RUNNING A PTA – Diversity
Resources
l The Diversity Trust
diversitytrust.org.uk
l Improve your organisations’ approach to equity, diversity and inclusion
knowhow.ncvo.org.uk/ organisation/equity-diversity- and-inclusion
l Equality and diversity policies for small groups
resourcecentre.org. uk/information/equality-and- diversity-policies-for-small-groups
Call to action ‘One of my favourite quotes is
DOWNLOAD an inclusion
policy template at
pta.co.uk
“Action has to come from those who have the power”,’ says Berkeley Wilde. If you’re in a position where you can make a difference, do something, and if you get overwhelmed, there are a lot of organisations and resources out there that can help. Create an inclusion policy. It doesn’t have to be long – a page of A4 is fine. The important part is to make it really visible and make sure everyone signs up to it. ‘Get it down in writing that your
raffles or making events very boozy wouldn’t work well for our community either,’ she says. Becs Kent agrees: ‘We’ve stopped
selling alcohol when children are present. You can’t tell if families are living with alcoholism or perhaps they don’t drink for religious reasons. When we run events and fundraisers, we make sure every child can join in: for our tea towel fundraiser, every child receives one tea towel so no one misses out. We ask for extra donations and families who are able to, give more; in our children’s raffle, each child is given one free ticket, and there isn’t an option to buy more, although we encourage extra donations from those who can afford it.’
Expand your pool At last year’s AGM, the PTA voted in
Rachel Khan’s proposal to appoint a volunteer coordinator to recruit a more diverse pool of helpers that’s reflective of the local community. ‘A large part of it will be getting up and
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talking to people we wouldn’t naturally gravitate towards. It’s easy to chat to your usual group of friends, but we need to cast our nets wider. Having somebody specifically tasked with this will make sure it happens.’ Becs Kent is focusing on this
year’s football World Cup as a way to incorporate different cultures and bring in a few more dads at the same time. She’s liaising with the school to develop events based around the last 16 countries in the tournament that the school will support with classroom learning.
association won’t tolerate discrimination,’ says Rachel Khan. ‘Be clear about it so that everybody is on the same page. I’d be heartbroken if anyone went away feeling that what we do isn’t for them. If they feel like that, we’re doing something very wrong. After all, making everybody welcome means you have more people to celebrate with you, more people to fill your dance floor, more people to buy your raffle tickets, more people to donate delicious cakes, and that leads to more fun for everyone.’
Get it down in writing that your association won’t tolerate discrimination. Be clear about it
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