1. Equality and Diversity Working with Showmen children and their families Thorntree Primary, Glasgow, November 2013

2. Thorntree Primary School  390 pupils  Located in the East End of Glasgow  39% registered for school meals  Part of the Eastbank Learning Community  10% Children from Showmen families

3. In the beginning…  Supported study classes  Fairground topic visits  Fun Day event  HT and DHT invited to the Showman’s Guild Scottish Section Luncheon  Reconstruction of Interrupted Learner Service  Continuation of some Supported Study class

4. Why the project?  Project instead of after school classes  Allow children to tell their story for ‘us’  Curriculum for Excellence - Mapping, literacy, typing, research and photography  Cranhill Arts as partners  NPAF money

5. Parents as Partners ‘Parents’ views must be taken into account on matters affecting the education of their children, the school’s arrangements for promoting parental involvement and other matters or issues of interest to parents.’ Inclusive Educational Approaches for Scotland’s Travelling Communities within the context of interrupted learning - Learning and Teaching Scotland/STEP 2011

6. Our Learning Experience  Parents meeting to explain the project aims  Title chosen by the children ‘Travellers Around the World’  Parents explained Occupational Traveller/ Showman  Change of title ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’  Invite to showcase the photographs at the Showmen’s Guild Luncheon  Stirling Castle event to celebrate Showmen’s cultural heritage

7. Step Conference, Edinburgh ‘Listen Up –Travelling children and young people in Scottish Education’ 2011 Children enjoyed listening to the stories from Traveller and Gypsy children. The children took part in workshops showing their photographs and stories. They were very confident when talking about their way of life, their families and how they got on at school. Feedback from delegates was very positive.

8. Working together  Cranhill Arts Projects and exhibition  Holiday projects with Cranhill Arts  Family history projects

9. Being interviewed by guests at the Showmen’s Guild Luncheon and presentation of Certificates November 2013

10. Riverside Museum exhibition – ‘Behind the Scenes at the Fair’Winter 2013

11. Partnership working  Work folders when children are open  Interrupted Learner Service if required  Parents take stalls at the Christmas Fayre  Parents volunteer and donate prizes for school events  Fun Day  Sports Day  DHT available at the gate in the morning, Parents Nights, by phone, email etc  Letters and information also called in to some families, if Literacy is an issue.

12. Over to the experts

13. What would you like to know? What is your favourite thing about being a showman? What is it like to move around a lot? Where do you enjoy being open most? What makes Showmen kids different? What do you do when you are open? What makes your school a good school for showmen kids? How long does it take you to build up and pull down? Is it difficult to come back to school when you have been travelling? What is different about living on a yard? What joints do you work in? What rides do you have? How do school sort out racism?