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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
Kirsten Irvine, a pupil at Port Glasgow High School, shares her views on their school partnership with Nguludi High in Malawi, in this award winning article.
Help stimulate curiosity about a partner school and reflect on what you might share about your school with this simple 10/10/10 activity.
Aims
- Stimulate interest and curiosity about your partner school
- Start a dialogue between partners schools based on equal terms
© Andrea Bregoff
This activity is designed to find out the extent to which pupils are able to empathise with people whose lives may seem different from their own. It also considers the extent to which pupils understand their place in an interconnected world and how they can make a change.
Aims
This activity is designed to find out the extent to which:
- Young people are able to make connections between their lives and the lives of others locally and globally
- Young people think they can make a difference
