Equality & Diversity
This Equality policy for Longhill High School brings together policies and action plans for Race, Gender and Disability equality, meeting the statutory duties in these areas.
It promotes Community cohesion such as religion & faith, sexual orientation, transgender, students who are parents, age and every aspect which has the potential to discriminate against or to devalue any individuals within our community such as against those with special educational needs or potential language barriers.
We are further committed to the development of cohesive communities both within our physical boundaries and within our local, national and global environments. Our school embraces the aim of working together with others to improve children’s educational and health and wellbeing outcomes and notes the rights set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Our Equality policy is inclusive of our whole school community – students, staff, parents/carers and visitors, who have been involved in and contributed to its development. It explains how we aim to listen to and involve pupils, staff, parents and the community in achieving better outcomes for our children and young people.
Equality Objectives 2026-2027:
- Raised attainment and the closure of the achievement gap.
- Recognition and value of diversity within the school, local, national and global community.
- To ensure ability and disability are not inhibiting factors to attaining potential.
- Positive student behaviour in support of learning.
- Maximal attendance within all elements of our community.
- To have reached all those involved in their children’s learning and development, and to have engaged diverse local communities.
- School workforce will be representative of our student population and offer positive alternative role models that challenge popular prejudice.
- Take steps to ensure our school site is reasonably adapted so that access is not restricted.
- To meet the needs of our community through admissions within the context of the local authority admissions policy.
- To ensure proactive steps are taken in our harder to reach communities so that engagement is maximised.
- To use our technological capabilities as a specialist school to engage virtually with elements of the community.
- To use our virtual capacity to ensure those with physical disabilities have greater opportunity to engage in extra curricular activities and extension tasks.
Equality Policy
See our other policies: https://longhill.org.uk/about-us/policies/