{"id":21252,"date":"2023-07-24T12:14:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T11:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings-new\/inclusion\/equality-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:59:27","slug":"equality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Equality and diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image has_mobile_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69d7a2acc2231\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding has-images\" id=\"block_acf-block-69d7a2acc22d5\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-6 large-7 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>Equality and diversity<\/h1><\/header><p>Children and young people tell us that bullying, prejudice and racism are a significant concern to them, but accurate data on bullying and prejudice-related incidents in establishments is hard to find. National and regional findings have suggested a wide range of detrimental impacts on a child\u2019s wellbeing, development and attainment.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"banner-content-buttons\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/equality\/supporting-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-schools-questions-and-answers\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">Equality, diversity and inclusion &#8211; common questions and answers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoneducationservices.co.uk\/products\/2795\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\" rel=\"noopener\">Advisory teacher consultancy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"show-for-medium medium-6 large-5 cell medium-order-2 image-2 banner-image\"><div class=\"parent-banner-images parent-banner-image-1\"><div class=\"banner-imagebg\"><div class=\"banner-image-inner\"><img 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https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/12\/Gender-Identity-children-470x470-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/12\/Gender-Identity-children-470x470-1.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image has_mobile_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69d7a2acc2311\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"wow animate-fade-in two-column-headerlinks clearfix two-col\" id=\"block_acf-block-69d7a2acc293f\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"cell small-12 large-8 large-offset-2\"><div class=\"column-inner column-intro\"><h2>In this section<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell small-12 large-12\"><div class=\"column-inner column-inner-links\"><h3 class=\"show-for-sr\">Subsection topics<\/h3><ul class=\"headerlinks-links\"><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/bpriresource\/\">Bullying, prejudice and racism incident (BPRI) resource<\/a><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/equality\/accessing-support-and-guidance\/\">Accessing support and guidance<\/a><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/equality\/reading-lists-reflecting-ethnic-diversity\/\">Reading lists reflecting ethnic diversity<\/a><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/equality\/understanding-hate-crimes-and-non-crime-hate-incidents\/\">Hate crimes and non-crime hate incidents<\/a><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/equality\/good-practice\/\">Good practice in our Devon schools<\/a><\/h4><\/li><li><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/inclusion\/equality\/guidance-on-the-equality-act-for-schools\/\">Equality act for schools<\/a><\/h4><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69d7a2acc297b\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"wow animate-fade-in two-column-cta clearfix  \" id=\"block_acf-block-69d7a2acc29aa\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x column-outer\"><svg class=\"svgline\" 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