Lancashire Equality Mark
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The Lancashire Equality Mark is awarded to schools who have taken measures to embed Equality throughout their practice with the goal of enabling all pupils to thrive in a supportive learning community. It has been developed by a working group in Lancashire and provides a clear framework to guide schools through the process of auditing, developing and consolidating good practice in different areas of Equality.
The Equality Mark is comprised of six individual Equality Badges:
- Race Equality Badge
- Gender and Gender Variance Equality Badge
- Disability Equality Badge
- Socio-economic Equality Badge
- Sexual Orientation Equality Badge
- Religion and Belief Equality Badge
Lancashire Equality and Inclusion Mark Accreditation Assembly 27.4.26. Presented by Neetal from The Lancashire Team
Deaf Awareness Day - 6.5.25
Autism Awareness Day - 2.4.25
We watched this video to help with our understanding and then did some actvities
World Down Syndrome Day - 21.3.25
Reception learning Makaton for World Down Syndrome Day
Children with Down syndrome have a lot to say but can't always communicate easily. When they are young, some children with Down syndrome use actions (signing) alongside words to help them communicate.
Our Faith Ambassadors did a whole school assembly to raise awareness of different disabilities
Our Faith Ambassadors interviewed a pupil in Year 5 with a hearing disability, they typed up their questions and answers for you to read.
The faith ambassadors interviewed Benjamin in Year 5 to discuss his working disability with his hearing. Benjamin has cochlear implants and is profoundly deaf without them.
These are the questions and Benjamin’s answers to our interview:
1. How do you communicate in class?
Normally by talking, but I use a radio for me to hear the teacher.
2. Does it affect your learning?
When the radio is off and its noisy it can be hard to learn.
3. Which do you prefer BSL or lip reading?
I don’t do BSL I sometimes use lip reading but I use my radio mostly.
4. Does your disability make you feel special in anyway?
Sometimes being deaf can make me feel special but mostly I don’t think about it.
5. How does it affect you in general?
I struggle in hard work or if my radio isn’t turned on.
6. How does it impact school swimming?
I have a water-resistant pair of protection for my hearing aids.
Our Faith Ambassadors delivered a fantastic whole school assembly about the main religions of the world.
Our Faith Ambassadors interviewed Umair in Year 6 about Ramadan
Why do Muslim’s fast?
To show that you are a Muslim
What does it mean to ‘fast’?
To show your commitment to being a Muslim
When are you allowed to eat?
After sunset until sunrise
What do you eat during Ramadan, is it different to what you usually eat?
It is pretty much the same as usual
How does it make you feel?
No different – normal
Do you do anything else to celebrate Ramadan?
Yes, the celebration after Ramadan is Little Eid.
Equality Charter
Process
- Team of staff identified to work on the project
- Meet with E&D Adviser to complete an audit and select 1 or 2 badges to work towards
- Create an action plan
- Implement
- Gain badge
- Select next badge to work towards
2024-2025
Working towards badges:
* Socio-Economic
* Disability
2023-2024
Badges gained:
- Race Equality badge
- Religion & Belief Equality badge