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Protected Characteristics
At Valley Invicta Primary School at Aylesford, we promote an inclusive environment where we ensure all children gain an understanding of the world they are growing up in, and learn how to live alongside, and show respect for, a diverse range of people. We pride ourselves on a Personal Development curriculum that teaches the importance of uniqueness and celebrating differences which can often be found in the protected characteristics.
The Equality Act 2010, identifies the ‘protected characteristics’ as:
- age;
- pregnancy and maternity;
- marriage and civil partnership;
- race;
- disability;
- religion or belief;
- gender reassignment;
- sexual orientation;
- sex.
Our approach to teaching of the protected characteristics, allows us as a school to:
- eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation.
- advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.
- foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.
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Age |
Where this is referred to, it refers to a person belonging to a particular age (for example, 32-year-olds) or range of ages (for example, 18- to 30-yearolds). |
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Pregnancy and Maternity |
Pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant or expecting a baby. Maternity refers to the period after the birth, and is linked to maternity leave in the employment context. In the nonwork context, protection against maternity discrimination is for 26 weeks after giving birth, and this includes treating a woman unfavourably because she is breastfeeding. |
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Marriage and Civil Partnership |
Marriage is no longer restricted to a union between a man and a woman but now includes a marriage between a same-sex couple. Same-sex couples can also have their relationships legally recognised as ‘civil partnerships’. Civil partners must not be treated less favourably than married couples (except where permitted by the Equality Act). |
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Race |
Refers to the protected characteristic of Race. It refers to a group of people defined by their race, colour, and nationality (including citizenship) ethnic or national origins. |
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Disability |
A person has a disability if she or he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on that person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. |
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Religion or Belief |
Religion has the meaning usually given to it but belief includes religious and philosophical beliefs including lack of belief (such as Atheism). Generally, a belief should affect your life choices or the way you live for it to be included in the definition. |
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Sexual Orientation |
Whether a person’s sexual attraction is towards their own sex, the opposite sex or to both sexes. |
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Gender Reassignment |
The process of transitioning from one gender to another. |
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Sex |
A man or a woman. |
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