Citizenship/Community Cohesion

Our school and the surrounding community is a melting pot of cultures and we feel that cultural understanding on all levels - local, national and global - is essential for all young people today. Our Citizenship/Community Cohesion agenda is multifaceted. There are a number of positions and leadership roles that have been created for pupils as part of this agenda: School Councillors - influence decision-making about aspects of school life Prefects (led by our head boy & head girl) - lead in the organisation of the school day Peer mediators & Young Play Leaders - prevent playground conflict Zoneparc leaders - support social play and sports in the playgrounds Librarians - maintain the school library and encourage children to write book reviews ICT Technicians - use computers, cameras and other audio equipment to support school events Young Peoples Parliament delegates and Handsworth Parliament delegates - promote global and local citizenship work in school Houses/House Captains - staff and pupils belong to houses named after people who have changed the world, thus promoting global citizenship Eco Action Force, Eco Champions & Green and Clean Committee - manage and develop the schools commitment to sustainable development Classroom Greeters - are responsible for welcoming visitors to their classrooms Singing in the Playground - children have been trained to lea d singing in the playground. They work in teams to encourage other children to sing at playtimes and lunchtimes.

School House System

In our School House System every child is allocated to one of six School Houses, named after outstanding citizens of the world, who each made significant contributions to society by fighting for freedom and liberty against injustice. The six heroes and heroines we have chosen to represent our school houses are Nelson Mandela, Razia Sultana, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi and Emmeline Pankhurst. House points may be awarded for academic achievement, good behaviour, sporting prowess, good attendance and punctuality, healthy eating at dinner time and any other positive aspect of a pupils school life. House point results are announced at our weekly Merit Assemblies and the winning House Captains collect a silver cup with their House name engraved on the cup. Inter-house football tournaments are held as well as inter -house general knowledge quizzes. Prizes are large quantities of house points! Additionally, the children in each Key Stage with the most house points in each house are awarded a trophy at the end of the year.
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