SEND
Building inclusion in schools and colleges.
Topic: Discrimination
Education, the law and you (Bilingual)
Teachers in Wales work within a legal framework involving rights and duties. These lecture notes in English and Welsh provide information on the legal framework for teachers beginning their careers.
Sex discrimination
All teachers and educational professionals have specific protection from discrimination at work on grounds of sex, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity and transgender status, and to equal pay under the Equality Act 2010.
Transgender discrimination
All trans teachers and educational professionals have specific protection from discrimination at work on grounds of sex and transgender status under the Equality Act 2010, as well as from the unlawful disclosure of transgender status.
Age discrimination
All teachers and education professionals have specific protection from discrimination at work on grounds of age under the Equality Act 2010.
Race discrimination
All teachers and educational professionals have specific protection from discrimination at work on grounds of race under the Equality Act 2010.
Religion or belief discrimination
All teachers and educational professionals have specific protection from discrimination at work on grounds of religion, religious belief, philosophical belief or lack of religion or belief under the Equality Act 2010.
Sexual orientation discrimination
All teachers and educational professionals have specific protection from discrimination at work on grounds of sexual orientation and civil partnership under the Equality Act 2010.
Discrimination and harassment
Guidance about dealing with discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including detailed information about the protected characteristics in England and Wales under the Equality Act 2010.
Cyberbullying in schools
Cyberbullying is the use of technologies by an individual or a group of people to deliberately and repeatedly upset someone else.
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