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The school, therefore, does not allow any form of bullying, racism and other
forms of violence, whether physical, intellectual or emotional towards any
child, thus making sure that it is a safe place where everyone can learn
together.
How we do this
• By making children feel valued and good about themselves.
• By ensuring that children have equality of access to learning.
• By making adjustments to the environment and resources to
accommodate a wide range of cultures.
• By positively reflecting the widest possible range of communities in the
choice of resources.
• By avoiding stereotypes or derogatory images in the selection of books
or other visual materials.
• By celebrating a wide range of festivals eg Diwali and Eid.
• By creating an environment of mutual respect and tolerance.
• By having displays celebrating the multi-cuturalism of the school eg
world flags
• By encouraging positive behaviour in children eg kindness and inclusion.
• By learning about different faiths and cultural practices as part of the
curriculum.
• By celebrating important events eg Black History Month
The importance of valuing and promoting pupils’ home language
Our school recognises that the diversity of languages spoken by children and
families is a cultural asset. By valuing home languages we are supporting
children’s developing cultural identity and their self-esteem. Our bilingual
children understand that the diversity of languages spoken within the school
is highly valued by staff and a reason for celebration, and this helps all our
children to feel settled, happy and valued. When children talk about the
different languages they speak, this increases their awareness of the use of
language, and makes more confident in speaking their home languages, and this,
in turn, develops their skills in English. As a direct result, the self-esteem and
sense of positive identity of our children has been increased through knowing
that their home languages are valued by everyone.
How we do this
• By encouraging children to speak in their home language with other
children with the same mother tongue.
• By learning important words and phrases of different languages to make
children feel welcome and valued eg “hello”
• By asking older children to “buddy up” or translate for another child who
is less confident in using English.
• By letting bilingual children know that they have got a valuable skill.
• By asking children to translate words into their own language.
• By having multi-lingual signs around the school.
• By inviting parents in to read stories in different languages.
• By supporting the development of a child's home language eg Bengali Club
• By having multi-lingual books within the school library.