Dear parents and carers,
As I am sure many of you are aware the world Cup is fast approaching. We know that there is controversy surrounding the hosts of this and that there are some issues regarding Qatar. Many of our students are asking whether we will be watching the England match next week, as you know we engaged with the Rugby World Cup in recent weeks through after school events. The purpose of this blog is to clarify our position around the controversy and what we intend to do with students to support their education in regards to this.
It is important that we make it clear that as a school with strongly disagree with Qatar’s stance on LGBTQ+ rights and are concerned about their ongoing human rights record. As a school we have activism as a pillar of our curriculum and know it is important that as citizens of the UK we support our pupils in learning how to respectfully fight for what they believe is right. At the heart of this education is teaching our pupils the importance of having choice and valuing the choices they have in the UK.
Leaders with specialisms in this area have met and have decided that we will move forward in a number of ways.
Firstly we will have special crew sessions this week planned by our specialists to ensure that pupils are aware of what the controversy is about and highlighting where people’s concerns are coming from.
Secondly we will be allowing pupils to view one of the matches in school on the 21st of November, but will be offering an alternative for those who choose not to participate. This will be a combination of planned sessions which will support the current expeditions children are in and for year 11 there will be additional specialist revision sessions in preparation for their mock exams.
We hope that you will support us in this decision but if you do have any questions or further concerns please feel free to contact school via the office or your child’s crew leader and we will happily discuss it further.
Mrs Claira Salter
thank you for the information