Inclusion and Diversity in EducationInclusion and Diversity in EducationGlasgow City CouncilGlasgow City Council

International Education OfficeInternational Education Office

5 Schools5 Schools

All Saints Secondary SchoolAll Saints Secondary School Hillhead High SchoolHillhead High School Holyrood Secondary SchoolHolyrood Secondary School Lourdes Secondary SchoolLourdes Secondary School Shawlands AcademyShawlands Academy

INDIE ObjectivesINDIE Objectives

Raise achievement for all learnersRaise achievement for all learners Respect and celebrate diversityRespect and celebrate diversity Promote learner voicePromote learner voice Incorporate best practice in to their Incorporate best practice in to their

processes of improvement and self processes of improvement and self evaluation so as to make these evaluation so as to make these practices sustainable in the long practices sustainable in the long termterm

EU Context - MigrationEU Context - Migration

““there has been a rise in the number of there has been a rise in the number of migrants, including asylum seekers and migrants, including asylum seekers and economic migrants, in Europe as well as economic migrants, in Europe as well as increasing levels if migration between the increasing levels if migration between the countries of Europe, an aspect of the countries of Europe, an aspect of the broadening EU”broadening EU”

www.britishcouncil.org/INDIE

““there is no history without migration”.there is no history without migration”.

Ohlige, Berlin 2009Ohlige, Berlin 2009

EU Green PaperEU Green Paper

The EU Green Paper on migration The EU Green Paper on migration along with other recent influential along with other recent influential reports has identified the low reports has identified the low achievement of some migrant achievement of some migrant groups.groups.

Glasgow City Council ContextGlasgow City Council Context

Largest Local Authority in ScotlandLargest Local Authority in Scotland Highest number of asylum seeker Highest number of asylum seeker

families living in Glasgow compared families living in Glasgow compared to the other 31 Local Authorities to the other 31 Local Authorities

Home Office 2000 Asylum Home Office 2000 Asylum Act/Glasgow receiving CityAct/Glasgow receiving City

Long history of supporting the Long history of supporting the teaching and learning of new arrival teaching and learning of new arrival children and young peoplechildren and young people

Inclusion and Diversity in EducationInclusion and Diversity in Education Initiative provided focus for the 5 Glasgow Initiative provided focus for the 5 Glasgow

schools to develop policy and practice on schools to develop policy and practice on inclusion and race equalityinclusion and race equality

Young people from each school were Young people from each school were offered young leadership trainingoffered young leadership training

Worked together to develop the Glasgow Worked together to develop the Glasgow Youth Charter on Inclusion and DiversityYouth Charter on Inclusion and Diversity

Representative from each school attended Representative from each school attended the Pan European event in Brussels the Pan European event in Brussels February 2008 to create European Youth February 2008 to create European Youth CharterCharter

Working with PartnersWorking with Partners

Greece Greece SpainSpain PortugalPortugal Glasgow worked with its partners to Glasgow worked with its partners to

deliver key points within the curriculum deliver key points within the curriculum from the INDIE European Youth Charterfrom the INDIE European Youth Charter

e.g. point 7e.g. point 7 ‘ ‘Schools should give possibilities to a Schools should give possibilities to a

wider range of cultures and religions, wider range of cultures and religions, including more diverse language learning’including more diverse language learning’

October 2009October 2009“Stranger Film Festival Amsterdam”“Stranger Film Festival Amsterdam” Representatives from all 5 Glasgow Representatives from all 5 Glasgow

schools travelled to Amsterdam to schools travelled to Amsterdam to take part in the film festival and work take part in the film festival and work with their European peers to create with their European peers to create and produce short films on the and produce short films on the theme of anti discriminationtheme of anti discrimination

Outcomes and Experiences Outcomes and Experiences Relating to the National Curriculum Relating to the National Curriculum ‘‘Welcome to our Land’ an expressive arts Welcome to our Land’ an expressive arts

project targeted at 3project targeted at 3rdrd Year pupils (15 Year pupils (15 years old) including newly arrived pupils to years old) including newly arrived pupils to develop the concept of diversity and develop the concept of diversity and cooperation through addressing the young cooperation through addressing the young peoples creativity (Shawlands Academy)peoples creativity (Shawlands Academy)

The school invited young people to put The school invited young people to put forward their ideas on how to celebrate forward their ideas on how to celebrate cultural diversity, promote positive cultural diversity, promote positive relationships and develop an ethos of relationships and develop an ethos of respect – ‘Interfest’ (Hillhead High School)respect – ‘Interfest’ (Hillhead High School)

Scottish Government Scottish Government Curriculum for ExcellenceCurriculum for Excellence

International Education helps to prepare International Education helps to prepare young people for life and active young people for life and active participation in a global multicultural participation in a global multicultural society, by developing in them a society, by developing in them a knowledge and understanding of the world knowledge and understanding of the world and Scotland's place in it.and Scotland's place in it.

Conclusion Conclusion Impact of INDIE in Glasgow Impact of INDIE in Glasgow

Developed migrant pupils voiceDeveloped migrant pupils voice Educated young people on the beauty of cultural Educated young people on the beauty of cultural

difference and respect for othersdifference and respect for others Enhanced educational establishments as Enhanced educational establishments as

culturally inclusive environments to improve culturally inclusive environments to improve attainmentattainment

“ “Borders? I have never seen one but I have heard Borders? I have never seen one but I have heard they exist in the minds of some people”they exist in the minds of some people”

Thor HeyerdahlThor Heyerdahl