Stockwood Park Academy achieves gold award for race equality

The Academy has been recognised nationally for its commitment to improving race equality and prioritising an inclusive culture where staff, students, parents and partners of all ethnicities are equally valued, by being awarded the gold level RACE Chartermark.

Mumin Humayun, Head of School, said: “I am so proud of the contribution made by the whole school community – staff, students and parents – to achieve this GOLD mark. Post pandemic, many young people missed out on opportunities to celebrate each other’s culture but during the last 18 months we have been able to bridge this. Events like Black History Month, Culture Day, World Hijab Day, cooking competitions, community Iftar, Great Union Day and local tours have given up an opportunity to celebrate all that is wonderful about our Academy. The RACE Charter Mark has given us an opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to race equality – it matters to us because it matters to our children at TSPA.”

Developed by SSAT (the Schools, Students and Teachers network) and Fig Tree International, the Race and Conscious Equality (RACE) Charter Mark is for schools, academies and colleges, both in the state and private sectors, in the UK who wish to demonstrate their commitment to action and improvement in relation to race equality in all aspects of their work as educators, employers and community leaders.

Since achieving the bronze chartermark in 2021 The Stockwood Park Academy has used the chartermark framework to conduct a thorough review of practice and progressed implementation of actions set out in its original submission.

It has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to training and development and re-submitted an evaluation detailing their work towards equality so far and ambitious plans for RACE going forward.

Angelina Idun, Director of Education, SSAT said: “I am delighted that The Stockwood Park Academy has been awarded the gold RACE Charter mark. Their application and action plan clearly show a positive ethos and culture which champions and strives for conscious equality and inclusivity throughout the school community. We look forward to continuing to work with the school to see their strategic vision fully realised.”