Rationale
This policy has been devised to ensure Machrie Nursery is a settling where everyone is valued and respected. We believe it is important to foster respect for religion and moral values, raise awareness of other races, religions and ways of life, to oppose racism in any form and to help the children understand the world in which they live.
In line with the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 our aims are as follows:
Aims
To ensure the nursery celebrates the diverse nature of our community,
Objectives
- We are committed to ensuring race equality
- Homophobia will not be tolerated
Guidelines
- All practitioners will promote race equality; they will report racial discrimination and promoting good race relations
- Practitioners will respect and value differences
- Practitioners will value and meet the individual needs of all stakeholders
- Practitioners will provide an environment where everyone feels welcome and valued
- Practitioners will recognise the presence of racism in society and be proactive in reporting racist attitudes, language and behaviour
- Practitioners will prepare all children for life in a multi-racial society through learning opportunities and positive images in resources
- Practitioners will ensure that any form of racism is reported to the senior manager
- Managers will ensure they complete an incident report to log any form of racial abuse
- Practitioners will ensure that all cultures are celebrated and they adhere to any cultural request for e.g. children with special dietary requirements will be offered alternative options to ensure they respect that child’s cultural beliefs.
- Catering staff will be informed of any special dietary requirements to ensure that alternative options are on the menus for children with cultural requirements
- Racial incidents will be investigated and will be treated seriously by management
- We will use the Interpreting services to support transitions and meetings when supporting families
- Practitioners will ensure Religious and Moral Studies are offered through our Curriculum to ensure we develop an understanding and appreciation of respect for the various communities that make up the multi-ethnic society in which we live
- Management will ensure that ‘Race Equality Policy’ is available to all who access the nursery and the follow guidance from Glasgow City Council’s Management Circular 93 Procedure for Dealing with, and Investigating, Racist Material.
Success Criteria
All practitioners will be aware and adhere to Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 and that the race equality policy, its procedures and strategies are implemented and ensure everyone is proactive in promoting race equality, challenging discrimination and promoting good race relations.
Reviewed
July 2026
To be reviewed