Equalities policy guide (draft): Equalities roadmap
The first step in the equalities policy roadmap is to audit your existing practices.
Your self-evaluation should include a review of your setting vision and values. How do these align with your equality and diversity ambitions?
Setting to self-reflect on the wider context. This may involve examining setting data, background information around the local authority, community, learners and families. All data should be examined through an equalities lens.
Data guides
The following data guides can support self reflection:
Gather learner perspectives across the whole setting. Discuss equalities through using lesson plans and surveys.
Example lesson plans
PowerPoint and Facilitation notes.
Example surveys
Visual survey (developed by Pinewood school)
Early to second level
Early to second (practitioner version)
Early to second (accessible version)
Third level to senior phase
Establish an equality forum to analyse the results from the data gathered. Members should use this to decide the focus of the Equality Policy. Ensure that this is learner led.
Learner Activities form - equality policy development (office.com)
Once the focus of the policy is decided, the forum should create the Equality Policy. Again, this should be learner led.
Case studies
If you would like to submit your own policy to be included in our case studies, please complete the proforma and submit to hannah.brown@educationscotland.gov.scot
Please return your policy and proforma by the 25th of the month to be included in the following months submissions.
Using your communication strategy, roll out across the setting, gathering feedback from learners, staff and parents and carers.
Continue to monitor the policy in line with the setting vision and values. The Equality Forum should agree a review date and adapt when required. The steps of the roadmap should be included in the review process to ensure ongoing relevance. This is not the end, rather the start of the journey.
