The QMAT Equality Duty demonstrates our aim to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation through equality of opportunity and by fostering good relations between those who share a protected characteristic (e.g. disability, race, religion, belief, gender assignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity) and those who do not. 

The principles of the Equality Duty policy are: 

• All learners are of equal value.
• We recognise and respect diversity.
• We foster positive attitudes and relationships, and a shared sense of cohesion and belonging.
• We aim to reduce and remove inequalities and barriers that already exist.
• Policies and procedures should benefit all employees and potential employees, for example in recruitment and promotion, and in continuing professional development.
• We intend that our policies and activities should benefit society as a whole, both locally and nationally, by fostering greater social cohesion, and greater participation in public life.
• We consult widely in the design and review of policies.

For individual school Accessibility Plans, please refer to their specific website. Contact information and links to the websites for the schools within the trust, can be found on our Schools Page here. 

The Equality Duty Policy, the Website Accessibility Statement and the Equality and Diversity in Employment Policy will be available shortly.