Inclusion in a Primary School setting

Inclusion in a Primary School Setting

Paula Strachan Head Teacher Pstrachan@stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk

a commitment to challenging assumptions "Our community tends to be judged as a group rather than by each individual person. This is very damaging because it means that often people do not take the time to get to know us and understand our culture…staff need to be trained to deal with discrimination because staff set an example for the pupils to follow."

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commitment to engaging with this community

"Every child at our school is special and their culture is celebrated whatever their ethnicity may be. One of our reception topics is 'Houses and Homes' we made sure that we had toy vardos in our Early Years setting."

a commitment to educating others about GRT "staff work hard to challenge racist language and stereotypes surrounding GRT communities. We often find it helpful when tackling racism to ask the question: 'Would I refer to another racial group this way?'"

a commitment to challenging EHE "Many Gypsy families are reluctant for their children to take exams. I have been very keen to speak of exams as a way to celebrate how far each child has progressed during their time in our school."

a commitment to engaging travelling pupils

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