At Aldersbrook, we are committed to developing pupil understanding and appreciation of diversity.

The protected characteristics listed under the Equality Act of 2010 are:

• Age
• Disability
• Gender reassignment
• Race
• Religion or belief
• Marriage or civil partnership
• Gender
• Sexual orientation
• Pregnancy and maternity

How We Promote and Embed the Protected Characteristics at Aldersbrook Primary School

• Assemblies, which are reactive to current events
• Our School Values of Compassion, Kindness, Love, Tolerance, Respect and Courage
• Promotion of the British Values (democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance) throughout our school
• A praise-first atmosphere & behaviour policy, celebrating the children’s talents and attributes.
• Our CPOMS behaviour logging system - with categories including bullying, racial, and homophobic incidents - where any incidents are seen as an opportunity to reflect, learn, and make better choices next time
• Our PSHE curriculum, which promotes inclusion, identity and respect - Have a look at our PSHE page here: PSHE Curriculum
• Our RE curriculum, which helps us understand & celebrate major world religions and others that reflect the demographic of our school - Have a look at our RE page here: RE Curriculum
• Our extracurricular opportunities, World Book Days, educational visits, visitors and speakers
• At Aldersbrook, we are proud to say that we are a Stonewall school