No Outsiders

Equality, Diversity & PSHE at Roby Park

At Roby Park Primary School, we believe everyone should feel valued, included and able to thrive. Equality of opportunity is modelled by staff and taught through our curriculum, assemblies and daily interactions—both explicitly in lessons and discretely through our ethos and routines. Much of this learning sits within PSHE.

We follow the whole‑school Jigsaw PSHE programme and enrich it with No Outsiders, giving pupils the knowledge, language and confidence to understand difference and stand up for fairness.

 

Our Curriculum: Jigsaw PSHE + No Outsiders

Jigsaw PSHE provides a spiral, age‑appropriate curriculum for Early Years to Year 6 that brings together PSHE, Relationships and Health Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness and social skills. It is designed to support statutory requirements and help children develop as confident, compassionate learners.

 

No Outsiders, created by Andrew Moffat MBE (a 2019 Global Teacher Prize finalist), uses carefully chosen picture books and discussion to promote inclusion and prepare children for life in modern Britain. The approach centres on three core values:

• Respect for diversity through education in schools
• Commitment to community cohesion through understanding and acceptance of difference
• Promotion of dialogue to counter fear and hate in society

 

What children learn

Through age‑appropriate stories and activities, pupils explore seven protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010 – those most suited to primary‑age learning: age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. (The Act defines nine characteristics in total; content is selected to be appropriate to age and context.)

Across the year, children:

• learn the language of respect and inclusion and how to challenge prejudice kindly;
• build empathy by seeing the world from different perspectives;
• practise speaking up, listening well and disagreeing well;
• connect learning to our school values, British Values and everyday choices.

 

The culture we’re building—together

We aim to foster a whole‑school culture where everyone belongs. This is reinforced through our SMSC, assemblies, class charters and pupil leadership. Children are supported to discuss inappropriate or discriminatory language, understand boundaries, and know how to seek help—essential preparation for life in modern Britain.

 

Our consistent messages:

• There are no outsiders here.
• Everyone is different—and we like being different.
• We are all equal in our difference.
• I can get along with you even if we are different.
• British Values and the law protect everyone.

 

Working with families

We work closely with parents and carers and are happy to talk through how these lessons look in practice. You are welcome to speak with your child’s class teacher and view the picture books we use. Our goal is simple: At Roby Park Primary School, there are no outsiders—everyone is welcome.