We work with schools to provide an inclusive service for all children and young people that truly reflects the communities we all live in and serve.
Evidence shows that when children and young people feel safe and have a positive sense of belonging and identity, they learn and make good progress. Equality and anti-bullying work therefore has an essential role to play in school improvement and in meeting statutory safeguarding and equality duties.
How we deliver work on equality and anti-bullying to schools
Work on equality and anti-bullying is delivered through Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education and other pastoral channels, such as school assemblies.
We work with all groups within the school community, including teachers, support staff, governors, parents and carers, pupils, and students. We provide open or bespoke support.
We highlight the intersectionality between different protected characteristics by offering equality and diversity:
- network events
- resources
- learning walks
- bulletins and updates
We also provide the Brighton & Hove Education and Enterprise Market (BEEM) equalities calendar.
We encourage schools across all phases in Brighton & Hove to use a variety of resources to address awareness and understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion. This includes using locally developed resources which focus on the social model of disability and seeing the person, and all the factors that make them who they are, not just the disability.
We're working to make sure our curriculum is accessible for neurodiverse learners.
How youth providers promote equality, diversity and inclusion
All commissioned youth providers are required to have equality, diversity and inclusion embedded in their activities, governance, and management arrangements. They are required to have plans on how they will promote inclusion within their service, and report on progress regularly.