A Prejudice Related Incident is any incident which is perceived by the victim, or any other person, to be prejudiced towards an individual or group, due to one or more of the protected characteristics.
This applies to any perception of prejudice related to personal characteristics, of staff, parent/carers, pupils, governors and visitors, both as victims and perpetrators.
The protected characteristics are defined in the Equality Act 2010, as : age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.
It is important to recognise a prejudiced related incident and to ensure consistency when incidents occur.
- Any perception of prejudice, related to the protected characteristics requires the recording of that incident as a ‘prejudice related incident’.
- This should trigger an investigation.
- Staff should raise concerns themselves, even when in doubt.
This is not about labelling individuals as prejudice, but about responding to behaviours.
Recording prejudice related incidents, the actions taken to respond to them and follow up activities, enables educators to proactively
- Identify trends
- Implement targeted programmes of education
- Monitor strategies
How to recognise a prejudiced related incident to ensure a consistent approach.
When does a Prejudice Related Incident become a Hate Crime or a Potential Hate Incident and what to do, when.
An overview of the protected characteristics and targeted behaviours.
Our vision is to ensure that every child has the best possible start in life, so they can fulfil their potential and become happy, healthy and productive citizens.
We believe that recording prejudice-related incidents demonstrates a pro-active and positive ethos, where everyone is valued, and prejudice and discrimination are not accepted.
Identifying trends enables preventative rather than reactive work to be carried out and produce more relevant and better targeted programmes of education.
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