Promoting equality and community cohesion
At Ormiston Latimer we have a strong commitment to fairness and equality in everything that we do.
- We try to ensure that everyone is treated fairly and with respect.
- We work hard to make sure that the academy is a safe and secure environment for everyone.
- We recognise that people have different needs, and we understand that treating people equally does not always involve treating them all exactly the same.
- We recognise that for some students, extra support is needed to help them to achieve and be successful.
- We try to make sure that people from different groups are consulted and involved in our decisions, for example through talking to students and parents/carers, and through our Student Council.
We aim to make sure that no-one experiences harassment, less favourable treatment or discrimination because of their age; any disability they may have; their ethnicity, colour or national origin; their gender; their gender identity or reassignment; their marital or civil partnership status; being pregnant or having recently had a baby; their religion or beliefs; their sexual identity and orientation.
We welcome our general duty under the Equality Act 2010 to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination; to advance equality of opportunity; and to foster good relations.
We also welcome our specific duties to publish information about our academy population; to explain how we have due regard for equality; and to publish equality objectives which show how we plan to tackle particular inequalities or disadvantages.
We welcome the emphasis in the Ofsted inspection framework on the importance of narrowing gaps in achievement which affect, amongst others:
- Students from certain ethnic and cultural backgrounds
- Students who are supported by the pupil premium
- Students who are disabled
- Students who have special educational needs
- Boys in certain subjects, and girls in certain other subjects.
Our key objectives for the 2024/25 academic year are to:
- Design and deliver a comprehensive CPD schedule which develops all staff’s understanding of SEND
- Embed functional skills qualifications in English and Math to support all children to achieve an Entry level 3 qualification in each subject, as a minimum.
- Identify and support all pupils who have a Reading Standardised Age Score (SAS) of 85 or lower to make progress in their reading over time.
- Embed the EEF 5 a day across all areas of the school, supporting pupils to make sustained progress over time
For more information about our work on equalities at Ormiston Latimer contact:
Suneeta Marecheau, Student Services Manager/Designated Safeguarding Lead
Tel: 020 3108 0345
Email: [email protected]