Duty to promote community cohesion www.marialandy.co.uk

1. Duty to promote community cohesionwww.marialandy.co.uk MoreTimeForLearning (MTFL) Maria Landy

2. 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)

3. What is community cohesion? A society in which there is :- • 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

4. Community has a number of dimensions including • School community • Community in which the school is located • UK community • European community • Global community

5. 3 Main headings • Teaching, learning and curriculum • Equity and excellence • Engagement and extended services

6. Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Helping to :- • 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

7. Equity and Excellence • 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

8. Engagement and extended services • 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.

9. What you need to do • 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)

10. How to display evidence of Community Cohesion • Ensure it shines from your walls – use display and label them well – make explicit • Gather the photos – audit/ list • With staff under these 5 headings • In school • Locally • Nationally • European • and Globally • Build a shared ongoing awareness!

11. Plan it in, observe it, show it off! • 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!

12. 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

13. Community CohesionAction Plan • 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!