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Equality ActAgedisabilityGenderreassignmentMarriage/civilpartnershipPregnancy/maternityRaceReligion or beliefSexSexual orientationfully respect the rights of all children and young people without discrimination asdefined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1991, theChildren (Scotland) Act 1995, the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act etc. 2000and the Additional Support for Learning Act 2005;value and soundly promote fairness and justice and adopt anti-discriminatorypractices in all regards, including gender, sexual orientation, race, disability,age, religion, culture and socio-economic background;promote, support and safeguard the individual development, well-being andsocial competence of the pupils in their classes/register groups, raise thesepupils’ expectations of themselves and others; and encourage mutual respectand positive attitudes”Equality Act 2010 - ChecklistEmployment √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Provision of √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √servicesEducation √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √General √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √statutory duty topromote equalityGeneral √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √qualificationsbodiesPositive action √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √Dual√ √ √ X X √ √ √ √discriminationPerceived √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √characteristicassociation √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ReasonableadjustmentsX √ X X X X X X XLinkswww.eis.org.ukwww.equalityhumanrights.comwww.educationscotland.gov.ukwww.gtcs.org.ukwww.scotland.gov.uk71September 2012