Peace & Social Justice
Transform Trust Statement of Position on the Israel-Hamas Conflict
We understand that the news of the ongoing conflict in Gaza is extremely upsetting, particularly for our children, families, and colleagues with connections to the area. Our thoughts are with all those suffering at this time, here and overseas, and we stand together as we pray for peace.
As educators and guardians of young people, it is our moral and legal* duty to provide an inclusive and nurturing learning environment where everyone feels safe and has a sense of belonging.
* Equality Act Public Sector Equality Duty Schools and colleges, along with all public institutions, have a legal duty to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations.
Our children are agents of change, and in partnership with our parents and carers, we are helping them to become charitable, global citizens and community-minded people. We will always do what we can to support humanitarian aid causes across the world to help any child who is suffering.
It is our responsibility to help our children understand, process and formulate their views on important issues without prejudice or bias. In doing so, we cannot ignore the scope and seriousness of the situation in Israel and Palestine and the complexities involved. Adults and children hold a wide range of beliefs and, in discussions on conflict, we need to take an approach that allows all children to engage and benefit.
Here, as ever, our values of inclusivity and kindness prevail as we support our children and encourage our communities to promote peace, compassion and kindness.
We won’t tolerate any form of hate, discrimination or harassment.
What to do if your children are worried:
Within school, our children know they can always talk to a trusted adult about any worries or concerns they may have, and parents and carers can speak to our Pastoral support team.
Reporting any form of harassment:
If any member of our family community experiences harassment outside of school, we encourage them to report it via the appropriate channels and seek support.
Here are some useful links:
https://www.educateagainsthate.com
Advice for parents:
https://www.educateagainsthate.com/category/parents/safeguarding-advice-and-support/
https://www.gov.uk/report-hate-crime
Welcome to the page for our topic ‘Peace and Social Justice’, or as the children may know it by ‘Peace and Conflict’. All year groups may have their own topic name based around this whole school theme.
The Peace and Social Justice team is jointly led by Mrs Bass and Mrs James and also includes Mrs Garrett and Mr Hillier.
Our intent at Parkdale is for our children to have an understanding of the world in which they live in. We want our children to be able to understand and talk about past and present events, not only in their own lives but also from around the world. The children at Parkdale will leave our school with a deeper understanding of how events fit together to tell the story of our past.
The ‘driver’ values for this theme are:
- To develop the skills of cooperation and conflict avoidance or resolution
- To understand that important lessons can be learnt from History
- To develop a love for historical enquiry and thinking
- To develop a sense of fairness and an appreciation of justice
A more detailed breakdown of our main curriculum drivers involved in this topic are:
Early Years – understanding the world – people and communities: children talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members. They know that other children don’t always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive to this. They know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.
Key Stage 1 (NC 2014 Equivalents) –significant people and chronology * how we know about the past * significant periods, events and chronology, events beyond living memory * comparison with now * events within living memory * personal and family history * historical research skills
Key Stage 2 (NC 2014 Equivalents) – use fieldwork * study an aspect that links events * conduct a local history study * understand that movement of people is associated with historical change * assimilate information and views from a range of sources * select and organise information * ask and devise questions * note connections, contrasts and trends
Documents
Subject Review
Gallery of Learning
Friends of Parkdale are Keeping our Kids Safe!
We want to thank you all at home, for all of the times you have supported school by attending events that are run by or supported by our hardworking parents who support the school under the name of Friends of Parkdale. Friends of Parkdale (FOP) organise the discos,...
KS1 Family Fun afternoon
Please join us for a Year 1 and 2 family fun afternoon! KS1 Fun afternoon
World Book Day Parent ‘Drop In’ Sessions
Please find a list below, sharing dates and times for each Year group's drop in sessions for reading. Teacher's will be sharing where to wait/go for each session, closer to the time. Monday 3rd March Year 1 at 2:30 - 3:30 Tuesday 4th March Year 2 at 8:25 - 9:15 Year 3...
Coffee Morning Reminder
A reminder that all are invited to the weekly coffee mornings,8:50-10am. This is a chance to have a cuppa, a bite to eat and a chat with other parents, carers and (usually) a member of staff or two. This week (Weds 29th Jan) has a Chinese theme to celebrate new...
Managing Discrimination Incidents
As a school, we have a legal and moral duty to do all we can to reduce the incidence of discrimination. As a public authority we are also bound by the Public Sector Equality Duty (Part 11 of the Equality Act 2010) and more specifically the duty to give due regard to...
FOP Year 1 and Year 2 Disco
Year 1 and 2 Disco February 2025 Disco - Friday 7th February 3.30 - 4.30pm Click the link above to read the letter promoting the Year 1 and Year 2 disco. Please book your child's space on Parent Pay before 27th January. Thank you Friends of Parkdale
Warchild Fundraiser Update
Many, many thanks to all for the generous donations for our Christmas Appeal for Warchild. Warchild work in conflict zones across the world to provide safe spaces, education, child protection and support for children whose lives are affected by conflict. At present, a...
Jingle Jog
Our Jingle Jog is today!! We are all warmed up and excited. If you haven’t already please consider supporting us and donating to WarChild. We are committed to helping children living in Gaza and Ukraine....
Food Bank Vouchers
We are pleased to be able to announce that Parkdale school are now officially registered with Hope to give vouchers to access their food bank. Hope is a local charity, serving East Nottingham in association with the Trussell Trust. Hope are our partner charity and we...
We’re Migrating!
We are flying from the Twitter/X nest and heading for the bluer skies of Bluesky. Our new account there is already set up, ready to follow and we'll start posting there imminently. Our Twitter/X account will be closed down on the 1st of December. Thanks to all who...