Equalities
Ashton Park School is a member of the Excalibur Academies Trust. As such we fully endorse the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement and Strategy and the Bristol Equality Charter.
Equality of opportunity, fairness and inclusion, are the foundations of our community at Excalibur Academies Trust and a vital enabler to ensure we achieve our overall aim of providing an excellent education, empowering individuals to thrive and grow within a caring, aspirational and outward looking culture. We seek to challenge prejudice and seek to eliminate all forms of discrimination to allow us to continue to build a Trust wide culture of equality.
We believe that every individual in our community should be treated with dignity and respect and be part of a working and learning environment that is free from barriers, regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity status, race (including caste, ethnic or national origin, nationality or colour), religion or belief, sex (gender) and sexual orientation, gender reassignment, or financial circumstances. Our Trust values of ambition, empowerment and acting ethically are at the heart of everything we do, and we recognise that equality is the moral imperative of the Trust.
A copy of the Ashton Park School Equalities Policy is available here. Which also includes information about our equalities objectives.
Equalities Group
At Ashton Park, we are proud of our student leadership, and our equalities work is no exception. We have an equalities group which runs weekly on a Thursday lunchtime for students to meet, discuss ideas and get support around any of our equalities strands. Smaller groups of students work closely with a supervising member of staff on specific issues such as racism, LGBTQ+ inclusion or sexism. These groups advise the Senior Leadership Team on actions needed to make the school more inclusive, offer training to students and staff, and shape the direction of our future equalities work.
Any student in any year group is welcome to be a part of this work and should speak to Mr Mantegna or your Head of House for further details.
Resources
We always encourage students to come and speak to an adult in school about any issues and you can also support at home or find support as a parent or carer using the following links:
Race and Religion
Talking to your kids about racism - UNICEF
Talking to children about racism - NSPCC
Gender and Sexuality
Disability
Advice and support for parents and carers - Bristol's SEND Local Offer - bristol.gov.uk
