| School(s) |
Aims |
Achievements (brief) |
| Thomas Buxton, St Anne’s RC |
To develop further the good practice achieved in the last project on diversity, enriching it with a much more anti-racist approach. |
The Half Moon Theatre managed the project between the 2 schools in Pupils/parents and staff from both schools were involved in joint activities. |
| Guardian Angels RC |
To take an anti-racist approach through a variety of creative media when exploring issues of difference and similarity between various languages and cultures. |
This project was managed by the Half Moon Theatre. They facilitated pupil discussion, achieved by art, drama and music as stimuli. |
| George Green’s School |
To develop further strategies to continue the goal of embedding the principles of anti-racism in every aspect of school life. |
The external consultants met with wide ranging groups of students, and individual staff. |
| St Matthias C of E |
To increase knowledge, awareness and understanding of lifestyles and cultures within the local and school community in order to provide an anti-racist approach, encouraging pupils to become critical thinkers and independent and responsible learners. |
The main focus of this project was staff development and involvement with years 3 & 4. The facilitator carried out INSET with teaching and non-teaching staff in order to achieve consistency of understanding and awareness with regard to racism. |
| Mulberry School |
1) To evaluate the success of strategies that may be used to build confidence in pupils’ religious and cultural identity
2) To share good practice in anti-racist education through a school web-site |
The school handbooks and policies were examined to assess the focus and consistency of their message regarding anti-racism. |
| Olga Primary School |
To raise anti-raism & multi-cultural awareness. |
A small group of artists, managed by Chisenhale Studios, have worked with the pupils on producing a mural. |
| John Scurr Primary School |
To raise everyone’s awareness/consciousness about racism and institutionalised racism, both within the school and the community |
The two elements of this project were Drama and Art. |
| St Paul’s, St Luke’s C of E Primary School |
To challenge racism throughout the school community, and to celebrate cultural diversity within the school. |
The project ran workshops on music, poetry and visual art with all pupils from Nursery to Year 6. |
| Woolmore Primary School |
‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’
To build on existing good practice, and identify gaps and areas for development on anti-racism in education. |
There were a number of strands to this project. The initial focus was to carry out research and hold meetings within the school in order to ensure that the project met the existing needs and built upon the good practice with regard to anti-racism. |
| Globetown Small Education Action Zone (EAZ) Morpeth (secondary), Bonner, John Scurr, Bangabandhu, Globe Primary Schools |
‘Train the Trainers’ To provide 6 days training for 5 staff from the EAZ Schools & 3 members of the Management Board on Anti-Racism in Education, so that they develop the skills, knowledge and awareness to facilitate training within the EAZ schools. |
The training was rigorous, as necessitated by the serious/sensitive nature of the area of work. |
| Bonner Primary School |
To benchmark anti-racism & Write and deliver a training programme for all staff |
The focus groups of pupils, parents/carers, staff (teaching and non-teaching), governors, were highly successful, achieving their aim of highlighting existing good practice, while exposing gaps in the curriculum, policies and practices within the school in the area of anti-racism. |
| Chisenhale Primary School |
To develop a partnership between pupils, parents and staff in Chisenhale Primary School in order to understand the implications of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report, understand what prejudice is, what equality of opportunity means, and design and produce a permanent mural within the school. |
This project was managed by Chisenhale Studios, who worked with local artists to produce artwork with the children, which represents the diversity of the ethnic groups of pupils and the school community. |
| St Anne’s RC Primary School |
To involve representative members from the school community in raising awareness with regard to an anti-bullying policy. |
Focus group sessions were held with parents/carers, teaching staff, teacher assistants, pupils and governors. |
