We take these issues seriously and this comes through in all aspects of our work. When inspecting schools, we look carefully and sensitively at equality and diversity as outlined in our guidance document ‘What we inspect’.
We inspect how well different groups of pupils make progress across the school by finding out if pupils feel safe and secure, and free from physical and verbal abuse. Pupils must feel respected and treated fairly, and our inspectors look at how well pupils are developing as ethical, informed citizens. We consider how the school develops its curriculum to reflect the cultural, linguistic, and diverse nature of Wales and the wider world. Our inspectors then evaluate how well schools plan for teaching pupils about the history and experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and LGBTQ+ people and of pupils with other protected characteristics.
During our inspections, we review how well the school addresses bullying, including incidents involving protected characteristics, prejudice-related bullying, harassment, and discrimination. We also look at the school’s arrangements to promote and support an anti-bullying culture. We consider pupils’ views through a pre-inspection questionnaire and by talking to them during the inspection week, asking specific questions around feeling safe and incidents of bullying. We’ve also produced useful guidance on inspecting equality, human rights and English as an additional language. This provides further questions for inspectors, which leaders can also use to evaluate and improve equality and diversity in their schools.
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