Equality & Diversity

St Mark’s Primary School Equality Statement

St Mark’s is committed to the Equality Act 2010, which is about inclusion and equality for all, so that no policies or practices result in unfair or less favourable treatment of pupils or adults on the grounds of any protected characteristic.

Under the Public Sector Equalities Duty, the school must prepare and publish equality objectives, updating these at least once every four years.

Our Equality Statement is based on the principles above and aims to ensure that:

 ‘All pupils and members of staff at our school are provided with opportunities to fulfil their potential whatever their sex, race, colour ethnic or national origin, marital status, age, sexual orientation, disability or religious belief.’ 

St. Mark’s is an inclusive school where we provide a caring, friendly and nurturing environment where all pupils feel valued and respected.  We actively promote diversity, equity and understanding, encouraging open conversations about race and challenging stereotypes.

◊ Latest update on our race equality work

Anti-Racism

At St Mark’s, our goal is to empower pupils to be advocates for equality, fostering a community that celebrates differences and works together to dismantle racism.

Our Race Equality Parent Forum meets regularly to discuss and support the school in addressing issues related to race. This forum serves as an inclusive space for parents to share insights, feedback and actions that contribute to fostering a more inclusive and equitable educational environment for all pupils to thrive.

For more information on the parent forum, please email Louise Brown, via the office at admin@st-marks.ealing.sch.uk.

We are currently focusing on five equality objectives:

1. Promoting Inclusive Curriculum:

• Objective: Ensure that the curriculum reflects diversity and promotes inclusivity by incorporating materials and resources that represent the cultures, backgrounds, and experiences of children of Black and Black dual heritage.

2. Addressing Attainment Gaps:

• Objective: Implement targeted interventions to reduce and eliminate any identified attainment gaps for all Black and Black dual heritage pupils, ensuring that all students have equal opportunities to excel academically.

3. Staff Development and Training:

• Objective: Provide ongoing training and professional development for school staff on racial literacy to effectively identify and tackle disproportionality within the school and create a truly anti-racist learning environment.

4. Developing the Behaviour Policy

• Objective: Implement and regularly review policies and procedures to ensure a school culture where discrimination, and prejudice are not tolerated, and where all students feel safe and respected.

5. Empowering Parents

• Objective: Build and sustain a parent forum for parents with children of Black/Black dual heritage to empower them to play an active role in their child/ren’s education