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Norbury Manor Primary School

Public Sector Equality Duty

At Norbury Manor Primary School, equality, inclusion and respect are central to our ethos and to our RESPECT values. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment in which every pupil, member of staff and member of our wider school community is valued, treated fairly and given opportunities to participate and succeed.

The Equality Act 2010 places a Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) on schools and other public bodies. This means that equality must be considered as part of our everyday work, including our policies, curriculum, teaching, employment practices and decision-making.

For pupils, the protected characteristics covered by the schools provisions of the Equality Act are:

  • disability
  • gender reassignment
  • pregnancy and maternity
  • race
  • religion or belief
  • sex
  • sexual orientation.

Age and marriage and civil partnership are also protected characteristics under the Equality Act and are relevant to some of the school's wider responsibilities, including employment, although they do not apply to pupils under the schools provisions in the same way.

The General Equality Duty

In carrying out our functions, Norbury Manor Primary School has due regard to the need to:

Eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation and any other conduct prohibited by the Equality Act 2010.

Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

Foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.

How does Norbury Manor Primary School comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty?

 We promote equality through our curriculum, policies, leadership, teaching, pastoral provision and the everyday life of our school.

We:

  • promote our RESPECT values and expect everyone within our community to treat others with dignity, fairness and respect;
  • provide a safe, nurturing, inclusive and stimulating environment in which pupils can learn and thrive;
  • recognise that equality does not always mean treating everyone in exactly the same way and make reasonable adjustments and provide additional support where this is required;
  • identify barriers to learning, participation and wellbeing and take appropriate action to reduce or remove them;
  • monitor the attainment, progress, attendance, behaviour and wider experiences of different groups of pupils;
  • provide targeted support for pupils with SEND, pupils who speak English as an additional language, disadvantaged pupils and others where our evidence identifies a need;
  • work closely with pupils, parents and carers and seek their views when developing provision;
  • use pupil voice, including our School Council and pupil leadership opportunities, to ensure children contribute to school improvement;
  • promote understanding of different cultures, faiths, backgrounds, families, identities and experiences through our curriculum, assemblies, texts, visits and wider opportunities;
  • challenge discrimination, prejudice, racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of discriminatory or prejudicial behaviour;
  • record and monitor discriminatory and prejudice-related incidents and take appropriate action;
  • promote accessibility and make reasonable adjustments for disabled pupils, staff, parents, carers and visitors where required;
  • ensure that recruitment, employment and professional development practices promote equality of opportunity.

Equality Information

Norbury Manor Primary School is a diverse and inclusive school community.

Our pupils come from a wide range of cultural, linguistic and social backgrounds. A significant proportion of our pupils speak English as an additional language, and many different languages are represented across our school community, including British Sign Language.

We also support a significant number of pupils with SEND. Our inclusive provision includes targeted interventions, nurture and wellbeing support, curriculum adaptations and specialist provision. Blossom House, Croydon's Deaf provision, is based on our school site.

We use school information and evidence to identify potential inequalities and barriers. This includes reviewing:

  • attainment and progress;
  • attendance and punctuality;
  • SEND and EAL provision;
  • disadvantaged pupil outcomes;
  • behaviour and discriminatory incidents;
  • participation in school activities and enrichment;
  • pupil, parent/carer and staff voice;
  • accessibility and reasonable adjustments.

Our Equality Objectives 2024–2028

Our current Equality Policy and Action Plan establishes the following objectives for the period 2024–2028:

1. Develop staff training and practice
To continue developing staff knowledge, skills and strategies so that provision effectively meets the different needs of pupils.

2. Strengthen parental engagement
To increase opportunities for parents and carers to engage with the school in ways that support pupils' wellbeing, attainment and progress.

3. Improve outcomes for identified groups
To improve educational outcomes and equality of opportunity for pupils with SEND, disadvantaged pupils and more able pupils, identifying and addressing barriers where they arise.

4. Further develop social and emotional wellbeing
To continue developing inclusive provision that supports pupils' social, emotional and mental wellbeing and enables them to participate fully in school life.

5. Further develop provision for pupils who speak English as an additional language
To identify language and learning needs early and provide effective, targeted provision so that pupils with EAL, including pupils who are new to English, can access the curriculum and make strong progress.

How we work towards our objectives

Our actions include monitoring the achievement of different groups, identifying barriers through pupil progress and inclusion processes, providing high-quality adaptive teaching and targeted intervention, supporting pupils with SEND and EAL, promoting diversity through the curriculum, strengthening parental engagement and monitoring the impact of our provision.

Our Equality Action Plan includes specific actions relating to disadvantaged pupils, pupils with SEND, EAL pupils, equality in attainment, respect for difference, behaviour, parental engagement and representation of diversity within the school environment.

Progress against our equality objectives is monitored by school leaders and governors and is reviewed as part of our school improvement and self-evaluation processes.

Equality Policy and Action Plan

Our Equality Policy and Action Plan provides further information about how Norbury Manor Primary School promotes equality, identifies barriers and monitors progress towards our equality objectives.

Equality Policy and Action Plan 2024–2028 – Updated September 2026