Equality and Diversity
At Broadoak a key school message and part of our ethos is:
Broadoak – No Outsiders … We are all different, however, we all belong!
As a school, we understand the importance of preparing our children for life in modern Britain and part of this is helping children to respect and celebrate diversity within our school community and more widely. Part of the work we do is talk to the children about the Equality Act, using picture books to explore the protected characteristics within it. These include:
- Race
- Religion
- Gender Identity
- Age
- Disabilities
- Sexual Orientation
- Gender
As part of our Personal, Social and Health Education curriculum (PSHE), all classes work on the Valuing Difference theme in Autumn Term which is linked to the Core theme of Living in the Wider World. We use picture books in PSHE lessons in the Autumn term to help us explore the themes. A sample of the books each year group will be using are listed below. In assembly, we also look at books on respecting, accepting and celebrating diversity and our own uniqueness.
For more information about our commitment to promoting Equality within our school please use the links below to view our Equality Policy and Equality Objectives.
Reception
Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly
Blue Chameleon
The Family Book
You Choose
Mummy, Mama and Me
Year One
Elmer David McKee
Ten Little Pirates Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty
Max the Champion Sean Stockdale, Alexandra Strick and Ros Asquith
My World, Your World Melanie Walsh
You Can! Alexandra Strick and Steve Antony
Winston was Worried Pamela Duncan Edwards and Benji Davies
Odd Dog Out Rob Biddulph
Year Two
The First Slodge Jeanne Willis
The Great Big Book of Families Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith
The Odd Egg Emily Gravett
Just Because Rebecca Elliot
Blown Away Rob Biddulph
The Colour Monster Anna Llenas
The Proudest Blue Ibtihaj Muhammad
Making Friends is an Art! Julia Cook
Tusk Tusk David McKee
Year Three
Tango Makes a Three Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
King and King Linda de Hann and Stern Nijland
Oliver Birgitta Sif
The Hueys in The New Jumper Oliver Jeffers
Two Monsters David McKee
Beegu Alexis Deacon
Princess Smartypants Babette Cole
Blue Monster Wants it All Jeanne Willis and Jenni Desmond
Grandad’s Camper Harry Woodgate
Year Four
Oliver Birgitta Sif
This is Our House Michael Rosen
Dogs Don’t Do Ballet Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie
Red: A Crayon’s Story Michael Hall
Oliver Button is a Sissy Tommie DePaola
Beegu Alexis Deacon
Year Five
The Flower John Light
How to Heal a Broken Wing Bob Graham
My Princess Boy Cheryl Kilodavis and Suzanne DeSimone
The Whisperer Nick Butterworth
The Island Armin Greder
Introducing Teddy Jessica Walton
Are you a Boy or Are You a Girl? Sarah Savage and Fox Fisher
The Knight Who Wouldn’t Fight Helen Docherty and Thomas Docherty
Julian is a Mermaid Jessica Love
I’m a Girl Yasmeen Ismail
The Princesses Have a Ball Teresa Bateman
Year Six
Love you Forever Robert Munsch
Dreams of Freedom Amnesty International
Where the poppies now grow Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey
Rose Blanche Ian McEwan and Roberto Innocenti
The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse Eric Carle
Alien Nation Matty Donaldson
Nen and the Lonely Fisherman Ian Eagleton and James Mayhew