1. Planning for Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month
Rocky Deans
GRTHM London Steering Group

2. Priorities Publicising events and activities Timescale
Who are to be involved in the organisation of events and activities?
Theme?
Evaluation

3. Publicising events and activities
Local Media
Press Office
Libraries
Museums
Youth Clubs

4. Timescale Jan – March planning/meetings March – April – Publicity
April – May – Final preparation with schools

5. Who are to be involved in the organisation of events and activities?
GRT community
Teachers/TAs
Youth Workers
Local Voluntary organisations
Libraries
Museums
Children & young people

6. Theme? Community Cohesion Oral History Role Models Music Dance Poetry
Identity

7. By community cohesion, we mean working towards a society in which
there is a common vision and sense of belonging by all communities;
the diversity of people’s backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and valued;
similar life opportunities are available to all;
strong and positive relationships exist and continue to be developed in the workplace, in schools and in the wider community
Alan Johnson

8. 3 Key Questions
What do you know about the context of your school in respect of community cohesion?
Have you planned and taken an appropriate set of actions to promote community cohesion?
What impact are you having?
“Inspecting maintained schools’ duty to promote community cohesion: guidance for inspectors”, page 5

9. Community Cohesion
Evaluate the impact of the actions in the areas of faith, culture and ethnicity, and socio-economic differences
Involve learners in the evaluation
Do learners have an understanding of common values?
How do they feel about working alongside people from different communities
SEF Section 6e – How effectively do leaders and managers promote community cohesion?

10. Evaluation What is it that I want to promote /achieve?
What are the needs of the school/pupils/GRT community?
How will impact be measured?
What are the outcomes?

11. Workshops
1. Exhibition - Where/what/cost/who do you speak to? Timing and planning. What to do with the exhibition afterwards.
2. Inclusion of Roma, fairground and circus - How do we ensure inclusivity of all Gypsy Roma Traveller groups?
3. Assemblies - How can we introduce Gypsy Roma Traveller themes sensitively in assemblies to KS2, KS3, KS4 and what are the main considerations?
4. Art, Music and Dance - How can you incorporate art, music and dance into cross curricular activities? Include resource suggestions.