How can someone be discriminated against?
The 2010 Equality Act protects people with the following protected characteristics from being treated differently :
Age
Disability
Gender Reassignment
Marriage and Civil Partnership
Pregnancy and Maternity
Race
Religion or Belief
Sex
Sexual Orientation
Direct
Discrimination
treating someone with a protected characteristic less favourably than others
Indirect
Discrimination
putting rules or arrangements in place that apply to everyone, but that put someone with a protected characteristic at an unfair disadvantage
Harassment
unwanted behaviour linked to a protected characteristic that violates someone’s dignity or creates an offensive environment for them
Victimisation
treating someone unfairly because they’ve complained about discrimination or harassment
Your Experiences
We are a community of principled, compassionate, and open-minded learners. As such, we do not tolerate any type or form of discrimination. Please report any such incidents that you may have experienced and/or witnessed using the form below. Your disclosure will be anonymous unless you elect to share your email address.
Learning and understanding more about each other is key to developing empathy and kindness. Discrimination is when a person is treated unfairly because of who they are or characteristics that they have. Through this page you will find links to further information for both support and to learn and understand more about each other.The sections have been categorised by the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010.