May 2026

Mrs McGuigan met with the ambassadors to further discuss the question ‘What it means to be British’. We decided on the concepts and ideas and Mrs McGuigan turned the ideas into a short presentation. This was practised and recorded by the ambassadors who were in school that week and shared on our various platforms for parents to view.

Working Party Meeting 21st April 2026

This meeting was not held with the Ambassadors but the outcome directly affects what they will be focussing on so we have included it for reference.

Working Party meeting agenda: 

Focus of meeting – embedding and strengthening diversity.

In attendance: Mrs. McGuigan, Miss Rae, Mrs. Bull, Mrs. Rooney

Welcome and introductions.

Parents who responded positively highlighted:

• Inclusive environment: Many noted that children from all backgrounds are welcomed and included.
• Varied classroom activities: Some mentioned diverse learning experiences and representation.
• Staff support: Several parents praised teachers for being supportive and respectful of differences.

Areas for improvement by parents:

Parents who expressed concerns or suggestions mentioned:

• Limited visibility of diversity initiatives: Some hadn’t seen many activities celebrating heritage or cultural differences.
• Need for broader religious representation: Requests for visits to mosques and other religious centres alongside church trips.
• More proactive inclusion efforts: A few parents felt racism and cultural understanding needed more attention.

Examples of what school does regarding diversity and inclusion:

• Cultural / religious beliefs referred to in uniform policy.
• Assemblies look at how values are shown through various cultures and religions. Visitors in.
• Different cultural and religious days celebrated and studied – Eid, Ramadan, Yon Kippur, Christmas, World Religion Day, Tourette’s, Hanukkah, Military.
• Mirrors and doors session daily which feature people of different backgrounds, race, religion and colour many with remarkable achievements.
• Black History week plus topics across the curriculum – Learie Constantine, Transatlantic slave, Neil Armstrong, Christopher Columbus
• Art and Music study of various artists from varying cultures
• Geography – Contrasting locations across the world.
• RE – Six main religions – Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hindu Dharma, Sikh, Judaism. Visitors in.
• PSHE – constantly evolving curriculum considering events across the world, in local area etc...
• English – various different texts studied and read from different cultures
• British values underpinning the curriculum
• Passport of experiences – visiting various places of culture / religion across the school journey.
• Equality Mark journey

Discussed:

• The amount of work that is done in school that parents aren’t aware of linked to Equality, Inclusion and Diversity.
• Discussed ways of ensuring parents are aware of the things that are done. It was suggested to invite parents into lessons, outcomes and Monday assemblies.
• To create a video with Pupil Equality Group to discuss what it means to be British.
• To add traditional games from across the world to our lunchtime games.
• To create a video, similar to Sports News Example, to be sent out every half term to show parents what has been done that half term regarding equality and diversity across school.
• Discussed a multi-cultural day but weren’t keen on the idea as it would look like a stand-alone idea rather than it being embedded.

April 2026

Mrs McGuigan met with the ambassadors with the competition entries and they chose the top entries that they wanted to see displayed in our entrance corridor. It was a tough choice but the children decided on 3 top prize winners and many runners up who were chosen to turn their entries into bunting. The prizes were awarded in assembly and the winners worked together to create the bunting. It is now hung proudly in our entrance corridor. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.02.26

Mrs McGuigan met with the group and handed out the new ambassador badges. We discussed how to show that our school was welcoming of different cultures, religions and groups of people. We decided to create some bunting to hang in the corridors to promote inclusion at Brunshaw. We discussed making it a competition to design a flag for our bunting and a competition entry form was created. The ambassadors handed this out throughout school.

Bunting Competition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.01.26

Mrs McGuigan met with the proposed group to discuss what the group would involve and whether they would like to join. The Equality Mark was discussed and some ideas were shared to consider before the next meeting.