Hillyfield Primary Academy

Diversity is the understanding of individual difference. This difference might be our gender, race, religion, ability or sexual orientation. Inclusion requires action: at Hillyfield, we aim to ensure that all people in our school community are respected, appreciated and valued. We do this through the lessons we teach and the books we read, the celebrations we acknowledge, the displays we share around the school, the conversations we have with pupils inside and outside the classroom and the visitors and trips we book. There is ongoing training for staff around diversity and inclusion and we draw upon readings from many different texts to support us further.

Inclusion requires action. At Hillyfield, we have an Anti Racism investigation policy to ensure that we are addressing any incidents with a thorough and consistent approach. Staff and pupils have documents to refer to in order to support their understanding of racism. We recognise that in order to ensure inclusivity, we must teach students to be anti racist. To supplement the school’s PSHE curriculum, teachers have been provided with anti-racism lessons. These lessons teach students what racism is and how it makes people feel as well as how to stop and prevent racism from happening.  

Please see the documents below:

1: What does Racism Look Like? - Child friends Infographic.  2: What does Racism look like? - Infographic  3: Anti-racism Investigation Flow Infograophic.