Supporting Equality at The Heritage Coast Federation

The Heritage Coast Federation practises equality of access and equality of opportunity for all its pupils, staff and visitors regardless of; gender, ethnic origin, religious belief, cultural background, ability or disability, marital status or sexuality.

We have a published Equality Policy that you can find on our policies page. 

Your support for your child’s education is crucial to their progress. Please tell us if there is any adjustments we need to make to help you support your child, for example: letters in large font; letters in different languages; wheelchair access; explaining things over the phone; a discussion with a school colleague of the same gender.

You can contact us if you would like information in another language or different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or Braille.  We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.

Equality Objectives: 

• ensure that pupils of all backgrounds and status achieve highly and make good progress
• narrow the gap in performance of pupils in receipt of the Pupil Premium; 
• to increase understanding of different religious and ethnic groups; 
• to ensure that all activities provided by the school remain fully inclusive and access for all members of our community is ensured;
• monitor access to activities to ensure that no barriers exist and all members of the community are treated equally 

Indicators of progress towards meeting objectives: 

• Pupil achievement and outcomes are high for all groups 
• Participation in all events is high, both within and beyond curriculum time. 
• Pupils have equal access to activities regardless of need. 
• Pupils with SEN, Pupil Premium, and medical needs access activities (including extra-curricular) 
• The site remains accessible for all members of the community