How well does your school acknowledge and celebrate diversity?
Look at the 8 descriptors for excellence.
“Walk the Walk” and note down what you see and don’t see around
your school.
Some areas to consider around the school
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Reception
Interview rooms
Hall
Library
Form rooms (pastoral areas. eg form notice board)
The area(s) around Year Heads’ offices
Any social areas for pupils
Inclusion Room, Pupil Support Area or similar
Corridors in subject departments
Staffroom
Ways to evaluate what you see in each area
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a score out of 5
a rating (Exemplary – Good – Some Evidence – Priority for improvement)
Red – Amber- Green rating
Who might “walk the walk” with you?
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your EMA link consultant
a small group of representative pupils
a governor
a small group of teaching and non-teaching staff
Acknowledging and celebrating diversity: 8 measures of excellence.
1. This school welcomes and includes people from all 2. This school values and showcases the richness and
cultures and ethnic groups
variety of the world’s racial, ethnic, cultural and
religious groups
This is about how your school presents itself to visitors, pupils
and staff as a place that is happy about them being here.
This is about your school appreciating that we have so much
variety and helping others to do the same
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welcome posters in different languages
signs in different languages
visitors are made aware of the school’s Race Equality policy
reference copies of books/guides relating to diversity, faith,
cultural considerations etc
parents/carers greeted and treated as appropriate to different
racial, ethnic or cultural customs. eg eye contact, shaking
hands, asking questions of a teacher
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posters/photographs showing different countries, cultures,
religions, nationalities
artwork/artefacts from different countries
a variety of books and texts (factual-fictional-dual language)
reflecting the wider multi-ethnic world
3. This school aims to give pupils the knowledge,
4. This school promotes positive perceptions of
understanding, skills and attitudes which are needed
for life in Britain’s multi-ethnic society
different traditions, lifestyles, customs, beliefs and
values.
This is about pupils knowing information, having experiences,
learning appropriate behaviours and ways of working together
with all sorts of people
This is about seeing these differences as a good thing
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a variety of books and texts (factual-fictional-dual language)
reflecting the wider multi-ethnic world
5. This school develops pupils’ understanding of how
6. This school recognises and challenges racism,
their own culture has been influenced by interaction
with, and contributions from other cultures, and vice
versa
racial discrimination and stereotyping
This is about pupils understanding that all cultures give to and
take from each other and have many things in common
This is about the school and its staff and pupils knowing that
these things are wrong, and why, and saying no to them
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Info displays: eg linguistic influences from/to English,
inventions, knowledge, culinary influences etc
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Posters relating to the law on Race Equality, Human Rights etc
Posters challenging stereotypical/racist thinking and actions
7. This school prepares its pupils to be global citizens
8. As part of valuing diversity this school regularly
in an increasingly interdependent world.
updates its displays and other messages which the
school transmits about being an inclusive community
This is about pupils being part of a world out there and
appreciating their place in it
This is about practising true community cohesion whilst avoiding
“wallpaper” displays, policy without practice, tokenism, etc
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a variety of books and texts (factual-fictional-dual language)
reflecting the wider multi-ethnic world
links with schools abroad
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Response to local, national and international news items
relating to diversity and inclusion
Response to changes in school intake and ethnic composition