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Protected Characteristics

The Equality Act 2010 aims to prevent discrimination. It is illegal to discriminate against people based on nine protected characteristics:

  • age

  • disability

  • gender reassignment

  • marriage and civil partnership

  • pregnancy and maternity

  • race: can refer to colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins

  • religion or belief: can refer to religious or philosophical beliefs, including a lack of belief

  • sex: refers to a person's gender

  • sexual orientation

No form of discrimination is tolerated at Charville Academy, but it is particularly important that children are taught about these protected characteristic groups and the importance of showing respect to people within these groups.

We address this in a number of ways, such as through our carefully timetabled assemblies that address school and British Values, such as Tolerance and Respect. We also ensure that our curriculum is planned and delivered in order for our children to learn about these protected characteristics in an age appropriate manner, in particular through our PSHCE topics. This is highlighted in the table below:

 

Characteristics

Taught within
  • age

 

Year 1 Summer 2, Year 3 Spring 1, Year 4 Spring 2, Year 5 Autumn 2,

Year 5 Summer 2, Year 6 Spring 1
  • disability

 

Year 2 Spring 2, Year 5 Autumn 2
  • gender reassignment

 

Year 6 Spring 2
  • marriage and civil partnership

 

Year 5 Summer 2, Year 6 Spring 1
  • pregnancy and maternity

 

Year 6 Summer 1
  • race: can refer to colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins

 

Year 2 Autumn 2, Year 3 Summer 1, Year 5 Spring 1
  • religion or belief: can refer to religious or philosophical beliefs, including a lack of belief

 

Year 4 Autumn 1
  • sex: refers to a person's gender

 

Year 3 Spring 1, Year 4 Autumn 1
  • sexual orientation

 

Year 6 Spring 2

 

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