New guidance from Refugee Council: Employing refugees in school
New law in forceThe Equality Act came into force on 1 October 2010. Some of the information on this page may be out of date.
Read more about the legal status of this content
Find guidance for schools based on the new law
Find guidance for FE and HE based on the new law
Students in education have a right to fair treatment and to be respected. They have a right to free thought and free expression and to be educated without threats or mistreatment.
Education providers should not only respect these rights, but should actively seek to support them. This section looks at some of the areas of education and school, college or university life where these rights are most important.