CANFORD COMMUNITY CHARTER

This charter is a public document that details Canford’s commitment to the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. This charter was drawn up by the EDI House Pupil Leaders and embodies our shared understanding of the importance of awareness, education and celebration of difference in all its forms.

In summary, everyone commits to being an ‘active bystander’ in not tolerating language or behaviours that fall short of treating others with dignity, kindness and respect. We aim to create a rich set of opportunities for pupils and staff to develop their understanding of the protected characteristics within our community and beyond.

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Inclusion CANFORD

MARRIAGE & CIVIL PARTNERSHIP

We accept that there are necessary distinctions made between members of our School community but we strive to treat all persons, regardless of age, with the same respect.

We will aim to:

• Commit to promoting a culture of mentoring and support

• Create opportunities for interaction across our School community

• Understand that seniority makes an individual more able to be inclusive in their approach

Disability

We strive to treat all members of our School community with any form of disability in a respectful and kind manner.

We will aim to:

• Commit to making others feel good

• Create an informed culture surrounding mental and physical disabilities in the community

• Understand the meaning of words and adjust our language if we discover it is causing unintended offence

Gender Reassignment

We strive to treat all members of our School community in a respectful and kind manner.

We will aim to:

• Develop a community that is accepting of transgender people

• Create an environment for the transgender community to feel safe and supported

• Commit to validating people for their identity and not their gender

We strive to have an understanding School community that is accepting of employees personal circumstances.

We will aim to:

• Create a workplace that is accepting of staff who are married, in a civil partnership, cohabiting or single

• Provide access to employees to understand their rights and obligations

• Commit to treating all employees fairly

PREGNANCY & MATERNITY DISCRIMINATION

We strive to have an understanding School community who are respectful of employees personal circumstances.

We will aim to:

• Create a workplace that is supportive of pregnancy and maternity

• Provide access to employees to understand their rights and obligations

• Commit to a fair workplace for all

Race

We strive to treat all members of our School community from all ethnic backgrounds in the same respectful and kind manner.

We will aim to:

• Commit to celebrating all racial and cultural backgrounds

• Creating opportunities for all to be equipped with knowledge to help them recognise racism happening around them

• Create a culture of Anti-Racism

Religion Or Belief

We strive to treat all members of our School community with any religion or belief in the same respectful and kind manner.

We will aim to:

• Commit to being accepting and supportive of all people in their different religious or non-religious viewpoints

• Create opportunities to discuss core values from different religions

• Create mutual respect for those of different faiths and beliefs

Sex

We strive to treat all members of our School community from all sexes, all genders or non-binary presentations in a respectful and kind manner.

We will aim to:

• Commit to finding opportunities to validate people for their identity not their gender

• Create paired events across houses and departments to facilitate positive engagement

• Empower all members of our community to challenge sexism

Sexual Orientation

We strive to treat all members of our School community in a respectful and kind manner regardless of their sexual orientation.

We will aim to:

• Commit to being accepting and supportive of people no matter their sexual orientation

• Create an informed community of acceptance surrounding sexuality

• Understand the appropriate language to use

WE DO NOT TOLERATE ANY FORM OF DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT OR ABUSE BASED UPON ANY OF THE PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS. THERE IS A RESPONSE AND RECONCILIATION PROCEDURE IN PLACE.

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