South Harringay Junior School; is excited to be working in partnership with four other schools in the Comenius funded, European Safer Schools Partnership (ESSP).
The aim is to work together to change our school environment to prevent bullying and other acts of violence. This will create more peaceful schools.
The other schools working in partnership with South Harringay Junior School are:
• Nydala barn och ungdom (Malmo, Sweden)
• Halil Vedat Firath Ilkogretim Okulu (Istanbul, Turkey) www.hvedat.com
• College de Carbon-Blanc (Bordeaux, France) http://ccb.ift.fr/
• Crowland Primary School (London) www.crowland.harningey.sch.uk
What is the ESSP project?
The project will consider the impact of the physical school environment upon the behaviour of our children. It will consider the environment and use of the external areas and how their design can cause a reduction in violence and conflict.
The partnership will involve all children, staff and parents in a consultation process for the design of play areas at school. This development will lead to the creation of a more peaceful school – European Charter for Democratic schools without Violence – Theme 1.
The ESSP projects aims are based on the European Charter for Democratic Schools without Violence, July 2006.
The Charter has seven themes: –
• The right to a safe, secure and peaceful school
• The right to equal treatment and respect regardless of any personal difference
• To ensure that everyone in the school community is aware of their rights and responsibilities
• Every school has a democratically elected decision making body
• Every school has staff trained to prevent and solve conflicts
• Every case of violence is investigated and dealt with promptly
• Co-operation and exchange of information with local partners to facilitate preventing and solving problems.
How will the project work?
Staff from the schools will visit schools in the partnership to share knowledge, ideas and experience on improving their school environments.
A planning meeting was held in Bordeaux between the 1st and 3rd December 2008 and dates and venues for other meetings have now been agreed.
9th-13th February 2009 Crowland Primary School, London, UK.
5th-9th May 2009 Halil Vedat Firath Ilkogretim Okulu,Istanbul, Turkey.
5th- 9th October 2009 Nydala barn och ungdom, Malmo, Sweden.
25th-29th January 2010 South Harringay Junior School, London, UK.
4th – 8th May 2010 Halil Vedat Firath Ilkogretim Okulu,Istanbul, Turkey.
