Equality, Inclusion and Community Cohesion Tool (UK)

The governing body is legally responsible for ensuring that a school meets their duties encompassed within equality legislation. This audit tool will support governing bodies to: identify the progress that their school has already made, and further action that their school intends to take, to promote equality, inclusion and community cohesion, support senior staff to drive forward equality, inclusion and community cohesion, and thereby help raise standards and achieve key outcomes, such as Every Child Matters and personalised learning meet their duties in respect of equality legislation. There are two sections in this audit tool. The first contains the top 10 questions that governors should explore with senior staff. The second section contains further questions that governors may want to explore to obtain a deeper understanding of school progress in equality and diversity. The questions in this audit are intended to help stimulate reflection, discussion and debate about social inclusion, diversity, equality, and social cohesion.