Based on the Equality Duty Policy and EqualiTeach Guidance (2025 Edition)

Close Attainment Gaps Among Disadvantaged Pupils

Objective: By July 2026, reduce the attainment gap in English and maths between disadvantaged pupils (including SEND, EAL, and Pupil Premium) and their peers at KS3 and KS4 by at least 15%, through targeted interventions, data tracking, and staff training.

Success Indicators:

• • Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores
• • Intervention attendance and outcomes
• • Monitoring via pupil tracking software

Increase Representation in Student Leadership

Objective: By July 2025, ensure that at least 30% of student leadership roles (e.g., prefects, school council, ambassadors) are held by students from protected characteristic groups (BAME, SEND, LGBTQ+), reflecting the school’s diverse demographics.

Success Indicators:

• • Representation data from application and selection processes
• • Feedback from pupil surveys
• • Adjusted recruitment practices to remove bias

Reduce Disproportionality in Behavioural Sanctions

Objective: By December 2025, reduce the disproportionality in fixed-term exclusions and internal seclusions of Black Caribbean boys and SEND pupils by 20%, through staff CPD, improved behaviour analysis, and restorative approaches.

Success Indicators:

• • Termly behaviour reports by protected characteristic
• • Staff training logs
• • Use of restorative justice logs

Promote Curriculum Inclusivity Across Subjects

Objective: By the end of Academic Year 2024–25, every department will have reviewed and updated at least 1 scheme of work to reflect cultural diversity, inclusion, and equality, including representation of different ethnicities, gender identities, and religions.

Success Indicators:

• • Audit of schemes of work
• • Student voice feedback
• • Staff planning documentation

Improve Accessibility and Engagement in Extra-Curricular Activities

Objective: By July 2026, increase participation in clubs, trips, and enrichment opportunities by disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND by 25%, through targeted communication, financial support, and reasonable adjustments.

Success Indicators:

• Attendance logs by group
• Survey responses on perceived barriers
• Number of subsidised or adjusted opportunities

Action Plan Template

Use this template to implement and monitor progress on each SMART objective.

Objective Area

Actions to be Taken

Success Indicators

Deadline

Lead Staff Member