Anti-racism – Avenue Junior School

Avenue Junior School is proud to be a School of Sanctuary. We strive to be a welcoming and inclusive school where all members of the community share our values; respect, resilience and aspiration. Our commitment to anti-racism is a key part of this vision. On this page you will find information and resources relating to that commitment.

One aspect of our journey to be an anti-racist institution is creating opportunities to highlight and celebrate the diversity of our community. Here are some events and activities that have contributed to that:

Reporting a racist incident to Avenue Junior

If you or someone you know has been involved in a racist incident, please report it to us here.

Report

Our Anti-racism
Charter Anti-racism
Resources The Halo
Code Anti-Racism
Policy Recognise, Report
& Respond

Our Anti-racism
Charter

Unicef describes anti-racism as being a meaningful ally to people and colleagues of colour, and actively tackling racism where you see it. This is different from saying we’re not racist, it is an obligation in both our professional and personal lives to actively call out discrimination and injustices.

Anti-racism can be achieved by our commitment to:

Listening to voices of colour; by actively listening to peoples’ lived experiences of racism and discrimination
Learning about racism in the U.K and around the world. Taking the initiative to actively understand structural oppression, privilege, and our roles in upholding systems of inequality
Living an anti-racist lifestyle: call out inequality when you see it

This is a commitment we expect all of our stakeholders; pupils, staff, parents and the wider community, to make when they enter our setting.

Anti-racism
Resources

Information and resources for our families

In the consultation on racism that we conducted in the summer term of 2020, many parents and carers expressed an interest in the school sharing and signposting information and resources in order to support antiracist education in our community.

To that end, this page will host recommendations from our staff for books, websites, TV, film and other resources that you and your family may find of interest. Each half term we will add new recommendations to these documents.

Antiracism For Adults Summer 2 Windrush

Antiracism For Children Summer 2 Windrush

If you have a suggestion for a resource to be added to these lists, we’d love to hear it! Let us know by completing this form.

The Halo
Code

The Halo Code is a campaign pledge, signed by schools and businesses, that champions the rights of all those in our community with Afro-hair to wear their hair however they choose in school. We will be doing some work with the pupils to mark the adoption of The Halo Code and updating our school policies and website to reflect this commitment over the course of this academic year.

Find out more and encourage your place of work to adopt The Halo Code by visiting www.halocollective.co.uk

Anti-Racism
Policy

Anti Racism Policy

To make our stance towards discrimination clear to all stakeholders, we created an Anti-racism policy which sets out what we will all do to ensure that racism in all its forms is appropriately addressed and prevented within our school.

This policy has been co-created by stakeholders from our school. We hope it will give a platform and voice to members of our community who have lived experiences of discrimination.

If you have any comments or suggestions for further developing this policy, please let us know by emailing senco@avenuejunior.org or executivehead@avenuejunior.org

Recognise, Report
& Respond

How we recognise, report and respond to racist incidents at Avenue Junior School

Working alongside a group of parents and carers, we have developed a shared definition of racism. This is an integral part of how we recognise, report and respond to racism.

Racism is when a person is treated worse, excluded, disadvantaged, harassed, bullied, humiliated or degraded because of their race or ethnicity.

We have also developed a new protocol to support staff in recognising, reporting and responding to racist incidents. Please review the document below if you would like to know more about our definition and what to expect if your child is involved in a racist incident.

Reporting & Responding To A Racist Incident

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