Racial Equality

RACIAL EQUALITY

School Context
Hartford High School is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive school set in a predominantly white area. The specific challenges to the school and the community in relation to racial equality are therefore particularly important.
Pupils are drawn from the surrounding urban areas and from rural communities. The school sets high expectations for the whole pupil population which includes a large number of able pupils and a number of pupils who have specific and additional learning needs. The school is housed in two main sets of buildings that are approximately 250 metres apart.
Our school shares a campus with a tertiary college, an 11 - 18 Catholic high school, two primary schools and two schools with special school status.
Parents are very involved in school life in a number of ways; there are a number of parent helpers and a thriving parent and teacher association.

Moral and Values Framework
The school strives to ensure that the ethos is one in which everyone is equally valued and treats one another with respect.

Policy formulation
The policy was originally formulated by a working party consisting of a governor, a senior
member of staff and a group from the school community i.e. parents, staffand Pupils'
Council.

Educational Aims
As part of its work to promote racial equality, the school aims to ensure that within the
Citizenship / PSHE programme in particular, through the curriculum in general and the wider
extra curricular activities, pupils are offered opportunities to:

Understand and celebrate diversity.
Develop an understanding of global citizenship.
Understand the power of language particularly relating to the verbal abuse of someone because of his or her race and/or ethnicity.
Develop an understanding of their rights, the rights of others and their responsibilities to each other.
Develop an understanding and appreciation of religious beliefs and practices.

Dealing with Racial Incidents

Reference will be made to the Cheshire West and Chester Council Guidance on Dealing with Racial Incidents.
If the perpetrator is a pupil, action will be taken in accordance with the school's behaviour policy of which all staff have a copy.
If the perpetrator is an adult member of staff, action will be taken in accordance with the LA Model Code of Conduct.
If the perpetrator is an adult member of the public, advice will be sought from the LA.

The role of the Headteacher and the Governing Body

The Headteacher and Governing Body have responsibility for maintaining records, reporting incidents and reviewing policy and practice.
In the execution of this policy, the Headteacher will delegate specific areas of responsibility and tasks to nominated individuals as appropriate.
Information will be reported to the Governors and the LA annually.
All staff have access to copies of the policy document which details 'Recording of Racial Incidents' in the Staff Handbook.
Further forms are held by the Assistant Headteacher in charge of Inclusion.

Information on Racial Incidents which have occurred will be held by the Assistant Headteacher in charge of Inclusion.