The Quest Academy is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity.

A number of staff are involved in looking at different aspects of Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in school, including:

  • School Policies
  • Recruitment
  • Student and staff experiences
  • Curriculum
  • Training
  • Use of language
  • Disability and inclusion
  • LGBT
  • Female empowerment

We survey staff and students regularly to gather feedback on their experiences and respond to this. We have provided training to both staff and students in a number of areas, including the inclusive use of language, and student experiences of sexual harassment.

We use an Equality Impact Assessment to review all of our policies, trips and procedures, and our School Development Plan, to ensure that they do not have a negative impact in relation to any protected characteristics. Our governing board includes a governor with responsibility for EDI, and the governors receive annual updates on our work in this area and its impact.

Students take a lead in many areas of EDI. Our diversity leads organise yearly cultural celebrations, during which we celebrate the many cultures represented within our school community. We recognise and celebrate a range of religious and cultural dates, and key dates in the EDI calendar, such as Black History Month, and LGBT week. Events in 2025 – 2026 included Japanese Cultural Celebration Week, Irish Cultural Celebration Week and World Cultural Day.

At The Quest Academy, we are committed to developing an inclusive curriculum that reflects the diversity of our community. As part of this, we are planning to work with the Institute for Educational and Social Equity (IESE) to support this development. We intend to provide training for Heads of Department and use the IESE’s Inclusive Curriculum Survey to review and strengthen curriculum provision across subjects. This will support our wider aim of ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion are meaningfully embedded in what students learn. Our school development plan includes a clear focus on EDI, and we will continue to draw on research and best practice as we develop this work.