Our inclusive and diverse school!
At St. Paul and St. Timothy’s, we are committed to equal opportunities and comply with the Equality Act 2010 and the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011. We work closely with parents and other agencies in order to ensure that all pupils are able to successfully access the curriculum. Our school population is increasingly diverse and we are dedicated to ensuring that our school is a place where everyone feels welcome and where all children can learn. Our consistently high expectations and inclusive teaching practices ensure that St. Paul and St. Timothy’s is a school where all children can achieve from their starting points.
Our children have a range of abilities, interests, beliefs and aspirations. At St. Paul and St. Timothy’s, we want all of our children to succeed and thoroughly enjoy their education. The staff at St. Paul and St. Timothy’s are experienced in teaching pupils with a wide range of abilities through quality first teaching, reasonable adjustments, adaptations, scaffolding and intervention to ensure all children can access the curriculum fully.
Our Vision is of an inclusive education which promotes belonging, kindness, and community preparing our very young children for life as global citizens.
We welcome the involvement of parents and carers in decision making and we want to work closely with them so that our pupils and families follow our core values of Ready, Respect & Safe.
Our Equalities Objectives:
- To provide a curriculum which promotes the whole school ethos of inclusion and equality for the whole school community;
- To ensure that all children have equal access to the curriculum and are able to achieve the best possible outcomes;
- To provide a quality learning experience for each child in which all adults actively promote equality, inclusion and a celebration of diversity.
- To protect the well-being of all pupils by challenging any non-inclusive views held by anyone within the school and wider community.
Please click here to view our Equality Objectives
Inclusion Quality Mark Report
We are delighted to share our IQM report.
IQM Report
Protected Characteristics
At St. Paul and St Timothy’s, we teach children that we are all different and we all belong.
The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain and protects people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation because of the protected characteristics that we all have.
Under the Equality Act, there are nine protected characteristics:
1. Age
2. Disability
3. Gender reassignment
4. Race – including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin
5. Religion or belief
6. Marriage or civil partnership
7. Sex
8. Sexual orientation
9. Pregnancy and maternity
No form of discrimination is tolerated at St. Paul and St. Timothy’s Catholic Infant School, and we have respect for those who share the protected characteristics.
The curriculum is planned and delivered so that our pupils develop age appropriate knowledge and understanding during their time at St Paul & St Timothy’s. Focussing on belonging, feeling safe, diversity and kindness.
The 9 Protected Characteristics are actively promoted in school through:
•Our school vision and our school improvement work
•Our school core values
•Our school behaviour policy
•Conscious role modelling by all adults in the school community
•Active engagement and communication with parents and carers
•Assemblies
•Within our curriculum subjects ensuring we are inclusive and diverse
•Modelling and teaching appropriate vocabulary
•Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE) sessions
•Religious Education (RE) lessons, RSE lessons,
•Pupil Voice opportunities
•Educational visits
•School council
•Extra-curricular activities, after-school clubs, charity work and work within the local community