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3SCHOOL PLANNINGFormal and informal policies and practices related to all the differentcomponents of the life of the school have a significant impact on theexperience of students and other members of the school community. Theschool community develops an experience of, and positive engagementwith, cultural diversity through the policies and practices which shapeand make up the student’s total experience of school life.As such, intercultural education extendsbeyond a narrow focus on the content ofclassroom teaching. Using an interculturalperspective when addressing the schoolplan is central to the effective developmentof an inclusive, intercultural school.THE ROLE OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF THESCHOOL COMMUNITYIt is important that all the members of theschool community, students, parents,teachers, support staff and managementare involved in the collective responsibilityof developing and maintaining an inclusiveand intercultural school. One of theunderlying principles of successful schooldevelopment planning is goodcommunication between all members ofthe school community. While some of theactions arising from the planning processeswill be mandatory, for example, changes inthe school behaviour code or keepingrecords of racist incidents, most of the realchange will depend on the voluntaryactions and goodwill of all the members ofthe school community. It will be important,therefore, that everyone involved has theopportunity to have their views heard andfeel a sense of involvement in the processof change. People may engage with theprocess with differing levels of enthusiasmand some may be somewhat resistant tocertain initiatives. It is not unusual forpeople to be surprised at some of theirown attitudes and beliefs as various issuesare discussed. Such resistance, handledsensitively, can provide a valuableopportunity to raise people’s awarenessand develop their intercultural capacitiesand knowledge. It may provide an impetusfor staff to explore these issues further intraining aimed at developing a sense of thevalue and normality of diversity and atenabling them to recognise and challengeunfair discrimination and racism.22Intercultural Education in the Post Primary School
SCHOOL PLANNING 3STUDENT COUNCILSAs the representative structure for all thestudents in a school, the Student Councilcan play a very important role in thedevelopment of an intercultural schoolenvironment. In fact working inpartnership with school management, staffand parents on planning for anintercultural school can provide theStudent Council with a focus that couldlead them to be involved in a number ofrelated activities. For example:• liaising with Principal and Board ofManagement on intercultural issues ofconcern to students• involvement with the school planningprocess of the school• making their views known in relation topolicies that are being developed ormodified to reflect an interculturalperspective, for example the receptionand induction of new students• making suggestions for improving thephysical and social environment of theschool• contributing to the development of aschool charter that celebrates diversityand promotes equality• ensuring an intercultural balance in theschool newsletter/magazine• mentoring programmes for newcomerstudents.The Student Council should listen to theviews of the students in the school whendrawing up their calendar of activities forthe school. In this respect it would beimportant that the council would ensurethat newcomer students to the school arerepresented in the collection of views.Further information on the work of andsetting up of Student Councils is availableon www.studentcouncil.ieTHE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS AND THEWIDER COMMUNITYParental involvement is crucial to astudent’s success in school. Theinvolvement of parents in the formaleducation of their children complementsand acknowledges their central role in thechild’s development. Parents may feelreluctant about approaching their child’sschool. This may be particularly an issuefor parents from minority ethnic groups orfor those whose first language is not thatof the school. In order to improve schoolcontact with all parents and the widercommunity, schools might consider• supporting the work of the parents’association and encouraging theassociation to become involved in thedevelopment of school policies and plansIntercultural Education in the Post-Primary School 23
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