Ethnic Minority Achievement Service

Parents and Community Cohesion

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Schools 'can and should play a lead role in creating greater cohesion. The values our children learn will shape the country Britain becomes. We are a nation built from and by people from other countries. We should celebrate our history and how it has created today's diversity, recognising the role played by immigrants in our success'. ( Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Education, The Guardian January 26, 2007). From schools' Duty to promote community Cohesion.

For report 'Our Shared Future' by Chair of Comission on Integration & Cohesion Darra Singh, June 2007 go to
www.integrationandcohesion.org.uk

For Curriculum Review: Diversity and Citizenship, Ajegbo, Kirwan and Sharma 2007 go to
www.teachernet.gov.uk/publications

Examples of initiatives which schools have used to promote Community Cohesion

EMAS Bilingual Community Officers

Refugee and Community Handbook 2006

Translated Letters for Schools

Homeoffice.gov.uk/comrace/cohesion

(Community and Race, Home office pages including 'Community Cohesion')

Learning Plus

(This Website aims to inform students, parents and teachers on topical issues relating to Out of School Hours Learning activities.)

Help your child to learn, visit the 'Parent Centre'!

Black Parent Network

Communities Empowerment Network

Islington Community Groups

We currently have our 'Parents' Guide to the English School System' available in three languages.

 
 

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Downloads and Links

How PSHE, Citizenship and the Healthy School Programme can contribute to the duty Summary

How PSHE, Citizenship and the Healthy School Programme can contribute to the duty PowerPoint

Schools' duty to promote community cohesion

Duty to promote community cohesion: draft guidance for schools

Schools' duty to promote community cohesion PowerPoint Presentation

Supplementary and Complementary Schooling

Team Links

Sara McLaughlin

(Community Cohesion Manager)

David Davies

(Consultant:Refugee and Community)

For our 'Bilingual Community Workers'