How do we deliver our Personal Development Aims?
Trips and Experiences
Our intention is to provide all of our children with a wide range of rich activities, trips and visits which provide meaningful context to their learning, and which enhance and enrich their school experience.
Each year, Year 6 have the opportunity to take part in a residential trip.
In September 2024 they stayed in a castle and were able to take part in team building activities as well as opportunity for prayer and reflection.
NSPCC Visit: Speak Out, Stay Safe (KS1)
Cultural Diversity and spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
As part of whole school ethos, we teach and encourage our pupils to show respect for different faiths and cultures and to show respect for the different protected characteristics. We help our pupils to recognise the difference between right and wrong and we help children to investigate and offer reasoned views about moral and ethical issues.
Through our whole school and class acts of worship, we actively promote equality of opportunity and diversity allowing all children to thrive together. At St Winefride’s, we ensure that children understand that difference is a positive and that our individual characteristics make everyone unique.
Promoting Protected Characteristics at St Winefride’s
We work to ensure that our children understand that:
- We are ALL children of God
- We are all different and unique
- We are made in the image and likeness of God
- We celebrate our differences
- We are fair to everyone
- Everyone, at all times, should be treated with love and respect
The Equality Act became law in 2010. It covers everyone in Britain and protects people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation. Everyone in Britain is protected. This is because the Equality Act protects people against discrimination because of the protected characteristics that we all have.
Under the Equality Act, there are nine Protected Characteristics:
- Age
- Disability
- Gender reassignment
- Race
- Religion or belief
- Marriage or civil partnership
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
- Pregnancy and maternity
At St Winefride’s, we actively promote these in our curriculum and work to embed them into our Catholic ethos. We believe that it is vital that our pupils can discuss inappropriate and discriminative language and understand how to address boundaries in order to prepare them for a future in modern Britain.
At St Winefride’s, we aim to teach the children to recognise and accept difference. There are no outsiders. We are all different and we know that this is something that should be celebrated.
The No Outsiders curriculum teaches children to respect and accept difference and diversity using the Equality Act 2010 (British Law) as a solid foundation. It supports other work we do in school to prepare children for life in modern Britain and teaches the children British Values. The principles of No Outsiders are integrated in our own school values. By embracing these, we intend for our school to be a safe place for all, where no child or member of our community will be treated as an outsider.
Why is this important?
It is important we create a school culture in which children, staff and the whole school community work together to foster an environment of inclusivity through effective spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) and character education. We want our children to champion inclusion, celebrate diversity, never feel that they are an outsider and welcome everyone they meet.
How will No Outsiders fit in to the school day?
- The No Outsiders resource provides lesson plans for each primary school year group (EYFS – Y6) based on a selection of picture books. Class teachers will deliver the programme throughout the year using these developmentally appropriate texts. Areas of discussion include: gender and gender identity, religion, race, sexual orientation, disability and age. The focus of the programme is around noticing, celebrating and developing resilience around diversity. Through discussion and activities based upon the picture books, pupils are encouraged to show respect and develop their understanding of diversity.
- All school staff will promote and recognise the No Outsiders ethos as part of the school day.
- Acts of Worship will support and explore related topics and promote the inclusive ethos.
Impact of No Outsiders
Our children will become empowered by their own sense of identity and individuality. They will be able to listen to and understand the views and beliefs of others, building positive relationships with all despite their differences. As an inclusive school, our teachers are confident to tackle and explore difficult situations, using positive language to create a sense of belonging for all.
We will work alongside our families and parents to deliver this message of inclusivity.
There is a short video explaining more about No Outsiders by Andrew Moffatt. Click on the following link to watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDYkzWyfwJA&t=1s
Other Helpful Websites
Equality Act 2010 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents)
Ofsted Guidance 2019 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif)
No Outsiders Website (https://no-outsiders.com/)
St Winefride’s Long Term No Outsiders Plan
The order in which books are taught is determined by the class teacher.
