Mrs Thorpe has taken on the #PEChallenge with a walk around Eccup Reservoir of 7km #racearoundtheworld #commitment https://t.co/JmKbmpuk5l
19th January 2021
Important notice:Parent Governor Vacancy As mentioned in the Headteacher's Update on 15 January, we have a vacancy for a new Parent Governor. The post is open to parents, guardians, carers or relatives of a child at the school. No specific skills or experience required! If you would like more information, you are welcome to call Nicola Lunn, P.A to the Headteacher, on the school number. All nominations should be sent via email to Nicola Lunn, nicola.lunn@elawnswood.co.uk, by 12 noon on Wednesday 27 January.
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Our School
It is a space for those whose lives were in danger in their own country, who have troubles at home or are just looking for a space they can feel safe.
A School of Sanctuary is a school that helps its students, staff and wider community understand what it means to be seeking sanctuary and to extend a welcome to everyone as equal, valued members of the school community. It is a school that is proud to be a place of safety and inclusion for all.
For more information www.cityofsanctuary.org/schools/resources
We were one of the first schools in the city to receive this award and we continue to promote and support the City of Sanctuary movement in Leeds.
At Lawnswood we are committed to ensuring our students learn what it means to be seeking sanctuary. We have excellent schemes of work in various subject areas that address these themes and give our students the opportunity to explore and develop their ideas. We have developed drama schemes on evacuation, health and social care on diversity and human rights as well as English, Geography and History topics that educate our pupils about the plight of Refugees and Asylum Seekers.
Furthermore, tutor periods and assemblies are given over for presentations and talks to further address these issues. We have purchased specific books and have a good collection of literature in our library to educate students about sanctuary.
Our student led Culture and Diversity Forum continually work on projects to promote inclusion and understanding throughout the school. Our Asylum Seeker and Refugee pupils have created videos, assemblies and programmes of activities to dispel myths and remove any prejudice.
We are a welcoming and inclusive school with an established welcome and induction policy that enables quick integration and informs all staff of student needs. Families and students are supported through translated materials, welcome meetings, an EAL base, buddies and EAL mentors.
Celebrating the many different backgrounds and cultures of the pupils at our school is a key part of the ethos of our school. Displays and regular events such as International Lunches and tea and biscuits from around the world enable students to both share their own culture and learn about others.
We have fundraised for local and national refugee and asylum seeker charities for over 10 years and regularly hold events to raise awareness and money.
We are constantly developing ways to share the School of Sanctuary vision with the wider community. Friends of Lawnswood parent group meet twice termly for a coffee morning with our families who have recently arrived in the country. We have a uniform and donation email tree set up to support new families in need of items. Our governors are fully supportive and take an active role in the work we do and we update our parents about our work in our termly newsletter.
We are proud of our good practice surrounding EAL and inclusion and regularly work with other high schools to share our ideas and resources. Visitors regularly come from other schools, cities and countries to learn about how we welcome new international arrivals. We are an established School of Sanctuary and a champion for their work supporting other High Schools in achieving the award by sharing our work and giving advice.
Pupils from our Culture and Diversity Forum often visit other schools which do not the diversity of pupils that we have at Lawnswood and deliver workshops to share their culture. As part of this programme these are some of the activities that have been delivered: Story sharing, cooking, dancing, writing, language workshops, a day in the life of a muslim, the Hajj experience, art, assemblies, Q&A.
Mrs Thorpe has taken on the #PEChallenge with a walk around Eccup Reservoir of 7km #racearoundtheworld #commitment https://t.co/JmKbmpuk5l
19th January 2021
Rose Spellman in 7C1 has produced some great work in history. She has been investigating & developing source skills to create a summary table in order to analyse how Harold really died at the Battle of Hastings. Pretty gruesome! #HistoryMatters #curiosity https://t.co/eGKyVw6Pyn
18th January 2021
'Just Like Us' want to hear directly from young people about their experiences of effective LGBT+ education & what makes the most positive difference @JustLikeUsUK #communication https://t.co/c8uYFcPCbt
18th January 2021
Ritaj in Y13 has been out running again - & is getting faster! ππΎββοΈπ #racearoundtheworld #PEChallenge #commimtment https://t.co/9ZczzzdMWS
18th January 2021
A great opportunity to ask STEM related questions - there are so many different careers in this area ππ©βππ¨βπ #FOYF #curiosity https://t.co/RhJQz8wLsX
18th January 2021
Y9 students will be choosing options this term. We will fully support all students as they prepare to make their choices - the important dates are shown below & are in last week's HT update. Please check your child can log in to their school email for this process #commitment https://t.co/PKsF7Bendn
18th January 2021
Look out for this on the local news tonight @LeedsMind #multicolouredmonday #confidence https://t.co/NePzuN4V6C
18th January 2021
Ms Nicholson took on the #PEChallenge yesterday with a 10 min, high-intensity exercise-bike ride #physicalhealth #mentalhealth #commitment https://t.co/juHt56Sh1e
18th January 2021
Letβs help to flood social media & meetings with colour & help make mental health everyoneβs business! #multicolouredmonday #MentalHealthAwareness #commitment https://t.co/Bn3h2f3Foh
18th January 2021
The #BigGardenBirdWatch is on 29th & 30th Jan. What can you do to support birds in your area? #curiosity https://t.co/fkoIbSJWVI
17th January 2021
Lots of entry-level opportunities from a new employer in our city - Channel 4 π₯ πΊ #curiosity https://t.co/UqPTREm6GZ
17th January 2021
Exciting news: a book a week to read for free online. This week's book is 'The Story of Tracey Beaker' by Jacqueline Wilson. Each week there will be a new book - can't wait to see what's coming up!ππ @FansofJWilson #LawnswoodLovesReading #communication https://t.co/0Wfm0UZWTM
17th January 2021
Mr Byrne has taken on the #PEChallenge, with a 40 minute workout #racearoundtheworld #commitment https://t.co/l5htR7eURO
17th January 2021
Have you lost your job, been made redundant, or just want to improve your skills? Head over to Leeds Learning Hub for lots of free online courses for adults to boost your employment skills #confidence https://t.co/TE3mWBCfQg
16th January 2021
Well done Y7. Keep up the good workππ½ #commitment https://t.co/sP43C0xmkN
16th January 2021