Diversity and inclusion

Our pupils know and understand the importance of showing respect to everyone, whatever differences we may have, and to everything, whether it is a school resource or a religious belief. We promote and celebrate diversity by celebrating events such as Black History Month, Pride, and different religious festivals over the course of each year.

Ark King Solomon Academy is committed to providing a fully accessible environment, which values and includes all pupils, staff, parents and visitors regardless of their education, physical, sensory, social, spiritual, emotional and cultural needs. We are committed to challenging negative attitudes about disability and accessibility, and to developing a culture of awareness, tolerance and inclusion.

Click here for more details on our school's physical accessibility.

You can read about how our school curriculum caters to SEND learners here.

We reflect and represent diverse perspectives throughout our curriculum through our choice of topics, reading materials and trips out into the community.

We are keen to bring new perspectives and backgrounds into our school to build a diversity of thinking so that we can build the best school possible.

We want to make applying to and working at King Solomon Academy as inclusive as possible, and have a variety of systems in place to ensure that our approach is as fair and open as possible:

• Transparent application procedure, including a well signposted interview day, which tells candidates how they will be assessed and how they can prepare
• ‘Blind’ screening of applications, discounting identifying characteristics when shortlisting, in pairs
• Diversity and Inclusion training for senior leaders involved in recruitment
• Interview processes which include a range of leaders to avoid any individual bias
• Discussion with the Staff Working Group (staff consultative body) to ensure the recruitment process is inclusive.

Positive Action

Following an analysis of our teaching body, we are actively welcoming qualified candidates from Black and Ethnic Minorities, as they are currently under-represented amongst our teachers. This is particularly important given the diverse community we serve.