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• Inclusion and Diversity Partnership (IDP)
  

  Inclusion and Diversity Partnership (IDP)

  The strategic and district IDPs set out to provide a forum for discussion and strategic leadership to evaluate and drive forward practice in educational settings to meet one overarching aim:

  Through a focus on equality and diversity, settings will develop further into places where people genuinely feel that they belong and, as a result, they will develop a strong and positive sense of self and an appreciation of their own and others' uniqueness and identity.
   
  Ultimately, this will impact on wider society as the children and young people in our schools today will grow into tomorrow’s adults. The partnership aims to shape children and develop critical thinking, skilling children up to challenge and confront prejudice, discrimination, and racism, in order for our communities to become inclusive in the broadest sense.

  This aim aligns with the Hampshire Children and Young People’s Plan 2022-25: Our shared vision is to make Hampshire an even better place where all children and young people – including those who are vulnerable or disadvantaged – have the best possible start in life and are supported by the whole community to succeed.

  The partnership groups enable settings and external partners to work collaboratively to establish open dialogue and understanding; shape and influence practice, and address concerns raised by pupils, staff, families and leaders.

  Please use the tiles below to access the training materials, resources and further information about the LA and district IDP. In addition, click on the ‘wider links’ tile to explore what else is happening outside of the county and further afield.

  The priorities that the partnership is working towards over 2024/25 are:

  1. To develop and articulate and embed a shared county-wide vision for inclusion and diversity.
  2. To improve educational outcomes for children and young people from minority or marginalised backgrounds and groups.
  3. To strengthen the curriculum offer in schools and settings.
  4. To secure greater representation and diversity of staff and governors within schools and educational settings.

  To access a full copy of the strategic plan, click here.

  Has your school signed the Commitment Document?  Commitment Document  

  Training materials

  Resources

  District IDPs

  Wider links

  RADE
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  The IDP was formed with the understanding that this work is part of a long and sustained journey for our communities, intended to supplement what we already do, and provide a forum for us to work collaboratively on a shared vision.

  Schools and settings have signed the county commitment document to demonstrate to others, both those within their immediate communities and those further afield, that they are working to further promote a sense of belonging in their settings.

  Schools and settings who have currently signed the Commitment are:

  Cherbourg Primary	Colden Common Primary	Overton CE Primary	Merdon Junior
  Saint James C of E Primary	Twyford St Mary’s C of E Primary	South Farnborough Infant	Fairfield Infant
  Bramley C of E Primary	St Michael’s C of E Infant	The Cambridge Primary	Petersgate Infant
  Compton All Saints	St Bede C of E Primary	Liphook Infant	Liphook CE Junior
  St Francis C of E Primary	Mayhill Junior	South Farnborough Junior	Fairfield Infant
  St Marks C of E Primary	Bartley C of E Junior School	Merdon Junior	Itchen Abbas Primary
  Winklebury Federation	Charles Kingsley C of E Primary	Four Lanes Community Junior	Four Lanes Infant
  Shakespeare Junior School	St Mary’s C of E Junior	Kingsclere CE Primary	Whitewater CE Primary
  Lanterns Nursery	Tower Hill Primary	Manor Junior	Kempshott Infant
  Greatham Primary	Potley Hill Primary	Kempshott Junior	Alver Valley Federation
  Wellstead Primary	Western Downland CE VA Primary	Hawley Primary	Long Sutton Primary
  Buryfields Infant	Denmead Junior	Oakley CE Junior	Cove Junior
  All Saints C of E Primary	Whiteley Primary	Wildern	St Mary’s Bentworth CE Primary
  Park View Primary	Youth Options	Steep CE VC Primary	Ringwood CE Infant
  Warren Park Primary	Talavera Infant	Queen Mary's College

  As well as evidencing a school's individual commitment to inclusion and diversity, which can be shared with staff, governors, children and parents, the commitment document allows us, as a Local Authority, to capture the total number of schools who are engaging in the partnership. This is one measure which we can then use to promote Hampshire further afield and to support with the recruitment and retention difficulty that many schools are experiencing.

  Has your school signed the Commitment document?
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