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Stories can be a great way into learning about global issues even with very young children. These activities provide some starting points.
Lisa Williams from the Edinburgh Caribbean Association, reflects on how Scottish teachers are responding to calls to decolonise the curriculum and take forward an Anti-Racist education approach in the classroom.
A rights based approach promotes inclusion and participation. This activity enables children to explore their views on how inclusive their school feels.
Navan Govender from the Anti-Racist collective and Strathclyde University explores the interconnections between literacy, language and power and why as educators, we need to better understand and reflect the diversity in our classrooms so that all learners can thrive.
Sheena Bell, professional development officer at SCILT, explores the many ways in which Learning for Sustainability makes a great context for modern language learning.
Teacher and activist, Nuzhat Uthmani, kicks off our series of opinion pieces considering what it means to be an anti-racist educator in Scotland and what needs to change in our approach. She outlines what decolonising the curriculum means for her.
Using a series of short films based on the experiences of children living in very different situations from around the world, pupils will explore what ‘happiness’ means. Films are aimed at children who are 8+.
The world of fiction has much to offer everyone. Let’s make sure every child can access a book. Charlotte Dwyer from Scotdec looks at the issue.
By using photos as stimulus material, this activity encourages the use of critical thinking skills to assess viewpoints and challenge injustice.
Aims
- To develop understanding of the nature of prejudice and ways to combat it.
- To build confidence in detecting bias, opinions and stereotypes in the media.
A simple technique to help pupils reflect on the views of others and to build empathy.
Aims
- To think about ‘perspective’ and how we create our point of view
- To reflect on how images can be used to challenge or change our perspective
