Community Cohesion

Every school is responsible for educating children and young people who live and work in a country which is diverse in terms of cultures, religions or beliefs, ethnicities and social backgrounds. One of the aims of the National Curriculum is for all young people to become responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society. Delaval Community Middle School will endeavour to provide our pupil's with opportunitues which will support this aim and promote community cohesion.

The following list represents a range of activities, partnerships, focus groups and initiatuves which

promote community cohesion at Delaval Community Middle School.

In School:

·        House System with vertical ages and House Leaders

·        Peer Supporters

·        Young Sports Leaders

·        School Council – actively involved in making decisions and staff interviews etc

·        Sports Council

·        Student Voice

·        Austrian teacher – German

·        Learning Mentors

·        Breakfast Club

·        Lunchtime Club

·        Homework Club

·        Craft Club

·        Chess Club

·        Lunchtime Sports Clubs

·        Cheerleading Club – run by Year 8 girls

·        Healthy Tuck Shop - run by Year 7 and 8 girls

·        Multi Community Committees for revising some policies

Parents:

·        Governors

·        Helping with sport – football, netball, Whickam Thorns

·        Working in the school as TAs, Lunchtime Supervisors, Cleaners and Kitchen Staff

·        Helping to raise funds

Liaison with other Schools:

·        Network Learning

·        Preparing a joint tracking system

·        Young Sports Leaders helping with events in First Schools and competitions organised

         by Sports partnership

·        Transition Projects

.        Curriculum liaison between First and High schools

Community Links:

·        Enrichment activities

·        Place 2 Be

·        Parent Partners

·        Cook It Cub

·        Fundraising for Charity (see Gallery for this year's fundraising activities)

·        Visits which enrich the curriculum and make learning more fun

·        World of Work Week

·        Hindu afternoon for Year 6

·        Fire Service

·        Community Police

·        School Nurse

·        Life Bus

·        Religious Personnel

·        YISP

·        LAC

·        Social Services

·        NSPCC

·        Trinity Youth

Links further afield:

·        Japanese student in school for 1 year

·        PSHCE Coordinator visit to South Africa

·        Sending learning resources to Uganda