Hemisphere - Whole School Actions by Louisa Mensah https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere Plumcroft Reflection en-us 2018-09-06 20:07:26 UTC 2026-02-14 16:14:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Get the name right https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751089715 2026-01-14 16:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751089715 https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751089741 Talking about race and racism

]]> 2026-01-14 16:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751089741 To create an inclusive learning environment https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751089742 2026-01-14 16:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751089742 https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751089955 Get to know the children and the families really well

]]> 2026-01-14 16:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751089955 Disrupting racial stereotypes (behaviour) https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751090085 2026-01-14 16:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751090085 https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751090092 Be racially literate

]]> 2026-01-14 16:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751090092 https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751090905 Stories, topics, parents coming in

]]> 2026-01-14 16:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751090905 We ask the children if we are saying their name right if it it an unfamiliar name. https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751091996 2026-01-14 16:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751091996 https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751092232 General classroom practice, get to know you activities, meet the parents, parents’ evenings, kindness cafe, community feast, mistletoe market, end of day visibility, phase welcome meetings, office help, before/after school clubs

- Community feast

- Meet the parents

]]> 2026-01-14 16:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751092232 https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751092443 - Involving families

- Parents meetings, school events

- Examples of literature from all cultures and countries eg poetry

- Include a range of role models in history

- Review current practice

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]]> 2026-01-14 16:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751092814 Hemisphere training https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751092846 curriculum content that addresses race

Racial incidence log slt

Inclusion and diversity lead

Pro-active equality and diversity group

Community days- celebrate a variety of of events

Assemblies

Plumcroft quality is equality

Jigsaw pshe module celebrating difference

Children’s mental health week and focus on belonging

International language days

]]> 2026-01-14 16:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751092846 Classroom displays https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751092868 2026-01-14 16:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751092868 Involve parents more in cultural events such as Eid, Chinese new year, Around the world topics..etc https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751093050 2026-01-14 16:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751093050 https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751093456 - Staff are quick to challenge the behaviour.

- PSHE - discussing assumptions and how it can impact people.

]]> 2026-01-14 16:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751093456 https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751094311 Training for allll staff

]]> 2026-01-14 16:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751094311 Audit books https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751094570 2026-01-14 16:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751094570 Teacher- parent collaboration https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751094577 2026-01-14 16:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751094577 Have the office staff write the phonetic pronunciation of the name so that the document is sent to staff and the responsibility of correcting the way the child’s name is pronounced is not on the child alone. https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751095029 2026-01-14 16:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751095029 Time! https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751095175 2026-01-14 16:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751095175 Review the curriculum and include recent events https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751095310 Ensure what we are teaching represents our community

Ensure resources represent children e.g. dolls in eyfs

Further direct teaching of what racism is

Making children more aware of what racism is e.g name calling addressed before it happens

Working with the parents e.g. workshops about dealing with racism and their unconscious bias

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Resources

Distributed leadership

]]> 2026-01-14 16:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751096083 https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751096365 Have consistent approach across the school.

Make sure non-teaching staff know key information about individuals.


]]> 2026-01-14 16:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751096365 Music - for assemblies chose music from different countries. And play at lunchtimes https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751096373 2026-01-14 16:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751096373 The child is unable to correct the staff. https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751096904 2026-01-14 16:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751096904 Parents/carers existing perspectives https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751097384 budget restrictions

Teacher knowledge

Confidence

Not much time in the day


]]> 2026-01-14 16:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751097384 Books https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751097796 2026-01-14 16:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751097796 Teacher training, looking into the benefits, https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751097997 2026-01-14 16:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751097997 Workshops https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751098055 2026-01-14 16:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751098055 Implemented into the curriculum, all staff training/awareness, a specific procedure that all staff should follow when dealing with an issue, continuously renewing the curriculum and making sure it relates to contemporary issues. https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751098122 2026-01-14 16:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751098122 N/A https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751098304 2026-01-14 16:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751098304 https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751098888 Time, fear, assumptions (both ways)

]]> 2026-01-14 16:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751098888 Time & money https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751099119 2026-01-14 16:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751099119 Careers day, collaborating with families, all staff training. https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751099542 2026-01-14 16:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751099542 Be intentional about instilling confidence in children’s names and heritage. https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751100002 2026-01-14 16:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751100002 Use existing groups to address issues and be the voice of the children e.g. well-being ambassadors and house captains https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751100056 Think a little bit outside of the box regarding the resources e.g. look at charity shops

Work as a team to complete goals and set clear action plans and steps for each member of the team to complete to work towards the next steps

]]> 2026-01-14 16:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751100056 https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751100096 More conversations, being honest, being open, being receptive and more aware of biases

]]> 2026-01-14 16:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751100096 Self stigmatism and causing offence https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751101132 2026-01-14 16:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751101132 Talk to parents https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751101208 2026-01-14 16:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751101208 Not having the right language https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751101424



]]> 2026-01-14 16:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751101424 Insets https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751101591 2026-01-14 16:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751101591 Commitment and time, lack of confidence when discussing certain topics, lack of clear support from staff. https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751102049 2026-01-14 16:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751102049 Visits https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751102373 2026-01-14 16:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lmensah/Hemisphere/wish/3751102373