EQUALITY, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
Early in 2021 students from schools and universities across Britain shared shocking testimonies of peer-on-peer abuse in education. In response to this, King’s and Wimbledon High School jointly set up The Wimbledon Charter to review systems, education and culture, with the aim of setting out how to move forward positively and to continuously improve within this area. This pupil-led initiative has already seen both schools sharing best practice; collaborating on the coordination of PSHE and RSE; working with parents on the broader contextual and societal issues facing schools, young people and parents; and will regularly host academic and social partnerships. We hope that this partnership will continue to Working towards a united community grow and broaden its scope. King’s is committed to exploring including alumni and Alongside all this, how the school can do more to parents. King’s holds regular support and listen to all pupils As part of talks, workshops to ensure equality within our this work, and assemblies community. departments on EDI topics in King’s fosters an ethos of have been order to ensure social awareness and respect encouraged to that inclusivity for difference, and aims to look at their is a central part be a diverse and equitable curricula to of daily life at environment where all staff and consider how the school, and pupils feel like they belong, and our teaching at the heart of all Professor David Olusoga OBE where all members of our school can act as a that we do. We have stand up to discrimination. window into new recently welcomed Spearheaded by our Director perspectives as well various speakers including of Equality, Diversity and as a mirror in which students Professor David Olusoga OBE, Inclusivity (EDI), appointed in recognise themselves. Beyond the who spoke on the importance April 2021, we have developed classroom, a number of working of knowing our history and a comprehensive EDI action parties are being established some of the forgotten voices plan which spans all areas of following the work of an initial that have shaped our country; school life. The plan builds upon EDI group composed of teaching Peter Tatchell who detailed the all our work around support and support staff, current evolution of human rights in and visibility and considers EDI students, alumni and governors the UK and LGBT+ history; and in relation to staff and student and which focuses specifically on Catherine Johnson who discussed experience, the governing body the experience of Black students, her life experience as a Black and the wider school community sexuality, gender, and other races. author and ethnic minorities representation in history and literature. “King’s and Wimbledon High School have done a fantastic job in
Equality & Inclusivity at King’s College Wimbledon
making actual change. I am delighted that I was able to be a part of this crucial collaboration, which I do believe will positively impact not only my year, but also the generations to come.” King’s pupil, Jan 2022 The Wimbledon Charter
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