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What is the Yellow Flag?
The Yellow Flag Programme provides a practical series of 8 steps that brings issues of interculturalism, equality and diversity into the whole-school programme and allows schools to apply them to the day to day running of the school. It works with students, staff, management, parents and wider community groups so that issues of diversity and equality are not merely seen as "school subjects" but can be understood and taken outside the school setting into everyone's personal lives.
In parallel with the Green Schools, the Yellow Flag Diversity in Schools is both a practical programme and an award scheme, therefore; on completing these steps, and being assessed externally, the school is awarded its "Yellow Flag" in recognition of its work in promoting diversity & inclusion. The award is publicised locally, and the school can fly its flag with pride and use the logo on its official correspondence.
Download 'Information Leaflet' here
8 STEPS OF THE PROGRAMME
Steps of the Yellow Flag Programme:
1. Intercultural and Anti-Racism Training for Staff and Management
2. Going beyond the School’s Walls: Engaging with the Community
3. Establishing a Diversity Committee
4. Conducting an Intercultural Review
5. Formulating an Action Plan for a Diverse School
6. Monitoring and Evaluation and Information Dissemination
7. Curriculum work
8. Production of a diversity code and anti racist policy for the school
Piloting Yellow Flag Programme
Yellow Flag programme was successfully piloted by the Irish Traveller Movement in 4 schools, 2 Primary & 2 Secondary in the academic year Sept 2008 to June 2009. All 4 schools were then awarded a Yellow flag which was presented by Minister Hannifin at an awards ceremony in Trinity College Dublin in Oct 09 in recognition of their work around diversity & social inclusion. A research report on the pilot & a handbook for future schools was also published during 2009. Please click on the links belows to download/view
schools involved in the pilot programme and the research report.
A roundtable discussion was also held in December 2008 to bring together key stakeholders to support the development of the programme. This can be downloaded from the link below.
Download 'Yellow Flag Newsletter' here
What's New
Yellow Flag Programme - Application Form Sept 2011/June 2012
The Irish Traveller Movement is now seeking applications from schools that are interested in running the Yellow Flag Intercultural Programme in their school in September 2011. This is open to both Primary & Secondary Schools. The Yellow Flag is a practical schools based programme and award scheme which recognises a schools work in promoting diversity and inclusion. The programme works through an 8 practical steps model which allows schools to apply those steps to the day to day running of the school. To register your schools application and or for more information on the Yellow Flag log onto the Irish Traveller Movement website http://www.itmtrav.ie/keyissues/Yellow_Flag or contact Paula Madden at yellowflagprogramme@gmail.com The number of schools selected is subject to funding. Closing date for applications is the 30th of June 2011.
You can also downlaod the recent Yellow Flag Awards Press Release Below
Download 'Yellow Flag Programme - Application Form Sept 2011/June 2012' here
Download 'Yellow Flag Award PRESS RELEASE' here
