Ofsted inspection of protected characteristics

Do you know Ofsted’s approach in evaluating how well an education provider meets their duties in relation to the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010?  Would recently released guidance from Ofsted help?

Understanding of the protected characteristics and how equality and diversity are promoted form part of the evidence that inspectors use to evaluate a provider’s personal development of students.

Schools have raised questions about what they should teach in relation to the ‘protected characteristics’ in the Equality Act 2010, particularly the sexual orientation and gender reassignment characteristics. Ofsted has recently released guidance that summarises their approach to this aspect of inspection.

Although the publication focusses on the inspection of primary and secondary schools, colleges should find this of interest. You can read this guidance here