Trust Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)

Strategy Statement

Introduction

The Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership (“the Trust”) is committed to supporting each person

to live in the freedom God desires for us. We strive to foster a vision of what it means to

flourish as a human being, living in relationship with a loving God, growing closer to him

throughout life’s journey. We are immensely proud of all the young people in our schools for

all they achieve and of our school leaders, staff, and governors. Together we share the

responsibility for forming our young people so that they can not only live and work in the

world, but also bring Christ’s compassion, forgiveness, healing, and love to our society.

Our belief as a catholic community of schools is that following Christ requires us to love and

respect every single human being as a fellow child of God irrespective of their individual

personal characteristics.

The Trust is strongly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of the

Trust’s work. As a Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, we value the different contributions and

experiences of all who make up our community. While the Equality Act 2010 focuses on

preventing discrimination and ensuring equal treatment; to achieve this requires equitable

treatment - recognising and valuing the unique needs, backgrounds and circumstances of

every individual. The Trust equality objectives, therefore, seek to recognise and address the

diverse needs and circumstances of each individual by providing an environment where

everyone has equal opportunity to reach their potential and fully experience a rich, fulfilling,

and happy school life.

The Trust aims to be an employer of choice, known for recruiting and developing school

leaders, teachers and support staff that reflects the diversity of the local population. The

Trust also seeks to equip our children and young people with the knowledge and skills they

need to ensure that they fulfil their potential, whatever their background or need.

Over the past three years, our Trust has been working towards a number of Trust Equality

Objectives. This review outlines the achievements, impact, and key developments in relation

to our strategic EDI objectives. Additionally, it sets the direction for future progress with

renewed objective

Progress towards current objectives

Looking to the future: Trust EDI Objectives 2025-2029

As our Trust continues to grow and evolve, we recognise the importance of refining and

expanding our objectives to ensure a truly inclusive, equitable, and high-achieving

environment for all pupils, staff members and the wider Trust community. Guided by Catholic

values, our renewed objectives, set out below, seek to deepen our commitment to inclusion,

equity, and opportunity for all, ensuring that every pupil—especially those with SEND and

from disadvantaged backgrounds— receives the best possible provision to thrive

academically, socially, and spiritually.

1. Continue to strengthen and develop our safe, inclusive, and trusting environment by

fostering reinforcing a culture of openness, where all individuals feel empowered to

report bullying and harassment (including sexual harassment) without fear, ensuring

swift and effective resolution.

2. Establish equitable leadership and staff development pathways across the Trust,

ensuring diverse representation while actively reducing gender pay disparities

through structured development, recruitment, and gender pay audits.

3. To nurture spiritual development, pupil wellbeing, and cultural capital through an

integrated approach to PSHE, RE, RSE, safety, and personal growth, ensuring

enriching experiences both within and beyond the curriculum.

4. Continue to ensure that Trust and school-based CPD provides equitable

opportunities for all colleagues to engage with and apply research-based strategies,

strengthening teaching quality and student outcomes

5. Continue advancing a Trust-wide culture of excellence in inclusive practice, by

strengthening collaboration among schools, enhancing the sharing of research-based

strategies, and further improving high-quality provision for pupils with Special

Educational Needs or Disabilities or those pupils with Additional Educational Needs

(AEN). Building on established frameworks, the Trust will actively align with and

respond to inclusion strands in the latest Ofsted framework to enhance support,

accessibility, and educational outcomes.

In addition, we will:

- Track and analyse attainment differences between boys and girls at the end of KS2

and KS4 to identify gender-related barriers to achievement.

- Identify and analyse any different attendance patterns between boys and girls,

ensuring targeted interventions to support all pupils equitably

- Maintain strong attainment and progress for pupils with Special Educational Needs or

Disabilities (SEND) at KS2 and KS4, ensuring that SEN K and SEN EHCP pupils in

KCSP schools achieve progress rates above the national average

- narrow the gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils (DFE

measure), and ensure that progress rates for Pupil Premium (PP) pupils in KCSP

schools are above those of PP pupils nationally