Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The Olympus Academy Trust and Bradley Stoke Community School are strongly committed to equality, inclusion and promoting and celebrating diversity in all aspects of our work.

We value the different contributions and experiences of all who make up our community. The Trust’s values of collaboration, excellence and opportunity and our school values of be kind, be ready and be the best you.

Equalities legislation

As a public body the Olympus Academy Trust complies with The Equality Act (2010), which protects individuals against direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation on the basis of nine protected characteristics. The nine protected characteristics are:

Age – Protection from discrimination because of a person’s age. This applies to people of all ages, whether young or old.
Disability – Discriminating against someone with a physical or mental impairment that substantially and long-term affects their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
Gender reassignment – Protection for people who are proposing to undergo, are undergoing, or have undergone a process to change their sex.
Marriage/civil partnership – Protection for people who are legally married or in a civil partnership.
Pregnancy and maternity – Protection during pregnancy, maternity leave, and the 26 week period following the birth of a child. This includes protection against unfavourable treatment because of pregnancy or maternity.
Race – Includes colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic origin and national origin.
Religion or belief – Includes any religion, religious belief, philosophical belief, and a lack of belief, such as atheism or agnosticism.
Sex – Protection from discrimination for being male or female.
Sexual orientation – Protection for individuals who are heterosexual, lesbian, gay or bisexual.

The Equality Act (2010) consolidates and replaces all previous equalities legislation such as the Race Relations Act, Disability Discrimination Act and Sex Discrimination Act.

The Public Sector Equality Duty places additional duties on public sector organisations such as multi-academy trusts. The duties include working proactively to eliminate discrimination on the basis of the nine protected characteristics. The duties also require public bodies to have due regard to the need to:

Eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment, victimisation and other prohibited conduct under the Equality Act (2010)
Advance equality of opportunity between people of different groups
Foster good relations between people from different groups.

What this means for Olympus Academy Trust & Bradley Stoke Community School

The Trust has worked alongside the school to set Equality Objectives to support our compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty. Our Equality Objectives help focus attention on our priority equality issues in order to deliver improvements in the delivery of high quality education, policy making and employment.

Our policies are designed to promote and ensure equality for all pupils and staff, and are underpinned by our overarching Equality and Diversity Policy. Staff benefits such as leave entitlements; support for parents and carers; career development opportunities and flexible working provisions are open to all staff irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage/civil partnership status, race, religion/belief or sexual orientation.

Our schools are committed to supporting and promoting inclusion for pupils. A key aim of the Trust and each of its schools is to help all pupils, including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, to achieve their very best and become successful, well rounded individuals.

Our Equality Objectives Are:

To use performance data to monitor student achievement and respond to variations between groups of learners, subjects, courses and key stages, trends over time and comparisons with other schools.
To improve the progress and attainment of disadvantaged students, and of SEND students.
To improve attendance and promote mental health and wellbeing in children with protected characteristics.
To further develop, promote and celebrate the work of diversity initiatives, anti-bullying awareness, and the student body within school, and to support their engagement with the wider community.
To develop understanding and promote good relations between different groups within school through assemblies, Jigsaw (PSHE lessons), religious studies and citizenship within our Curriculum themes.
To further improve accessibility across the school for students, staff and visitors with disabilities, including access to specialist teaching areas.

Updated February 2026