life at chesterfield

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Here at Chesterfield we are constantly striving to make the lives of our students
as enriched and fulfilling as possible. By working with nationally recognised
organisations from across the UK, we’re making every day count.
Here’s who we work with, and what we do…

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SUPPORTERS OF STONEWALL

Chesterfield High School has become a Stonewall Champion school; this has involved the school creating a whole school action plan to tackle homophobia and ensure that our school is a safe place for everyone - students, staff, parents, carers and all our many visitors.

What is Stonewall?
Stonewall is a charity renowned for its campaigning and lobbying. Some major successes include helping achieve the equalisation of the age of consent, lifting the ban on LGB people serving in the military, securing legislation which allowed same-sex couples to adopt and the repeal of Section 28. More recently Stonewall has helped secure civil partnerships and then same-sex marriage, and ensured that the recent Equality Act protected lesbian, gay and bi people in terms of goods and services.

To find our more about Stonewall and the role it plays at Chesterfield High School click here.

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WE ARE A HOLOCAUST BEACON SCHOOL

Chesterfield has recently been named a Holocaust Education Beacon School through the Centre for Holocaust Education. This is the only institution in the world to combine research into classroom needs with programmes specifically designed to enable teachers to meet those needs and challenges related to Holocaust Education. The Centre works in partnership with Pears Foundation and is also funded by the Department for Education (DfE). Recent national research with students showed they encountered the Holocaust within their school curriculum across year groups and in a range of subject areas. We aim to enrich student understanding and disseminate this across our link schools.

Chesterfield is one of 17 Beacon schools in England who are committed to enhancing the teaching and learning about the Holocaust. We will become a dynamic hub serving a network of local schools and will partner with the Centre to improve standards, raise pupil achievement and strengthen SMSC provision. We are committed to the view that the Holocaust is a critically important part of young people’s education while appreciating the complex challenges that this raises as a school subject.

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WORKING WITH NACE

NACE specialises in working with schools and teachers to improve learning for able learners.

Founded in 1983, NACE is recognised nationally and internationally as the UK’s leading independent education organisation in the field of education for able learners.

Through its valuable network of members NACE provides high quality guidance, support and training, enabling teachers to attain the best from able learners in the everyday classroom, whilst enabling all learners to flourish and achieve.

NACE is concerned with supporting schools in getting the very best for their able children. The evidence is now strongly pointing towards the fact that if schools meet the needs of the more able it benefits all.

To find out more about NACE values and the role it plays at Chesterfield High School click here.

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THE navajo AWARD

The Navajo Merseyside & Cheshire LGBTIQA+ Charter Mark is an equality mark sponsored by In-Trust Merseyside and supported by the LGBTIQA+ Community networks across Merseyside– a signifier of good practice, commitment and knowledge of the specific needs, issues and barriers facing LGBTIQA+ people in Merseyside. The Navajo Merseyside Consultative Partnership was formed in 2010 and over 60 cross-sector partners now intend to achieve the Chartermark standards. On the 17th May 2012 the first ever award ceremony was held in Liverpool to celebrate the achievements of the first organisations to gain the Chartermark.

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IQM AWARD

We are delighted to have been awarded the Inclusion Quality Mark’s Inclusive School Award. This follows a 2 day assessment were staff, students, parents, carers and school governors were interviewed by the inspector. Some highlights from the report were;

  • “The Headteacher leads with a truly inclusive heart”
  • “There is a warm atmosphere around the school; visitors are welcomed warmly into the school community. The school is genuinely a happy place to be”
  • “The majority of the teachers, you can really connect with, they will help you and they care and put 100% in. They are fully on board with you and want you to achieve and drive you on to do the best you can”
  • “this School is boss”.

We are proud of each and everyone of our Chesterfield Community who helped us achieve this award.

We also welcomed Dexter, our IQM bear who regularly attends trips and classes to see what the students get up to.