Themes of the Week 2015-16

Date Week Category Theme Main Hall

Assembly Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

wb 1 Sept BV – Mutual Respect New Beginnings

SLT / JAD Yr 7

wb 7 Sept A BV – Rule of Law Respecting and valuing the law (link with laws in school - GIR)

CLL MA RP PHOTOS

NI

wb 14 Sept B BV - Tolerance Rosh Hashanah (Judaism)

SLT / SM NI RP HPV

MA

wb 21 Sept A Safeguarding World Alzheimer Day (Youth Mental Health)

CLL MA RP NI

wb 28 Sept

B BV – Liberty / Tolerance Making choices about your future (link to Black History Month)

JPP 7/8 9 10 11

wb 5 Oct A BV – Mutual Respect International Month for the eradication of poverty (UK / Global)

CLL MA RP NI GIR TRIP

wb 12 Oct B Safeguarding Body Matters (including Female Genital Mutilation)

JPP / SCH NI RP MA PSD DAY

wb 19 Oct A BV – Rule of Law / Mutual Respect

British Values Week to promote awareness of the risk of extremism and radicalisation

SBA MA RP NI

Half-Term Half-Term

wb 2 Nov B BV – Liberty / Democracy Remembrance Day (current role of British Armed Forces fighting extremism)

SLT / MM NI RP MA

wb 9 Nov A BV - Tolerance Diwali (Hinduism)

CLL MA RP NI

wb 16 Nov B BV – Liberty / Rule of Law Anti-Bullying Week (link with different forms of discrimination)

JPP 7/8 9 10 11

wb 23 Nov A BV – Mutual Respect World Hello Day

CLL MA RP NI INSET DAY

wb 30 Nov B Safeguarding BV – Liberty / Rule of Law

International Day for the elimination of violence against women / Child Sexual

Exploitation / Trafficking

SLT / SCH NI RP MA

wb 7 Dec A BV - Democracy The importance of democracy (compare British system with non-democratic systems

around the world)

SLT / JZF MA RP NI

wb 14 Dec B BV - Tolerance Christmas (Christianity)

CLL NI RP MA

Holidays Christmas Holidays

Wb 4 Jan A BV - Tolerance Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday (Sikhism)

SLT / JAD INSET DAY

RP MA NI

Wb 11 Jan (Y11

Exams)

B BV – Rule of Law The role of the Police in police in protecting our communities

CLL (Gym)

NI RP MA

Wb 18 Jan

A Safeguarding E-Safety / Cyber-Bullying

SLT / SBA MA RP NI

Wb 25 Jan

B BV - Tolerance National Holocaust Memorial Day

JPP 7/8 9 10 11

Wb 1 Feb A Safeguarding Forced Marriage / Honour Violence

SLT / SCH 7/8 9 10 11

Wb 8 Feb B BV - Tolerance Nirvana Day (Buddhism)

CLL NI RP MA INSET DAY

Half-term Half-term

Wb 22 Feb A BV – Tolerance / Liberty Diversity and Equality (National LGBT History Month)

JPP 7/8 9 10 11

Wb 29 Feb B BV – Liberty International Woman’s Day

CLL NI RP MA

Wb 7 Mar A Safeguarding Healthy Lifestyles (focus on No Smoking Day , Alcohol Awareness Month and National

Eating Disorder Awareness Week)

SLT / JZF MA RP NI

Wb 14 Mar B BV -Tolerance Holi (Hinduism)

CLL NI RP PSD DAY

MA

Wb 21 Mar A BV -Tolerance Easter (Christianity)

SLT / JAD MA RP NI End of term

Holiday Easter Holiday

Wb 11 Apr B BV – Liberty / Democracy World Voice Day

CLL NI RP MA

Wb 18 Apr A BV - Tolerance

Celebrating Passover (Judaism) SLT / MM MA RP NI

Wb 25 Apr (Y7 Exams)

B BV – Rule of Law / Safeguarding

The dangers of gang culture and violence (link with impact on education and futures)

JPP (Studio)

7/8 9 / 10

11 INSET DAY

Wb 2 May A BV - Tolerance Vaishaka Puja / Wesak (Buddhism)

CLL BANK HOL.

RP MA NI

Wb 9 May B BV – Mutual Respect / Democracy

Europe Day (European Union)

SLT / SCH NI RP MA

Wb 16 May (Y8 Exams)

A BV – Mutual Respect / Tolerance

World Day for Cultural Diversity

JPP (Studio)

7/8 9 10 11

Wb 23 May

B BV – Liberty / Mutual Respect

National Sorry Day

CLL NI RP MA

Half-Term Half-Term

WB 6 June A BV - Tolerance The beginning of Ramadan (Islam)

SLT / JAD MA RP NI

Wb 13 June (Y10

exams)

B BV – Mutual Respect / Rule of Law

World Environment Day

CLL (GYM)

NI RP MA

Wb 20 June

A Safeguarding / BV – Rule of Law

International Day against Drug Abuse

SLT / SBA MA RP NI

Wb 27 June

(Y9 exams)

B BV – Liberty / Mutual Respect

Equality: Disability Awareness Week

JPP (Studio)

7 8 9 10

Wb 4 July A BV - Tolerance Eid-Al-Fitr (Islam)

CLL MA RP NI

Wb 11 July B BV – Mutual Respect / Democracy

World Population Day

SLT / JZF NI RP MA

Wb 18 July A BV - Liberty Celebrating our Achievements

CLL MA RP NI End of term

Categories: BV = Promoting British values BV Democracy = Promoting the rights and responsibilities of citizens in democratic Britain BV Liberty = Promoting the rights of British citizens in terms of freedom of speech, action, lifestyle, sexuality and religion. BV Rule of Law = Promoting the need for all British citizens to value and adhere to laws set out by the British government. BV Mutual Respect = Promoting the importance of respecting and embracing diversity of all people and communities in Britain / World BV Tolerance = Developing an understanding and appreciation of different religious groups and cultural practices. Codes:

Rosa Parks College Assembly

Nightingale College Assembly

Malala College Assembly

Specific Year Group Assembly

No Main Hall Assembly / Collective Worship in

form rooms