At Brockley Primary School we teach respect, kindness and honesty.

We expect everyone to respect each others boundaries and follow The Brockley Way!

We educate our youngest children about consent using the NSPCC Pants are private Let's talk PANTS | NSPCC

We educate our older children through the Diana Award Consent training and PHSE Matters Scheme of Work

The Diana Award (diana-award.org.uk)

Item 9 PSHE Matters and Religious Education.pdf (derbyshire.gov.uk)

 

We encourage children to treat each other with respect and kindness and we ask you to reinforce this message at home. By ensuring your child understands boundaries and what is unacceptable we can drastically reduce the incidents we are experiencing in school.

Understanding the issues and risks

Schools are increasingly concerned about the impact of online influencers that promote misogynistic rhetoric. This content can be permissive of: discriminatory behaviours and attitudes (including racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, transphobic, and misogynistic attitudes); sexual harassment and abuse; abuse in relationships; and victim-blaming narratives.

Addressing these issues through KS1 and KS2 PSHE education

Tips for laying the foundations at key stages 1 and 2:

• With younger pupils, the aim is to develop respectful attitudes by focusing on learning that supports inclusion and belonging rather than covering specific types of discrimination, such as misogyny.
• At key stage 1 this might include exploring how everyone is equal and deserves to be treated with respect. Also, recognising and celebrating people’s similarities and differences.
• This may extend to learning about stereotypes in early key stage 2, including gender stereotypes and how these can be unfair.
• Then at upper key stage 2, pupils could explore how these stereotypes can have negative effects on a person’s behaviour, aspirations, and feelings about themselves.
• Teaching should also reflect younger children’s early experiences online and begin to develop digital literacy skills to identify trusted sources, false information, and negative influences.
• This will all help to prepare pupils for more specific learning about discrimination (including discrimination based on gender) in the later primary years and in secondary school, as they access digital platforms with increasing independence.

If you have any concerns about the issues raised in this email please contact your child's teacher or the Headteacher to discuss them further.

Online Parent Workshop - Meltdowns, Tantrums and Tempers!

 

Monday 23rd October 2023 at 9:15am 

As children develop into young adults, they find new ways to test boundaries and express themselves. So when your child gets upset, they might scream, cry or even kick, hit or bite - they might even go quiet and become defiant, every child is unique but how you respond can help them self-regulate and become more resilient.

All children misbehave at times. It's a normal part of learning the rules. And sometimes they simply don't know what's good or bad behaviour. This workshop is a safe, non-judgemental opportunity for you to gain advice from COMPASS - Changing Lives Team.

You will need the TEAMS App to join:

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Click the link below to join the meeting:

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Meeting ID: 320 105 860 03

Passcode: TtNx5d

 

 

🌟BIG NEWS!!  Our school has been invited to share Future Foundations playful survey with our young people, parents, carers and educators - find out more and see the link below to take part. 

 

Future Foundations is a proud finalist in the Big Change Big Education Challenge, championing CanTeam - a new way to access affordable and nutritious after school food 🍏!

 

Some food for thought from The Food Foundation? 

 

• 🍔1 in 4 places to buy food are fast-food outlets
• 🥦More healthy foods are over twice as expensive per calorie as less healthy foods
• 🍩56% of calories consumed by older children and adults are from ultra-processed foods

 

We are inspired by CanTeam’s vision to transform educational and nutritional outcomes for young people and their families, by equipping and supporting schools to offer after school food.

 

We want to know what our community thinks about CanTeam.

 

📣 Share your thoughts on current after school food options and the potential of a CanTeam Hub coming to our school, by participating in the Play Verto impact survey here:

 

https://verto.global/canteam_futurefoundations

 

 

 

Message from the Children's Commissioner:

You may have seen that I recently launched The Big Ambition, a new campaign to hear directly from children, young people, and parents across the country about what they need to make their lives better.  

 

I want to thank all the schools that have already participated and to the thousands of children that have had their say. I am keen to build momentum on this and so would appreciate it if you could encourage your school to take part in The Big Ambition, if you have not done so already. 

 

As we approach the General Election, now is a crucial moment to take children and young people’s voices to policymakers, Government, and decision makers, to make sure they are heard.  

 

That is why I want to hear from every child and young person in England about their schools, communities, family life, and the wider world. I will also be asking what they want for their future, their hopes, dreams, and aspirations.  

 

This survey is for all children and young people aged 6-18 and for parents/carers who can complete the survey on behalf of children aged 0-5. This will ensure we hear from early years settings. Adults can also assist children who are unable to complete the survey independently.  

 

The survey can be completed here: www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/thebigambition 

 

Schools play a critical role in ensuring I can hear from as many children and young people as possible. Please see The Big Ambition webpage, where you will find lesson slides and additional resources, such as accessible versions of the survey, as well as responses to frequently asked questions. To further assist you, my team have hosted a series of webinars explaining how to facilitate The Big Ambition survey in a lesson, you can download the recording of one of these webinars here.  

#TheBigAmbition