Courageous advocacy is the act of speaking up for a cause or issue that you believe in, especially on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves. It involves taking a stand against injustice with courage and conviction, moving beyond just knowing about a problem to actively doing something about it, which can include challenging injustice, raising awareness, or supporting a cause.
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Some ways we encourage courageous advocacy.
Some ways we encourage courageous advocacy.
Royal British Legion
Royal British Legion
Extending your school's annual Armistice Day support for the Royal British Legion (RBL) into a year-round focus is essential for nurturing a comprehensive understanding of national service and courageous advocacy within our children. While the annual observance is crucial for remembering the fallen, providing ongoing support connects children with the current, year-round needs of the armed forces community—including veterans and their families who require financial aid, recovery programs, and help transitioning to civilian life.
By integrating the RBL's mission into broader learning, our children gain a richer understanding of duty, sacrifice, and the commitment required to look after those who have served. This deeper involvement empowers them to become proactive advocates who not only show respect one day a year but who actively champion the well-being of veterans and their families, ensuring that the entire armed forces community receives the vital support they deserve.
Harvest Collection
Harvest Collection
We support the charity Family Support Work (FSW). This is a powerful way for us to demonstrate genuine local courageous advocacy and embed community responsibility directly within its ethos. While our successful Harvest gift contributions were a vital start, deepening your commitment provides children with tangible lessons in empathy, social justice, and proactive citizenship.
By assisting FSW—which helps local families facing profound challenges like poverty, ill health, and domestic abuse—our children directly learn the importance of supporting our own community. Engagement with FSW offers opportunities for children to organise further awareness campaigns or fundraising efforts, enabling them to witness the real-world, positive impact of their actions, and fostering a generation that is not only aware of local hardship but is also empowered and committed to helping vulnerable neighbours prevent and overcome crisis.
Global Canvas: The Book of Life
Global Canvas: The Book of Life
Our school participates in the Global Canvas art competition because it offers a unique, cross-curricular opportunity to ignite passion for conservation and cultivate courageous advocacy among your students. This annual international challenge, run by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, goes beyond simple art instruction; it requires students to research and think deeply about critical issues like wildlife, conservation, and the environment.
Entering Global Canvas can enhance your students' creativity, critical thinking, and global awareness by connecting their art projects directly to real-world ecological challenges. Furthermore, it provides an inspiring platform for them to use their artistic voice to raise awareness of endangered species and habitats on an international stage, reinforcing the idea that even young people have the power to make a significant difference as global citizens.
Peer Mediators
Peer Mediators
Our peer mediators are specially trained children who help their peers resolve low-level conflicts and disagreements peacefully.
They act as neutral facilitators, listening to both sides of a story, encouraging communication, and guiding the disputing parties to find a mutually acceptable solution, rather than making decisions for them.
Their role is to maintain a positive school environment and teach valuable communication and problem-solving skills to their classmates.
School Council
School Council
Our School Council exists to give students a voice and to teach children the fundamentals of democracy and active citizenship from a young age. It provides a formal, structured platform for children to actively participate in the decision-making process of the school.
By meeting regularly, council members—who are democratically elected by their classmates—discuss and present ideas on issues that directly affect the student body, such as playground equipment, school dinners, or fundraising initiatives.
This process not only instills a sense of responsibility and empowerment but also helps develop crucial life skills like listening, debating, leadership, and cooperation, ultimately creating a school environment where pupils feel their opinions are valued and that they have the agency to effect positive change.
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