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Question 1- Key themes

Primary-definition of a place to belong=being safe and included-not bullied-

Enjoyment school=social aspect,

Enjoyment about lessons= learning opportunities, more practical/interactive lessons, diverse range of topics,

How teachers show they care: support, kindness, attention to students' needs-attentive, supportive and encouraging.

Moving forward: CCAs to be improved (paying CCAs), more reward for their hard work. More outside learning, more active- dive deeper into learning when topics is engaging.

Secondary-KS3-students aware of who can help them-pastorally- students feel treated fairly by their teachers and feel valued.

EBI- communal spaces- crowded, noisy if not KRN or VN- use of language-stressful place.

KS4-Language and social inclusion are areas to improve-communal spaces per KS-Student voice/value- students feel that they don't have an impact-

KS5-love the communal space-outside of that not so happy- language issues hinder their inclusion, their sense of belonging-feel valued but that could be hindered by their academic results-good academic support and university guidance.

Students who have been in school a long time feel a stronger sense of belonging.

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Induction process good but are there enough check ins

Can buddying be done on interests rather than nationality?

Friendships and social time are important for belonging

Fading friendships - how do friendships change over time

Teachers being kind was important

Students don’t always feel comfortable admitting they need support - sometimes due to language

Teacher can affect how much students feel belonging and welcomed

Language use as a recurring theme - fairness, emotional comfort

Social spaces for break and lunchtime is an area for improvement for KS3 and KS4

Value tied to academic progress rather than other successes - feeling seen as stats for the school

Recommendations:

Buddy new students with someone based on interests

More social spaces? Common rooms

Ways of celebrating students for other achievements

Are students being inclusive with their use of language? What is the solution to this?

Further focus groups - could they be led by someone else as they are not always honest with their teacher / HOY?

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Question 2

Across Secondary- language, communal spaces

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SDP-

Language policy- unify the community through language.

Induction for new students to be formalised- primary/secondary, especially when students are joining after Term 1A.

Contextualised curriculum in Primary- ongoing-

More communal spaces for KS3 and KS4

Holistic culture around the child

Nurture and act on students' voice

Barriers-

Parents expectations/Academic pressure

Cultural barriers

Solutions

Different pathways for Secondary students- vocational?

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How can we bring students into these decisions?

Language use changes throughout the school - younger year groups easily slip into home language when emotional

English is consistently used in classrooms in primary - are we following through on this in Secondary? English is not used consistently used in all classrooms - this needs to be a non-negotiable as the first step -before we can even consider social spaces

Social spaces need to be addressed - both somewhere where there are opportunities to socially interact without sport, and also alternative spaces for sport when there is air pollution / heat preventing students from being outside

How can translanguaging be used consistently as a tool for learning rather than just an excuse for teachers to let students speak in their home language?

Translanguaging should be controlled by a teacher, not just used in group work

Teaching model for translanguaging that all teachers follow and students are aware of

Use of home language to swear is also a problem in social spaces - are we calling this out?

Late joiners in KS4 and KS5 are not getting the support they need with EAL

EAL curriculum structure

Could enforcing English isolate EAL students who need to communicate in their home language?

More praise for students for being confident communicators!!