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Diverse Britain

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Diversifying our Curriculum
Our staff have been reflecting on our school as a place of belonging and somewhere where every member of our community feels as though they are confident and safe in their identity. We believe that the curriculum and culture that we foster should be inclusive to, represent, value and celebrate the individuals who shape the school community. This representation influences how our pupils think and feel about themselves today and how they see their future on our planet as global citizens. As a result, we have been looking at positive and purposeful interventions that are aimed at how our community perceives our school; what we do here and to what extent it is meaningful. Our intention is to centre our curriculum around equality and diversity through inclusive representation; reframing the traditional teaching of subjects through a western lens and explicit teaching about racism and anti-racism. In turn, we aim to nurture a sense of belonging, as well as embedding values of tolerance, acceptance and empathy within our school curriculum and culture.

Diverse Britain

Home > Curriculum  > Subjects > Diverse Britain

Diversifying our Curriculum
Our staff have been reflecting on our school as a place of belonging and somewhere where every member of our community feels as though they are confident and safe in their identity. We believe that the curriculum and culture that we foster should be inclusive to, represent, value and celebrate the individuals who shape the school community. This representation influences how our pupils think and feel about themselves today and how they see their future on our planet as global citizens. As a result, we have been looking at positive and purposeful interventions that are aimed at how our community perceives our school; what we do here and to what extent it is meaningful. Our intention is to centre our curriculum around equality and diversity through inclusive representation; reframing the traditional teaching of subjects through a western lens and explicit teaching about racism and anti-racism. In turn, we aim to nurture a sense of belonging, as well as embedding values of tolerance, acceptance and empathy within our school curriculum and culture.

Diverse Britain curriculum

Our Diverse Britain curriculum has Britain at its core, focusing on the stories, both past and present, that have shaped the place that we live in today. The curriculum offers critical thinking opportunities to discuss the world around us, in order to equip our pupils with the skills and values needed to understand and navigate the diverse landscape around them. By teaching this curriculum, we hope to instil a sense of belonging for all pupils, enabling them to feel confident that their identities are reflected in our school curriculum. Diverse Britain is broken down into three modules taught in each term of the academic year. As outlined in the curriculum map below, our learning about the UNCRC Articles and the Rights of the Child underpin and thread through the units of work. The work produced by each class, as part of the Diverse Britain curriculum, is presented in a ‘floor book,’ which is displayed in the entrance to our school.

1. British Role Models

The aspirations and self-belief of our pupils are shaped by the role models around them. By increasing the visibility of charismatic, British role models in our curriculum and sharing their stories of resilience, dedication and passion, we can support our children to envision what is also in their realms of possibility.

2. Celebrating the Impact of Immigration in London

This unit of work unpicks the stories behind key locations in London such as Brixton, Peckham and our very own Hackney. The classes begin this unit of work by defining key terminology such as migration, refugee and asylum seeker before studying The Windrush generation and their experience of migration to Britain. By studying the stories of migration to London and the push and pull factors resulting in these moves, children will develop an understanding of the rich history of immigration and the cultural diversity, which exists in the city they live in and which often encapsulates elements of their own identity.

3. Activism

We believe classrooms can be places of hope, where students are aware of their roles as both actors and leaders in creating change. Our activism unit of work will give the children the space and opportunity for their voices to be heard on societal issues effecting them. They will then explore possible solutions to these problems through activism, focusing on its many forms: petitions, protests, lobbying, art, online and through literature.

Diverse Britain Curriculum Map

To view our Diverse Britain curriculum map, please click here.

Year 6’s Pride Youth Network

Some year 6 children have formed a Pride Youth Network. They are working with the fantastic charity Educate and Celebrate to think about how we celebrate diversity in our school and represent and welcome all different types of families in our school community, as well as how we challenge stereotypes and discrimination. They were asked to come up with a group name and logo and have aptly called themselves “Diversiteam!” They are going to be thinking of ways to ensure every part of our school community is inclusive of all identities and sharing their research with all of the school pupils. Have a look at some of their hugely creative logos that they have made and look out for more details of the projects they are working on in upcoming weeks!

Diverse Britain News

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    What's happening in Year 4 - Week 5
    This week in Year 4, the children have been learning all about the diverse world that we live in. Our focus was exploring the impact of immigration on Britain. To begin, we explored the movement of i...
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    What's happening in Year 3 - Week 5
    As part of our Diverse Britain topic, Year 3 had an amazing visit to Brixton. We spoke to stall holders in the market to discover lots of influences from different countries. We now know that Brixton ...
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    What's happening in Year 1 - Week 5
    For Diverse Britain this half term we have looked at the difference between migration and immigration. We then learnt all about Ridley Road market and its history and why it is such a diverse part of ...
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