Equality Impact Assessment

Lead officer(s)

Linda McAulay-Griffiths

Date relevance assessment conducted

23 Feb 2024

Which groups of people do you think will be, or potentially could be, impacted (positively or negatively) upon by the implementation of this policy?

People with disabilities : No

People from black and minority ethnic communities and different racial backgrounds : No

Women and men (boys and girls) : No

Older people : No

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people : No

People from different religions or beliefs and people with no belief : No

Women who are pregnant or on maternity leave : No

People who are married or in a civil partnership : No

Children and young people : Yes

Do you have evidence or reason to believe that this policy/function/review will, or may potentially impact on Children's Rights 4?

N/A

Do you have evidence or reason to believe that this policy/function/review will, or may potentially impact on Human Rights 8?

N/A

Do you have evidence or reason to believe that this policy/function/review will, or may potentially:

Eliminate discrimination faced by particular groups : low

Impact upon the promotion of equality of opportunity between particular groups : low

Impact upon good relations between particular groups : low

Does it have overall relevance to equality? low

Impact on communities, including communities of interest: low

Reduce inequalities of outcome caused by socio-economic disadvantage:

Equality impact assessment required?

No

Rationale for decision

EAC's total Pupil Equity Funding this year and next will be £ 3,659,120.



The plan is to recharge a proportionate amount across schools to provide £42,000 centrally to support the continued employment of a PEF Officer. The role of the officer is to support school in managing this considerable resource to ensure it is all accounted for and spent in the academic year to best support the needs of learners who are socio-economically disadvantaged. A significant part of this role is in managing and reviewing the new PEF tracker and in disseminating good practice to ensure that successful interventions are shared. It is intended that this role will have a positive impact on the outcomes for children and young people.