The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain and protects people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation. Everyone in Britain is protected. This is because the Equality Act protects people against discrimination because of the protected characteristics that we all have. Under the Equality Act, there are nine protected characteristics: age, disability, gender (sex), gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and sexual orientation. We actively promote these in school through: our core values, our policies, assemblies, British Values, extra-curricular activities, discussion within curriculum subjects and so much more. Alongside this, we have developed these characteristics to link specifically with our PSHE/RSE curriculum through reading and discussion.
Below is an outline of story books, which highlight these protected characteristics that are shared across the school year for each year group.
EYS Nursery And Reception
Module 1:
Book: My Shadow Is Pink
Protected characteristics: Gender
Module 2:
Book: Blue Chameleon
Protected characteristics: Race
Module 3:
Book: Mommy, Mama and Me
Protected characteristics: Families and how they can be different
Module 4:
Book: Dachy’s Deaf
Protected characteristics: Disability
Module 5:
Book: Red Rockets And Rainbow Jelly
Protected characteristics: Differences
Module 6:
Book: Giraffes Can’t Dance
Protected characteristics: Self-confidence in being you
Year 1
Module 1:
Book: A House For Everyone
Protected characteristics: Gender
Module 2:
Book: Verdi
Protected characteristics: Age
Module 3:
Book: My World Your World
Protected characteristics: Race
Module 4:
Book: What The Jackdaw Saw
Protected characteristics: Disability
Module 5:
Book: The Lion Inside
Protected characteristics: Self-confidence in being you
Module 6:
Book: The Odd Egg
Protected characteristics: Families and how they can be different
Year 2
Module 1:
Book: One Of A Kind Like Me
Protected characteristics: Gender
Module 2:
Book: My Daddies
Protected characteristics: Families and how they can be different
Module 3:
Book: Just Because
Protected characteristics: Disability
Module 4:
Book: Blown Away
Protected characteristics: Race
Module 5:
Book: That’s Not How You Do It
Protected characteristics: Accepting differences
Module 6:
Book: I Am Enough
Protected characteristics: Self- confidence in being you
Year 3
Module 1:
Book: Can I Join Your Club?
Protected characteristics: Differences
Module 2:
Book: The New Jumper
Protected characteristics: Self-confidence in being you
Module 3:
Book: The Truth About Old People
Protected characteristics: Age
Module 4:
Book: The Proudest Blue
Protected characteristics: Race, religion & beliefs
Module 5:
Book: A Handful Of Buttons
Protected characteristics: Families and how they can be different
Module 6:
Book: Beegu
Protected characteristics: Isolation
Year 4
Module 1:
Book: The Way Back Home
Protected characteristics: Race
Module 2:
Book: King & King
Protected characteristics: Families and how they can be different
Module 3:
Book: Dogs Don’t Do Ballet
Protected characteristics: Self- confidence in being you
Module 4:
Book: And Tango Makes Three
Protected characteristics: Families and how they can be different
Module 5:
Book: Mixed
Protected characteristics: Race
Module 6:
Book: The Kindest Red
Protected characteristics: Race, religion & beliefs
Year 5
Module 1:
Book: Sulwe
Protected characteristics: Race
Module 2:
Book: My Princess Boy
Protected characteristics: Gender
Module 3:
Book: Mirror
Protected characteristics: Diversity
Module 4:
Book: Leaf
Protected characteristics: Difference
Module 5:
Book: We Are Family
Protected characteristics: Families and how they can be different
Module 6:
Book: Eric
Protected characteristics: Race
Year 6
Module 1:
Book: Introducing Teddy
Protected characteristics: Gender & friendship
Module 2:
Book: King Of The Sky
Protected characteristics: Age
Module 3:
Book: I Talk Like A River
Protected characteristics: Disability
Module 4:
Book: Rose Blanchie
Protected characteristics: Religion, race, discrimination & prejudice
Module 5:
Book: The Island
Protected characteristics: Race & refugees
Module 6:
Book: Red A Crayon’s Story
Protected characteristics: Self- confidence in being you