Equality Diversity Cohesion in Schools

Making Sense of Equality, Diversity and Community Cohesion

Package for Headteachers in Durham Schools 2008

This package of materials is intended primarily for headteachers to help them to meet their statutory responsibilities in the three related areas of equality, diversity and cohesion. It is available to all headteachers and key officers within the Local Authority as hard copy and CDRom as well as on our schools’ extranet.

Some of the documents will be useful to governors, who have responsibility for ensuring that schools carry out their responsibilities effectively. A few of the documents, for instance the Guideline documents, may also be of interest to parents / carers and to agencies involved in promoting equality, diversity and cohesion.

The package is made up of different types of documents which have different purposes. Overall the package provides :

• Summarised information on posters and leaflets.
• Advice and guidance in the form of Guidelines.
• Information about further resources and local contacts (included in the guidance).
• Ready to use documents and resources.
• Documents for schools to adopt or adapt.

Further information about the Package can be found in the Introduction.

As Hard Copy

• Introduction to Equality Diversity and Cohesion Package.pdf (1 page, 20kb)
• Social Agenda posters.pdf (2 pages, 156kb)

Content of CD Rom: Folders and Documents

Policy

Model Policy for Equality Diversity and Cohesion.pdf (11 pages, 86kb)

Schemes (Including Action Plans)

• Preparing Schemes Brief Notes (1 page, 16kb)
• Outline Scheme with prompts for Race Equality.pdf (6 pages, 36kb)
• Outline Scheme with prompts for Disability Equality.pdf (7 pages, 44kb)
• Outline Scheme with prompts for Gender Equality and Sexual Orientation (7 pages, 42kb)

Example of a Disability Equality Scheme from Framwellgate School Durham

• Framwellgate School Durham Making a Real Difference.pdf (2 pages, 22kb)
• Disability Equality Scheme Framwellgate School Durham.pdf (21 pages, 157kb)

Guidelines

• Promoting Race Equality.pdf (30 pages, 230kb)
• Disability Equality Guidelines.pdf (24 pages, 192kb)
• Gender Equality and Sexual Orientation.pdf (47 pages, 290kb)
• Pupils from a Range of Cultural Backgrounds (16 pages, 176kb)
• 2008Recording Reporting and Responding to Racist Incidents 2008 guidelines.pdf (17 pages, 165kb)
• Tackling Homophobia (24 pages, 337kb)
• Community Cohesion Initial Ideas for Durham.pdf (10 pages, 141kb)

Local Case Studies for Community Cohesion

• UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools in Durham.pdf (4 pages, 418kb)
• Witton Gilbert Primary School Everyone is Equal.pdf (4 pages, 414kb)
• The Durham Federation Case Study for Community Cohesion.pdf (5 pages, 95kb)
• Ferryhill BEC Changing the culture without rocking the boat.pdf (3 pages, 189kb)
• District of Easington Community Cohesion Case Studies.pdf (4 pages, 105kb)

Impact Assessment, Evaluation and Audit

• Carry Out Impact Assessment.pdf (7 pages, 90kb)
• Equality Impact Assessment Template.pdf (2 pages, 23kb)
• Cross Referenced Ofsted SEF New.pdf (6 pages, 49kb)
• Extracts from Ofsted SEF re Equality, Diversity and Cohesion new.pdf (4 pages, 24kb)
• Audits for Embedding Race Equality.pdf (33 pages, 204kb)

Pupil Surveys and Questionnaires

• Primary Friendship Questionnaire.pdf (4 pages, 201kb)
• Primary Friendship Survey Report.pdf (64 pages, 77kb)
• Secondary Bullying and Prejudice Questionnaire.pdf (4 pages, 77kb)
• Secondary Bullying and Prejudice Survey Report.pdf (24 pages, 236kb)

Posters and Leaflets

• Prejudice and Discrimination leaflet for Staff.pdf (2 pages, 104kb)
• Prejudice and Discrimination Poster for staff.pdf (1 page, 81kb)
• Racist Incidents leaflet for Parents and Carers.pdf (2 pages, 764kb)
• Sample Pupil Charter for Equality.pdf (1 page, 54kb)