Engaging Gypsy Roma Travellers in Secondary Schools

The Equality Diversity Inclusion Team - EDIT (formally ISSK - Inclusion Support Service Kent) offer consultancy, training, support and advice to secondary schools to help support and engage Gypsy Roma Travellers.

This includes:

• developing staff awareness of GRT history and culture to develop respect and understanding of these communities
• exploring strategies that will develop pupil’s academic literacies across subject areas
• working with disaffected GRT pupils on projects linked to their culture to be shared with the school
• supporting the school to celebrate GRT History Month
• ensuring the Curriculum is GRT inclusive
• allaying parental fears about secondary schools
• encourage improved attendance through better engagement and cultural understanding.

The Equality Diversity Inclusion Team support, consultancy and bespoke training can be bought:

• Through the EDIT Core Support Package
• Using Credits (half day - 320 credits, full day - 630 credits)
• Ad hoc (half day - £330, full day - £650) +VAT if appropriate.