Equality Objectives 

Please see our Policies Section on this website for our full version Equality Policy.  https://www.prospecthill-jun.notts.sch.uk/policies/

Our Policy complies with the Equality Act 2010.

Legal Duties

At Prospect Hill Junior School we welcome our duties under the Equality Act 2010.  The general duties are to:

• eliminate discrimination
• advance equality of opportunity and access; and
• foster good relations between different groups in the community

We understand the principal of the act and the work needed to ensure that those with protected characteristics are not discriminated against and are given equality of opportunity.  Protected characteristics make up the part of a person’s identity that makes them who they are, such aspects or characteristics are protected from discrimination. Everyone in Britain is protected from unlawful behaviour by the Act.

The protected characteristics are as follows:

• age
• disability
• gender reassignment
• marriage and civil partnership
• pregnancy and maternity 
• race
• religion or belief
• sex
• sexual orientation