Our Mission Statement

EARA stands for Equalities And Rights Advocates.

At Hatch Warren Juniors, we believe that everyone has the right to be treated with equality, respect and have their voices listened to.

As Equality And Rights Advocates, it is our mission to: 

• Ensure everyone is heard 
• Ensure that everyone feels valued and respected 
• Spread awareness of children’s rights
• Ensure that everyone has equal opportunities
• Ensure our school community respects equity and equality. 

What does the group do?

Our school is part of the Basingstoke and Deane Inclusion and Diversity Partnership.  We get to work with children from EARA groups across Basingstoke to learn all about diversity and inclusion.  The group work together to ensure that everyone in our school is treated with respect, that everyone is equal and everyone's voice is heard.  

Our EARA Team for 2023-2024

We have 16 members of our new EARA team.  They had to apply for their role and were selected from over 60 applications this year!

What have we been up to?

At our first meeting in the Spring term, we had an afternoon training session all about what the EARA team is and what our aims are.  We played a game where we had to listen carefully to each other and then we celebrated the fact that we are all different.  We looked at what we can tell about a person from the way they look and what we can't tell.  

After this, classes worked on these ideas as part of their Children's Mental Health Week activities.  As part of 'Together Thursday', they looked at exploring the benefits of being connected to each other and understanding the importance of inclusivity.

In March, we went to our first EARA meeting with other schools.  Five of the EARA team went to Oakley Infant School to take part in the EARA training there.  The children started to look at the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (the UNCRC) and had to decide which 6 rights they would take on a rocket to the moon to form a new society there!  They had some great ideas to bring back to our next EARA meeting in school.  Well done team!