School Updates and Events
At Unity Community Primary School, we’re proud to be at the heart of a strong, diverse community.
We regularly bring families, students, and staff together to celebrate and support one another. Here are some of our recent highlights:
22 July 2025
UNICEF’s Respecting Schools Award: Unity goes Gold!
UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and their rights. The Rights Respecting Schools Award is granted to schools that show commitment to promoting children’s rights and encouraging adults, children and young people to respect the rights of others in school.
In 2015, Unity Community Primary School became a Rights Respecting school & in 2019, we achieved the Gold level of the award. This year, we are delighted to have been re-accredited as a Gold Rights Respecting school by UNICEF UK!
This is the highest accolade given by UNICEF UK and shows a deep commitment to children’s rights at all levels of school life. We are one of over 350 schools in the UK to have reached the highest stage of the RRSA.
The Award recognises how we put the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of our school’s planning, policies and practice. At Unity, we have achieved this by always understanding and learning the convention’s 54 articles, the ABCDE of rights, and the responsibility that all adults have as ‘rights bearers’. We respect and practice our children’s rights through our student elected Rights Parliament team, who serve as the voice of Unity and advocate for the rights of every child. As well as this, we have a Rights Respecting Charter in every classroom, which are chosen and agreed upon by the whole class community. Our schoolwide events such as International Day, Polling Day, Fundraiser for Palestine and our Green Heroes also display our commitment to being a Gold Rights Respecting school, where children’s rights aren’t just learned, but practised, protected and promoted everyday.
About the UNICEF UK Rights Respecting Schools Award: The UNICEF UK Rights Respecting Schools initiative is aimed at schools across the UK, including those in an early years setting. Currently, it works with nearly 5,000 primary schools, secondary schools, schools for children and young people with special educational needs and pupil referral units across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Schools have reported a positive impact on pupil behaviour, relationships and well-being by enhancing pupils’ self-esteem, leading to less truancy and bullying, better learning and improved academic standards.
17 July 2025
Year 6 Unity Awards Ceremony
After a wonderfully jam-packed few weeks here at Unity, we’re getting ready to say goodbye for six weeks of summer holiday. This, very sadly, also means saying farewell to all our amazing Year 6 students, who will be leaving us to begin their exciting new journeys at high school!
We are so proud of the Unity Year 6 Class of 2025. Throughout their time at Unity, they have inspired us with their hard work, lifelong friendships, and many school achievements. Some students have even been with us for over 7 years!
To celebrate their time with us, we hosted the Year 6 Unity Awards Ceremony — an amazing afternoon filled with singing, speeches, and special memories shared by our students and staff. During the event, we presented awards to recognise how incredibly well all the students have represented Unity and embodied our school values, which we hope they carry with them into the future. Each award, reflecting the values that define our school and its remarkable students, was voted for by the Year 6 classes, making every winner especially meaningful as they were chosen by classmates.
We also enjoyed fantastic performances from our Year 6 pupils, who came together as a year group to sing for our audience of students, staff, and families. Heartfelt speeches were given by students as they shared some of their favourite memories — from trips like Ghyll Head and celebrations like International Day, to sports clubs, friendships, and teachers. We also handed out Leavers’ Yearbooks for each student to cherish, filled with messages from teachers and photos of their best times at Unity.
It was a truly wonderful celebration! Thank you to all the families who came to celebrate our Year 6 pupils, your support over the years has helped them grow into such inspiring young people.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners. You have truly shown the Unity spirit through your growth, kindness, and hard work. We have loved watching the fun memories, lifelong friendships, and powerful impact you have made here at Unity, something we will continue to celebrate. You will be missed!
Our Award Winners:
Creative Award – Seli & Raseel
Thoughtful Award – Husna & Dua
Valuing Difference Award – Tatyana & Jacob
Courageous Award – Niyar & Omar
Inspiring Award – Omar & Sarah
Honest Award – Yusuf & Helen
Outstanding Pupil Award – Hadia & Maias
10 – 11 July 2025
Sports Week 2025: Street Dance with Kieran Lai & Year 6 Football Match
As part of our Sports Week, Unity had an exciting visit from World Champion Street Dancer, Kieran Lai!
Fresh from the set of the movie Wicked, Kieran gave an amazing morning assembly. All the children got warmed up ready for their workshops and were lucky enough to watch Kieran perform an incredible dance routine. He even managed to get Mr Cook and Mr Evans to show off their moves – leaving everyone impressed!
Over two days, each class also took part in their own personal dance workshop, learning some fun new moves – popping, locking and freestyling. It was amazing seeing everyone so engaged and enjoying themselves – even the teachers! At the end of the week, some of our most eager pupils took part in a dance masterclass to get personal training from Kieran, bringing together all the moves they’d learned and performing it to our parents. A huge thank you to Kieran for bringing his passion and energy to Unity. We all had an unforgettable time!
After-school on Thursday, we also enjoyed our end of year Football match between Year 6 students and some of our teachers! There was a great turn out, with children either getting involved or supporting from the sidelines. It was a wonderful, light-hearted way to celebrate Sports Week and our Year 6’s final term together before high school! Well done to everyone involved and a big thanks to all our teachers who played!
09 July 2025
Sports Week 2025: Martial Arts, First Aid and Community Rounders
As part of our Sports Week, children across the school have taken part various amazing workshops today, learning all about health, safety and first aid.
Our Nursery and Reception children became real-life ninjas as they took part in a martial arts workshop from Bee-Safe Manchester! They learned lots of important personal safety skills, including how to stay safe when separated from an adult. The workshop also involved crawling, punching, stretching and kicking, activities which develop motor skills, agility and balance. Thank you to all the parents who came to watch and support our Early Years Ninjas.
Our year 4, 5 and 6 classes were joined by Coach Taylor from Manchester United for a ‘Mini Medics’ first-aid workshop, where children learned essential skills for emergency situations. We were taught about first-aid kits, the recovery position and how to do CPR, with everyone getting a chance to practice on a medical dummy. Thank you Coach Taylor for leading this important workshop!
We ended the day with a huge community rounders game where pupils, staff and parents got involved for an afternoon in the sun. It was amazing to see such a big turn out and pupils from all year groups having fun and taking a turn to bat! A special shout-out to Mr Evans for organising the whole event (and perfecting his underarm throw). What a wonderful end to the day and thank you to all the parents that came to watch, support and play rounders with us!
04 July 2025
International Day 2025
What an unforgettable International Day we had this year – a celebration that truly lives up to our ‘Unity’ name!
We loved seeing all the vibrant outfits representing cultures and countries from all over the world. In our morning assembly we discovered Unity has connections to over 50 countries, and all of our pupils got the chance to show off their heritage with pride in the annual Fashion Show. What a powerful reminder of how truly international our school is!
Throughout the school day, each class chose a different country, learning all about its culture, history, and food – with creative projects and storytelling visits from parents! Whether it was music, art, stories, or writing, each country was brought to life in the classroom.
We ended the day with our annual Community Picnic – which was a huge success thanks to the amazing support of our families, staff and everyone who joined in on the celebrations! The whole community shared delicious food from all over the world and enjoyed the stalls and games organised by our staff. One highlight was a special visit from Manchester United’s Fred the Red, who played a fun penalty shootout to raise money for the school!
A special shoutout to families who brought in incredible dishes to share – your generosity (and cooking!) made the day even more special. And massive thank you to everyone for making the day such a success – staff, parents, and our incredible children. We couldn’t do it without you. Here’s to another year of our community – united in diversity!
Fay Selvan, our Big Life CEO, shared:
“What stood out most was seeing different countries represented and chatting with children about their backgrounds. It was also lovely to see friendships thriving across nationalities – from Ukraine and Sri Lanka to Syria and Ethiopia, children came together to celebrate difference and unity”.
04 July 2025
Our Green Heroes take Market Street!
Our inspiring Green Heroes have gone above and beyond, taking part in the national Young Marketeers initiative run by School Food Matters. The exciting initiative teaches children all about where food comes from, how to grow it and how to set up a stall!
Our students have worked hard over the last few months growing their own vegetables right here at the school. As a result, they had the brilliant experience of selling their very own fresh produce at the Makers Market on Market Street, with all the money raised going towards the food redistribution charity FareShare Greater Manchester.
They sold a delicious range of potatoes, onions, chard, lettuces, and much more! We got lots of support from both the public and our parents, who loved the fresh produce and veg – even getting a visit from Mayor Andy Burnham!
It was a wonderful afternoon seeing our hard-working Green Heroes in action! We are so proud of all of them and loved seeing them get involved with such an amazing opportunity. Well done to the Unity Green Heroes!
27 June 2025
Nursery’s Fabulous Farm Visit
The Unity Nursery had a very exciting visit from the Mobile Farm this week, for their ‘Fabulous Farm Animals’ topic this half term!
It was a wonderful visit and unique opportunity to meet and interact with real farm animals right here at Nursery! During the day, the children met a variety of animals including cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, and goats. They were very excited to pet, stroke, and even brush some of the animals, showing gentle care and curiosity.
It was a great experience for all and a wonderful memory to mark the end of the year at Nursery. We especially loved the farm dog and really wanted to keep her as our own school mascot, she was adorable! We’re so proud of how engaged and enthusiastic the children have been — it’s been a truly memorable term on our Fabulous Farm!
19 June 2025
Our Year 5 Cricket Finalists
Today, our incredible Year 5 cricketers competed in the Manchester Primary Cricket Finals!
With over 100 schools from across Manchester taking part in the various cricket competitions this year, we are so proud to celebrate our team finishing in the Top 10!!
It was an amazing day and so wonderful to see all the hard work and respect shown by our school team – especially in such sweltering conditions! Each and every student who took part should be so proud! Special Unity shoutouts go to Haroon for his incredible 28 run over (in just 5 balls!) and to Omar for hitting various 6s and getting several wickets and catches!
We are so proud of all of you! Well done!
17 June 2025
Year 6 Trip to Crosby Beach
To celebrate the end of year, and final term, for our Year 6’s, we enjoyed an amazing day trip to Crosby Beach. Our students spent most of the morning working on some Geography observations, an exciting hands-on way to practice their research skills.
Afterwards, we were all able to spend lots of free time on the beach to enjoy the (small bit of) sun! We spent the afternoon playing football and cricket, and the students even loved burying one another in the sand.
It was wonderful to see our Year 6’s so engaged and making such special memories with friends before the end of term and before high school!
What a great way to celebrate all of our Year 6’s hard work!
