Equality means that everybody has the same opportunities as everybody else within our school.
Not everybody can play on the school football team or act in the school play, but having equality as one of our big messages means we recognise that everyone should have the same chance to try out for these activities. It also means making sure that nobody is treated any differently because of their background, beliefs, skin colour, disability or any other difference.
Equality does not mean that everybody is treated exactly the same. For example, you or somebody else in the class might need a Classroom Assistant to help them with some of their work. This does not mean that the other students are not being treated equally - it means that the student who is getting the help has the same opportunity to be involved in the class as other students who might not need as much help.
Think about what would happen if everyone was treated exactly the same. It wouldn't work out very fair, would it? Look at these two photos - which one do you think shows the type of equality we should work towards?
Is it the one where everyone has the same size of box to stand on, or is it the one where the person who needs two boxes gets them?
Not everybody can play on the school football team or act in the school play, but having equality as one of our big messages means we recognise that everyone should have the same chance to try out for these activities. It also means making sure that nobody is treated any differently because of their background, beliefs, skin colour, disability or any other difference.
Equality does not mean that everybody is treated exactly the same. For example, you or somebody else in the class might need a Classroom Assistant to help them with some of their work. This does not mean that the other students are not being treated equally - it means that the student who is getting the help has the same opportunity to be involved in the class as other students who might not need as much help.
Think about what would happen if everyone was treated exactly the same. It wouldn't work out very fair, would it? Look at these two photos - which one do you think shows the type of equality we should work towards?
Is it the one where everyone has the same size of box to stand on, or is it the one where the person who needs two boxes gets them?