Transcript Duty to Promote community cohesion

MoreTimeForLearning (MTFL)
Maria Landy
Duty to promote community
cohesion
www.marialandy.co.uk
You need to download and read
“Inspecting maintained School’s duty
to promote community cohesion;
guidance for inspectors”
published September 2008 – OfSTED
website.
(especially pages 8 & 9)
What is community cohesion?
A society in which there is :
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A common vision
A sense of belonging by all communities
Diversity of people’s backgrounds and
circumstances that is appreciated and
valued
Similar life opportunities are available to all
Strong and positive relationships exist in the
workplace, schools and wider community
Community has a number of
dimensions including
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School community
Community in which the school is
located
UK community
European community
Global community
3 Main headings
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Teaching, learning and curriculum
Equity and excellence
Engagement and extended services
Teaching, Learning and Curriculum
Helping to :
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Understand others
Value diversity whilst also promoting
shared values
Promote awareness of human rights and
to apply and defend them
Develop skills or preparation and
responsible action – e.g. the new “identity
and diversity, living together in the UK ,
shared with citizen education
Equity and Excellence
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Ensure equal opportunities for all to
succeed at the highest level possible
Striving to remove barriers to access
and participation in learning and
wider activities
Working to eliminate variations in
outcomes for different groups
Engagement and extended
services
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To provide reasonable means for
children, young people, their friends
and families to interact with people
from different backgrounds and build
positive relations including:Links with different schools and communities
Provision of extended services
Opportunities to take part in activities and
receive services which build positive interaction
and achievements for all groups for :-pupils,
families and the wider community.
What you need to do
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Be ready to show and tell well
Train staff, Governors, Stakeholders
Build into your Equal Opportunities respect for all policies – (see
example useful info section of
www.marialandy.co.uk)
How to display evidence of
Community Cohesion
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Ensure it shines from your walls – use
display and label them well – make
explicit
Gather the photos – audit/ list
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With staff under these 5 headings
In school
Locally
Nationally
European
and Globally
Build a shared ongoing awareness!
Plan it in, observe it, show it off!
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Add a section on long, medium and
short term curriculum plans
Add it into lesson observations forms
Use OfSTED criteria (pages 8 & 9)
when judging lessons
Extend and promote opportunities
across the curriculum – all try!
Promote across the curriculum
Especially: English (texts) Geography, RE,
PSHCE/PHSE & C, DT (food), Art,
Music, Drama, MFL, PE, Science,
Maths, History
Think of and share examples
Community Cohesion
Action Plan
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CPD- train all – raise awareness
Policy to promote and report
Audit / List together (in 5 areas)
Observe formally
Plan into your curriculum
Display, Label, Celebrate
Plan a community cohesion celebration
theme event, day, topic, week! ENJOY!