Equality and Access Objectives
Welcome to the Castle View Academy Equality page. Here you will find details of how we meet our duties under the Equalities Act 2010 and support our commitment to providing an environment in which everyone has complete equality of opportunities and do not suffer any discrimination, whether directly or indirectly.
Our General Equality Duty
In October 2010, the new Equality Act introduced a Public Sector Equality Duty, which
requires the Academy to have due regard to the need of:
- Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and other conduct prohibited by the Act;
- Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not; and
- Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.
Protected Characteristics
There are nine Protected Characteristics under the Equality Act; Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage and Civil Partnership, Pregnancy and Maternity, Race, Religion and Belief, Sex and Sexual Orientation. The Equality Duty requires the Academy to consider how our activities affect the people who share these different characteristics and to publish information to show how we do this.
Equality Information
In order to meet our Equality Duty, we are required to establish at least one Equality Objective to address any areas of inequality, or possible inequality, identified as part of our analysis. We will publish Equality Objectives at least every four years.
Business Planning
During our business planning process, we ensure that we take into account the effect of our decisions on different groups. We consider if there are any unintended consequences for some groups and whether our business plan will be fully effective for all target groups.
SENDCo
Miss Clare Sitch is our SENDCo, and she can be contacted at clare.sitch@castleviewacademy.org.uk or 02392 370321 Ext. 228
Further Information
Further information regarding our commitment to equality can be obtained by contacting our Executive Principal Mr D Oakes on Head@castleviewacademy.org.uk