Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Centurion Multi-Academy Trust is dedicated to promoting equality and diversity in all aspects of our educational community. Our objectives include fair opportunities for all pupils and staff eliminating discrimination and fostering an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity. We are committed to regularly reviewing and improving our practices to uphold these principles.

The Equality Act 2010 was introduced to ensure protection from discrimination, harassment and victimisation on the grounds of specific characteristics (referred to as protected characteristics). For schools, this means that it is unlawful to discriminate against individuals or treat them less favourably because of their sex; race; age; disability; religion or belief; gender reassignment; sexual orientation; pregnancy or maternity.

Under the Act, schools are expected to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). This requires us to:

  • Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation
  • Advance equality of opportunity between different groups
  • Foster good relations between different groups.

As a public organisation, we are required to:

  • Have due regard to the PSED when making decisions, taking action or developing policy and practice.
  • Publish information to show compliance with the Equality Duty. This is done via our Equalities Policy.
  • Publish Equality Objectives which are specific and measurable.

Our Equalities Policies are in line with national guidance and contains information about how the school complies with the Public Sector Equality Duty. We also give guidance to staff and the wider school community on our approach to promoting equality.

In addition to pupils with protected characteristics, we gather further information on the following groups of pupils:

  • Pupils eligible for Free School Meals (FSM)
  • Pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
  • Disadvantaged group
  • Pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL)
  • Young carers
  • Looked after children
  • Other vulnerable groups

Our Equality Objectives reflect the school’s priorities, our trust values and draw upon available data and other evidence. Careful analysis of this is undertaken in order to ensure that we are working to achieve improved outcomes for different groups.

Our school policies for 2023-2024 are provided in detail in our individual school Equality Statements which can be found on their websites.

Specific tasks relating to our school level objectives can be found within the School Development Plans.