Whole-school community cohesion case studies
- Belle Vue
How a school sees diversity as a state of mind, often used as a synonym for 'barrier', and tackled the challenges posed by a multi-cultural intake by promoting commonalities — those things the students share in common— particularly through the curriculum. - Bradley, Stoke
How a new school set about establishing itself at the heart of its local community. - Estover
How establishing and 'living' an inclusive strategy, 'Engaging the unengaged and returning adults/people to learning' can bring diverse individuals and different communities together in a synergy that is greater than its parts, building a common pride in joint achievement. - Guru Nanak
- Hamstead Hall
How a school has enjoyed great success in bringing together different ethnic communities and enabling young people to reject cultural and social stereotyping to build an inclusive and harmonious centre for learning in which all involved can feel justifiably proud. - Lent Rise
How a primary school created an initiative that exploits technology to build international community links with 14 different countries to capitalise on the 2012 Olympics using the internet to enable schools to work together through a shared, planned programme of study. - Longcroft
Explores the way in which the school's specialist status has been used as a catalyst for community cohesion. - North Liverpool Academy
How a newly formed Academy used local community input to shape its community cohesion programme. - Perins
How a school that has just achieved Trust status is re-evaluating its approach to community cohesion and adopting a collegiate strategy to facilitate community needs. - Prettygate
How a primary school identified the need for a family support worker to successfully address the needs of the school and local community. - Saltley
How a school promotes community cohesion through the curriculum by focusing on skills,competancies and values across all subject areas. - Tendring
How a college was able to raise student achievement by introducing policies that capitalise on the social capital that is available through the local community.
Published: 27 August 2009
