Presented by
Claire Barker
Helped by EMTAS
Growing numbers of GRT and Showchildren at Swanmore
Chart Title
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Roma Gypsy
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Showpeople
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0
1
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Swanmore College and the Swanmore Cluster so far:
• National Strategies Project
• Forming of the GRT cluster
• Training GRT peer mentors
• Raising awareness through notice board
• Reading project with a partner infant school
• Hosting a web conference
• Transitional picnic for GRT pupils and parents
• Winning third place in the Olympic Make an Impact
competition.
• Taking part in the Hampshire Record Office Showman’s History
project – History and Technology Departments working with Wellow
School in the New Forest.
• Starting up a Culture Club
Where do we go from here?
The Challenge .......................
CPL NETWORKING
Art
Geography
Citizenship
History
The Penfold Brothers
– Heroes of WW1
English
JPG
Science
Proud of who we are and what we do!
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The Project
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Make an impact – make a difference – making holly wreaths to sell for Naomi House
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Run a Charity Fashion Show for Naomi House
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Make an impact – make a difference – make a scarecrow out of scrap metal to show our work
and industry and put her in the community gardens
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Make an impact – make a difference – gather together lots of recipes to hopefully make a book
with a section on Traveller recipes from long ago
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Make an impact – make a difference – get the teachers to plan lessons to include aspects of our
culture and use us as their advisors
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Make an impact – make a difference – get the local people to allow us to exhibit with them all
about the Travellers’ culture in our community
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Make an impact – make a difference – get 1300 people to join in a community project and make
a dress to remember
Hampshire EMTAS
Clare Williams
And
pupils from Swanmore College of Technology
with their teacher Mrs Avery
Presenting.........
Justice for Johnny
Other groups of
Travellers
Roma/Gypsy
Showmen/ Fairground
Irish Travellers
Circus
New Traveller
Racist Language
Pikey
There is no word more offensive to a Traveller
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first use of the word Pikey in print was in
the Times in 1837, referring to strangers who had come to the Isle of Sheppey island to
harvest. Later that century it meant a “Turnpike Traveller“, taken from the ‘Turnpike act’
which forbid Travellers to camp on the roadside with severe punishments for those who
broke the law.
But in more recent years it has become a term of abuse and in
the eyes of the law using it can even be deemed a racist offence,
given its association with Irish Travellers and Roma Gypsies.
Discussion Time
The following questions may help your discussion.
1. Discuss your reaction to the story
2. The two youths who killed Johnny were sentenced to 4 ½ years
in prison – Is this right?
3. What punishment is appropriate for a racially motivated attack?
4. Why do you think the bullies disliked Johnny so much?
5. Were there any moments when Johnny’s teachers could have
helped?
6. Did you recognise any of the character’s behaviour or opinions
from your own experience?
5. What can be done to prevent racist bullying in schools?