents in our Anti-Bullying Policy. Wesubmit dataregardingbullyingand discriminatory incidentsto theLocalAuthority.

Our objectivesaretopreventharassmentor bullying ofanykind andcreateanethos whereacceptance,toleranceand respectforothersarethehallmarksof all wedo.We will drawparticular attention to thisthrough:

Our wider schoolpolicies

Our assembly/worshipprogramme

Thecurriculum

InternetSafety

National Anti BullyingWeek

Pupilsareencouragedtospeaktoan adultoranother pupil ifthereis an issuewith bullying. Thiscouldbetheir special friend, teacher, teaching assistantora member ofthe Leadership Team.With regard toissuesofsafeguarding,staffareencouragedto reportthisto theDesignatedSafeguardingLead (Mr R Brook or Mrs L Wylie)

Our anti-bullying policyis reviewed annuallyand will next bereviewedinNovember

2015,in linewith Cornwall andIslesof ScillyLocal SafeguardingChildren BoardAnti- Bullying and Discriminatory PolicyFramework.

Theimpactof ourpolicy will beassessedthrough:

Termly analysisof behavioural incidentsandexclusionsanalysis

School Councilfeedback

Pupil and parentsurveys

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Communication with external partnerssuchasAnti-Bullying Cornwall(A.B.C.)

Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolsubscribestotheAnti-Bullying Cornwall Consortium’sgoodpracticein recording bullying anddiscriminatory incidentsand reportingthem inaccordancewith Local Authorityguidelines.

Section 10-EmploymentPractices

Mawnan Church of England Primary School observestheprinciplesof equal opportunitiesin howweemploy, developand treat ourstaff.

Wewillensure:

We observeand implement theprinciplesof equal opportunitiesinemployment by adhering toDiocesanguidelines.

Wearefullycompliant withtherequirementsofSaferRecruitmentlegislation andthatstaffwhomanagetheemploymentandrecruitmentprocesseshave undertaken therequiredtraining.

All teachingstaffaresubjecttoperformancemanagement and supportstaffan annual reviewmeeting.

Theschool will adopttheLocal Authority Manual of Personnel Practiceandwill follow theadviceofLocal Authority,including Human ResourcesDiocesan officersin all matters regarding employmentmatters.

Section 11 -Consultation andInformation

We will involvestakeholdersin thepreparation of thisPolicyin thefollowingways:

Pupils–Thepolicy will bediscussedin classeswhereappropriateandpupil comments will befed back to theGovernors.Theheadtecaherwill alsomeetwith theSchool Council anddiscussboth thePolicypluswider issuesthey raisewith regard toequalityanddiscrimination.

Parents– ThePolicywill beputonto thewebsite and parentswill benotified of this.

Staff–ThePolicywill besharedwith allstaff.Comments aboutit willbe welcomed,either individuallyor throughunion representatives.

External Partners– Theschool will discussthePolicy,plusassociatedschool policies,with Truro Dioceses.

Section 12-EqualityPolicyObjectives

Thissection setsouttheobjectivewehaveidentifiedin order toeliminate discrimination and harassment and promotion ofequality.

We arepleased tonotethatincidentsof harassment and bullying areverylow atMawnan Church of England Primary SchoolSchool andthisis to thecreditof all membersof theschool community, aswe each play ourpartin creating a distinctiveschool ethos.However,we will notusethis tobecome complacentand will continuetoensurethatatalltimes; bullyingand discrimination arechallenged and replacedwith opportunity, relationshipand community.

Objective:

1. To ensurealllearnergroupsidentifiedwithintheEquality and Diversity(SES), havethesameaccess,provisionandopportunityasallotherlearnersandthey aresuccessful in all aspectsof attainment andotheroutcomes.

2. Toensurein all aspectsof itswork, Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolSchool celebratesdiversityand

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challengesdiscrimination and in doingso,hasapositiveimpact onshapingthe valuesof itscommunity and contributespositivelyto all aspectsofsocial cohesion.

Theseobjectivesfeeddirectlyinto theschool’sEquality and DiversityActionPlan which will formpart oftheSDP when ever necessary.

Section 13-Rolesandresponsibilities

TheGoverningbody acceptstheir responsibility topromoteequalityandeliminate discrimination and harassment,asoutlinedin thePolicy. They willensuretheschool meetstherequirements of theEquality Act2010.

They will do thisthrough:

Closeinvolvementintheformulationand adoptionof theSESpolicy

Attendanceat relevantDiocesan or Local Authoritybriefings

Involvementin setting school prioritiesandsystemsfor monitoring

Ensuring theimpactof thePolicyis reported atGovernormeetings

Section 14-ContractingandProcurement

Responsibility forensuring complianceregarding equality issuesrestswiththe governingbody of Mawnan Church of England Primary Schoolandwillbe managedasper theLocalAuthority Equality Policy,which forms thebasisof theschoolPolicy.

Section 15- ActionPlan

Theschool hasproducedaEquality and DiversityAction Plan. Itsetsout thekeytasks theschool will carry outtoensuretheschool isfully compliantwith guidanceand legislation.It will alsodevelop currentpracticeso thatinall respects,our provisionand effectivenessisoutstanding.

Leadresponsibility forensuring theEquality and Diversityis implemented andhas lasting impact,lieswith theHeadteacher.

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Section 16-Reportingand reviewingthepolicy

In linewith therequirements of thePolicywe will produce anannual reporton progressand reviewand reviseMawnan Church of England Primary School’sEquality Policyevery threeyears. Thiswill bepresented to theGoverningBodyin thesummerterm.

Section 17–Publication

Mawnan Church of England Primary SchoolSchool’sEquality Policywillbe publishedon theschool’swebsite.

Section 18–Complaints

Ifa member ofthepublicfeelsthatthey havesufferedharassmentor beentreated unfairly by theschool becauseof their sex,colour,race,nationality, ethnicgroup, regional or nationalorigin, age,marital status,disability,political orreligiousbelief, sexual orientation or class, they should reportthiswithoutfail through Mawnan Church of England Primary School complaintsprocedure.

Complaints by staffwillbedealtwith under theDignity atWorkPolicy or underthe

StaffGrievanceprocedureasappropriate.

We takeall external andinternal complaints seriouslyand will nottolerateanyformof discriminatory behaviour. Complaintsaboutstaffwill beinvestigatedusingthe complaintsprocedures.

Monitoring complaintsisalso another way ofgathering information toseewhetherwe aremeeting our equality duties.We will reportannuallyon complaintsmade andaction taken as part ofmonitoring theSingle EqualitiesPolicy.

PolicyReviewed:February 2016

Next ReviewDate: February 2017