Action step
Staff and pupils are already involved in policy reviews, but parents are not:
a) Safeguarding, anti-bullying and behaviour management policies referencing the school’s approach to addressing antisemitism, faith-based abuse, racism, and other forms of discrimination and exclusion are available on the school’s website.
b) New parents receive an induction pack including signposting to these policies and the reasons for their importance.
c) Parents are signposted towards these policies in newsletters, which includes the reasons why these policies are important, on at least a termly basis and every time there is a significant revision.
d) Parents are consulted on any revisions to the school’s policies and procedures in addressing antisemitism, faith-based abuse, racism, and other forms of discrimination to understand their views and experiences so that these can be taken into account.
The views of staff are sought, but not those of pupils or parents:
a) Safeguarding, anti-bullying and behaviour management policies referencing the school’s approach to addressing antisemitism, faith-based abuse, racism and other forms of discrimination and exclusion are available on the school’s website.
b) New parents receive an induction pack including signposting to these policies and the reasons for their importance.
c) Parents are signposted towards these policies in newsletters, which includes the reasons why these policies are important, on at least a termly basis and every time there is a significant revision.
d) Parents are consulted on any revisions to the school’s policies and procedures in addressing antisemitism, faith-based abuse, racism, and other forms of discrimination to understand their views and experiences so that these can be taken into account.
e) Ensure pupils understand what antisemitism, faith-based abuse, racism, and discrimination is and how to recognise it.
f) Devise a pupil survey that will help senior leaders understand the experiences and views of pupils including questions on the extent and nature of antisemitism, faith-based abuse, racism, and other forms of discrimination. Give pupils time in school to independently complete the survey. Benchmark this survey and repeat at least annually.
g) Follow up each survey with small group discussions of pupils chosen at random to better understand the nuances of the survey results.
h) Ensure any pupil who wants to give additional feedback to the survey is able to do so either online or face to face and that pupils know how to access this.
i) Give feedback to pupils on what was found and the action taken by leaders in assemblies and pastoral time. Involve any school council members, anti-bullying ambassadors and prefects in determining what might change and how as a result of the survey.
j) Assess the viability of anonymous reporting mechanisms to better understand individual pupil experiences.
k) Use this information to formally assess the nature of the risks to pupils in the school with relevant control measures and review this at the point of each survey or in the light of incidents and emerging trends.
Parents and staff views are used to develop policy, but not pupils:
a) Ensure pupils understand what antisemitism, faith-based abuse, racism, and discrimination is and how to recognise it.
b) Devise a pupil survey that will help senior leaders understand the experiences and views of pupils including questions on the extent and nature of antisemitism, faith-based abuse, racism, and other forms of discrimination. Give pupils time in school to independently complete the survey. Benchmark this survey and repeat at least annually.
c) Follow up each survey with small group discussions of pupils chosen at random to better understand the nuances of the survey results.
d) Ensure any pupil who wants to give additional feedback to the survey is able to do so either online or face to face and that pupils know how to access this.
e) Give feedback to pupils on what was found and the action taken by leaders in assemblies and pastoral time. Involve any school council members, anti-bullying ambassadors and prefects in determining what might change and how as a result of the survey.
f) Assess the viability of anonymous reporting mechanisms to better understand individual pupil experiences.
g) Use this information to formally assess the nature of the risks to pupils in the school with relevant control measures and review this at the point of each survey or in the light of incidents and emerging trends.
The views of parents and pupils are sought but not those of staff:
a) Staff are consulted on any revisions to the school’s policies and procedures in addressing antisemitism, faith-based abuse, racism, and other forms of discrimination to understand their views and experiences.