Promoting the Protected Characteristics at Intake Farm Primary School

At Intake, we work hard to ensure that our children understand that we are all one big happy family. There are no outsiders at Intake. Everybody is different and we celebrate our differences. 

The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain and it protects people from  discrimination, harassment and victimisation. Everyone in Britain is protected.

The Equality Act protects people against discrimination 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 

At Intake, we actively promote equality and the children's understanding of the protected characteristics through our curriculum.

Under the Equality Act,  we are all protected from discrimination:

• when in the workplace
• when using public services such as health care or education
• when using businesses that provide services or goods
• when using transport
• when using clubs (e.g. Scouts)
• when having contact with a public body such as a local council

     The following table shows how our curriculum is planned and delivered to take into account all of the protected characteristics. We don't teach about all the protected characteristics in every year group. The curriculum is planned and delivered so that our children develop age-appropriate knowledge and understanding during their time at Intake.