Duty to promote community Duty to promote community cohesioncohesion

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“ “Inspecting maintained School’s duty Inspecting maintained School’s duty to promote community cohesion; to promote community cohesion; guidance for inspectors”guidance for inspectors”

published September 2008 – OfSTED published September 2008 – OfSTED website. website.

(especially pages 8 & 9)(especially pages 8 & 9)

What is community cohesion?What is community cohesion? A society in which there isA society in which there is :- :- A common visionA common vision A sense of belonging by all communitiesA sense of belonging by all communities Diversity of people’s backgrounds and Diversity of people’s backgrounds and

circumstances that is appreciated and circumstances that is appreciated and valuedvalued

Similar life opportunities are available to allSimilar life opportunities are available to all Strong and positive relationships exist in the Strong and positive relationships exist in the

workplace, schools and wider communityworkplace, schools and wider community

Community has a number of Community has a number of dimensions includingdimensions including

School communitySchool community Community in which the school is Community in which the school is

locatedlocated UK communityUK community European community European community Global communityGlobal community

3 Main headings3 Main headings

Teaching, learning and curriculumTeaching, learning and curriculum Equity and excellenceEquity and excellence Engagement and extended servicesEngagement and extended services

Teaching, Learning and CurriculumTeaching, Learning and Curriculum

Helping to :-Helping to :- Understand othersUnderstand others Value diversity whilst also promoting Value diversity whilst also promoting

shared valuesshared values Promote awareness of human rights and Promote awareness of human rights and

to apply and defend themto apply and defend them Develop skills or preparation and Develop skills or preparation and

responsible action – e.g. the new “identity responsible action – e.g. the new “identity and diversity, living together in the UK , and diversity, living together in the UK , shared with citizen educationshared with citizen education

Equity and ExcellenceEquity and Excellence

Ensure equal opportunities for all to Ensure equal opportunities for all to succeed at the highest level possiblesucceed at the highest level possible

Striving to remove barriers to access Striving to remove barriers to access and participation in learning and and participation in learning and wider activitieswider activities

Working to eliminate variations in Working to eliminate variations in outcomes for different groupsoutcomes for different groups

Engagement and extended Engagement and extended servicesservices

To provide reasonable means for To provide reasonable means for children, young people, their friends children, young people, their friends and families to interact with people and families to interact with people from different backgrounds and build from different backgrounds and build positive relations including:-positive relations including:-

Links with different schools and communitiesLinks with different schools and communities Provision of extended servicesProvision of extended services Opportunities to take part in activities and Opportunities to take part in activities and

receive services which build positive interaction receive services which build positive interaction and achievements for all groups for :-pupils, and achievements for all groups for :-pupils, families and the wider community.families and the wider community.

What you need to doWhat you need to do

Be ready to show and tell wellBe ready to show and tell well Train staff, Governors, StakeholdersTrain staff, Governors, Stakeholders Build into your Equal Opportunities - Build into your Equal Opportunities -

respect for all policies – (see example respect for all policies – (see example useful info section of useful info section of www.marialandy.co.uk)www.marialandy.co.uk)

How to display evidence of How to display evidence of Community CohesionCommunity Cohesion

Ensure it shines from your walls – use Ensure it shines from your walls – use display and label them well – make explicitdisplay and label them well – make explicit

Gather the photos – audit/ listGather the photos – audit/ list• With staff under these 5 headingsWith staff under these 5 headings• In schoolIn school• LocallyLocally• NationallyNationally• European European • and Globallyand Globally

Build a shared ongoing awareness!Build a shared ongoing awareness!

Plan it in, observe it, show it off!Plan it in, observe it, show it off!

Add a section on long, medium and Add a section on long, medium and short term curriculum plansshort term curriculum plans

Add it into lesson observations formsAdd it into lesson observations forms Use OfSTED criteria (pages 8 & 9) Use OfSTED criteria (pages 8 & 9)

when judging lessonswhen judging lessons Extend and promote opportunities Extend and promote opportunities

across the curriculum – all try!across the curriculum – all try!

Promote across the curriculumPromote across the curriculum

Especially:-Especially:- English (texts) Geography, RE, English (texts) Geography, RE,

PSHCE/PHSE & PSHCE/PHSE & CC, DT (food), Art, , DT (food), Art, Music, Drama, MFL, PE, Science, Music, Drama, MFL, PE, Science, Maths, HistoryMaths, History

Think of and share examplesThink of and share examples

Community CohesionCommunity CohesionAction PlanAction Plan

CPD- train all – raise awarenessCPD- train all – raise awareness Policy to promote and reportPolicy to promote and report Audit / List together (in 5 areas)Audit / List together (in 5 areas) Observe formallyObserve formally Plan into your curriculumPlan into your curriculum Display, Label, CelebrateDisplay, Label, Celebrate Plan a community cohesion celebration Plan a community cohesion celebration

theme event, day, topic, week! ENJOY!theme event, day, topic, week! ENJOY!