Equality & Diversity

At Downsell, equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We believe every child, member of staff and family deserves to feel valued, respected and included. We celebrate our differences, recognise the things we have in common and ensure everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed. By promoting kindness, respect and understanding, we create a school community where everyone belongs and every individual can shine.

Our school aims to meet its obligations under the public sector equality duty by having due regard to the need to:

 

At Downsell we continue to strive to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We aim to create a culture of inclusion and diversity. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum in which differences are celebrated and understood and the many similarities we all have are acknowledged and appreciated. 

 

Our Equality and Diversity Policy sets our our commitment to ensuring that we are an inclusive school for our pupils, staff and wider school community. It details the ways in which we consult and involved those affected by inequality. 

 

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