RJED
God does not discriminate: each person is equally called and valued and no-one can escape his infinite love and mercy. He is also fair and unbiased, protecting his people, especially those who are disadvantaged or suffering.
(Racial Justice, Equality and Diversity in Sacred Scripture)
“Those who say they love God, must love their brothers and sisters.”
1 John 4:19-21
“Love one another, share with those in need, live in peace.“
Romans 12: 9-18
“God created all people in His image."
Genesis 1:26-31
At Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, RJED is not a standalone concept but built into the culture and ethos of the school. We are working with staff, pupils and their families to enhance the good practise that we already have in place to ensure that our school is an inclusive and equitable place to learn and work. As such, the RJED work that we are undertaking is one element in our broader work around the nine protected characteristics of the Equality Act.
Curriculum topics are diverse and we include topics such as the Windrush, ..........
Whilst we have designed a curriculum that celebrates diversity, reflects our school community and addresses themes around equality all year round, we acknowledge the importance of celebrating Black History Month and ******* in their own right.
Each of our classes are named after saints and we have changed some of our class saints to reflect more racial and gender diversity. This gives pupils the opportunity to learn about a greater range of Catholic Christians which we hope will enrich their religious knowledge and literacy. We have also reviewed the iconography and religious images that we use around the school and made changes to ensure that they reflect the diversity of our school community.
We have held many whole school RJED related celebration events which have involved parents. Celebrations include: *******. Our parental turnout in these events are good and we receive positive feedback from them.
We encourage year groups across the school to visit other places of worship as part of our study of other faiths.
Our staff have received CPD explaining what RJED is and what it will look like in our school. This helped staff understand the importance of our RJED practice. Staff members have also had unconscious bias training.