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England

Equality objectives

Official wording, responsibilities and review duties.

Evidence link

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Requirement and scope

Choose the governance type; academy and maintained duties differ. Choose a phase; confirm age and provision conditions.

Maintained school

Statutory duty [2]

Must publish. Website publication within the stated scope. [2]

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
Update equality objectives at least every four years [2]

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

Academy or free school

Statutory duty [3]

Must publish. Website publication within the stated scope. [3]

Source-established phases
Primary, Secondary, All-through, Special
Source-established school types
Mainstream school, Special school
EYFS condition
No separate EYFS condition stated
Accountable
not stated in the source
Approval
not stated in the source
Operational owner
not stated in the source
Review cycle
Update equality objectives at least every four years [3]

Independent schools and pupil referral units are outside this catalogue’s supported governance mapping.

No operational owner or exclusive board approver is assigned. Equality objectives do not share a universal 2026 expiry.

Official wording

Public sector equality duty

What schools must publish Schools must publish: details of how they comply with the public sector equality duty, updating this every year their equality objectives, updating these at least every 4 years The Equality Act 2010: advice for schools provides guidance on how schools can show they have complied, as required by the Equality Act 2010 and the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017.

What maintained schools must or should publish online · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Public sector equality duty

What academies and FE colleges must publish Academies and FE colleges must publish: details of how they comply with the public sector equality duty, updating this every year their equality objectives, updating these at least every 4 years The Equality Act 2010: advice for schools provides guidance on how an academy school can show it has complied, as required by the Equality Act 2010 and the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017.

What academies and further education colleges must or should publish online · Reviewed 2026-10-26

Sources and updates

Official evidence reviewed 2026-10-26. Check the source edition and conditions before acting.

  1. Equality Act 2010: advice for schools

    Reviewed edition matches. GOV.UK metadata checked; captured PDF matches the reviewed edition. Live file bytes are unverified.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2018-06-28T11:41:40+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    266981c8a4990d28512d2eb4e2f07a9a0f26e407418b8caaebd915aad0487fff
    Official content identity
    5ef5995b-7631-11e4-a3cb-005056011aef
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    1d393cf67b00a7ed4704970426fb65409456d5c914e358db3767c2ef1cc11c49
    Reviewed PDF digest (SHA-256)
    fb9e5ba24df09a6dea5e40e4fa885cb6b3e05925fd828e5df546aeb9225150ae

    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7e3237ed915d74e33f0ac9/Equality_Act_Advice_Final.pdf

    Official attachment · https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7e3237ed915d74e33f0ac9/Equality_Act_Advice_Final.pdf

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  2. What maintained schools must or should publish online

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2024-10-24T13:22:43+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    b9b1f18649ff2aa39b0a9df87f62c3aeb29bb48753d2bb174e50a411ac33a1f0
    Official content identity
    601afc48-7631-11e4-a3cb-005056011aef
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    b3b7c2dedfb7e1fe1d249c685ca0f56f901e00aef72bbc7fba327afd2ccf9596

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-maintained-schools-must-publish-online

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  3. What academies and further education colleges must or should publish online

    Reviewed edition matches. Source text matches the reviewed edition.

    Reviewed on
    2026-10-26
    Reviewed version
    2024-10-24T13:22:46+01:00
    Last checked
    2026-10-27T11:00:36.203Z
    Reviewed text digest (SHA-256)
    c97340181ef278fa159ebd90b83d1f974cfc65dd3107bfb3379793aec044b7df
    Official content identity
    805a09d7-7542-41b7-aefe-1b0935777e49
    Official content digest (SHA-256)
    48649d639b13916fb1950e252294ddcfb0016986359c01fe4842291a81faba96

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-academies-free-schools-and-colleges-should-publish-online

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Guidance, not legal advice. Local checks are not a compliance judgement; other duties may apply.