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Discover how Leasowes Primary School is embracing international learning to celebrate diversity, teamwork, and children's rights while preparing for the Olympics.
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Internationalising Learningat Leasowes Primary School, Stafford By Sandra Fyfe and Chris Frodsham
First steps • Introduced internationalising learning to all staff in February at an Inset Day • One focus of the Inset day was updating our behaviour policy and we used the UNICEF rights of the child to explore class charters • Our second focus was celebrating diversity at our school • Final focus was planning for the Olympics
The Rights-Respecting School Award www.rrsa.org.uk
Behaviour policy • Shared UNICEF Rights of the Child with all the staff • Agreed to produce a class charter agreeing rights and responsibilities for each class in line with our Behaviour Policy
Reception • Our school motto is ‘Together we learn, together we grow’ and the children in Reception based their charter around a growing plant.
Year 4 • 4G used ICT to design their display including Rights and Responsibilities.
Year 6 charter • Rights on the flower • Reponsibilities on the sun
Parental Involvement • Copies of the Class Charter were sent home to parents inviting comments.
Playground Charter • Lunchtime supervisors worked with children, teachers and teaching assistants to produce playground charter • Playground charters were discussed at School Council with Deputy Headteacher • Meeting organised for this week to agree final playground charter • Playground charter to be sent home before Easter
Diversity at Leasowes • Celebration of all children’s backgrounds • Identified children whose cultural heritage was other than English • Multicultural assemblies
beliefs family hobbies me food work heritage Use different headings depending on the target audience
The Olympics • Shared the single story on inset day • Met with PE co-ordinator and planned sports day with an Olympic theme • Planned cross-curricular half term of work on Olympic theme, to be delivered in second half of summer term • Conclude with a planned International Day at end of topic