New Hall School’s commitment to equality and diversity is based on the Gospel values expressed in its Mission & Ethos Statement:

New Hall, a Catholic boarding and day school, provides
the best start in life, enabling students
to meet confidently the challenges of the wider world.

Here academic excellence is achieved in surroundings
where relationships are based on
care, trust and respect.

We welcome students from many traditions,
building a Christian community that has at its heart
prayer and service to others.

At the heart of our foundation is the faith that is essential to the character of the School.  Everyone is expected to respect and support the School’s Catholic ethos.  The School is a Catholic community that welcomes students and staff with different beliefs, religions, backgrounds and cultures who support its ethos.

Inspired by Christ, we strive to provide equality of opportunity for all members of our School community.  The School expects that students and staff respect those of different backgrounds e.g. race, culture, ethnicity, religion or beliefs, colour, nationality, national or ethnic origins.  The School seeks to ensure that there is no unfair discrimination based on individual characteristics, e.g. on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity/fluidity.  The School fosters a strong sense of community, which has a particular and important international dimension.

Community

We encourage all students to participate in and even create opportunities in which to celebrate culture and diversity. A group of our students lead the organisation of International Culture day. Parents and students teach others about their cultures, to celebrate languages, music, food, traditions and customs.

Curriculum & Co-Curriculum

The curriculum is reviewed annually to ensure equality and diversity. We recognise that the New Hall curriculum needs to reflect inclusivity as we seek to enable students to meet confidently the challenges of the wider world. In 2020, we launched our newest student group: Corpus, a group designed to celebrate and discuss equality and diversity. All students are welcome to join. Corpus members educate one another on different cultures through a series of presentations, discussions and debates. Students enjoy teaching each other about the history of their countries, traditional recipes and dances.

Through the provision of Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Education (SMSC), New Hall School aims to:

• enable pupils to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence;
• enable pupils to distinguish right from wrong and to respect the civil and criminal law of England;
• encourage pupils to accept responsibility for their behaviour, show initiative, and to understand how they can contribute positively to the lives of those living and working in the locality of the School and to society more widely;
• enable pupils to acquire a broad general knowledge of and respect for public institutions and services in England;
• further tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions by enabling pupils to acquire an appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures;
• encourage respect for other people; and
• encourage respect for democracy and support for participation in the democratic processes, including respect for the basis on which the law is made and applied in England.