"In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist." 

Angela Davis

Wales has set a goal to build an anti-racist country by 2030.

At St Nicholas CiW Primary we fully support this mission and are actively working hard to create an Anti-Racist School. 

Our core Christian values of respect, love, friendship, hope, forgiveness, and courage strengthen our commitment to achieving the Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan target of 2030, inspiring us to stand against racism and work towards a just and inclusive society for all.

^Respect

"It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act." — Dalai Lama

^Love

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend." — Martin Luther King Jr.

^Friendship

"One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world." — Malala Yousafzai

^Hope

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." — Martin Luther King Jr.

^Forgiveness

"Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That’s why it’s such a powerful weapon." — Nelson Mandela

^Courage

"You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right." — Rosa Parks

 Welsh Government has written an action plan to support their target (please see below).

https://www.gov.wales/anti-racist-wales-action-plan-2022

The Action Plan 

The plan confronts structural and systemic issues, and promotes fairness and justice for everyone.

The plan focusses on 6 priority areas that matter most to people: 

1. Your experience of racism in every-day life. 
2. Your experience of racism when using services.
3. Your experience of racism in the workplace.
4. Your experience of racism when finding a job or training.
5. Your experience of not having role models in positions of power.
6. Your experience of racism as a refugee or asylum seeker

As a school, we will be considering the areas that impact our pupils, parents and staff in the action plan as stated below:

Curriculum: To ensure that the curriculum is anti-racist

Goal: To ensure that Black Asian and Minority Ethnic stories, contributions and histories are taught throughout the revised Curriculum for Wales.

Workforce: To take positive action to increase the number of employees, at all levels, from ethnic minority people.

Goal: To create an anti-racist teaching workforce through embedding anti-racist professional learning.

Goal: To increase recruitment of teachers from ethnic minority communities into the Education sector with a clear focus on recruitment onto Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes.

Addressing the experience of racism

Goal: To improve the experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic learners and teachers in schools.

Goal: To reduce the negative experience of racism by Gypsies, Roma and Traveller’ negative experience of schooling.

Goal: Ensure the well-being of Black Asian Minority Ethnic learners.

Welsh language

Goal: That the voices of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Welsh speakers are heard and listened to and that more is done to promote access to the Welsh language by ethnic minority communities in the areas of education, language learning, the workplace and community activities.  

Goal: To ensure all Welsh-medium educational resources and supporting materials funded are anti-racist and reflect the true depth of our diverse cultural heritage while avoiding stereotyping and cultural appropriation.

St Nicholas CiW Action Plan 2024/2025

(to be added)