Embedding Race Equality

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Show Racism the Red Card is an anti-racism
education charity which aims to use the
high-profile of professional footballers as
anti-racism role models.
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Why are we here today?
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Activity The Witches of Glum
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Witches of Glum

• True / False?
• The city as ruled by an old king who could no
  longer walk.
• Groga was a wicked witch who lived in a cave on
  the other side of the lake.
• The castle was in the centre of the city.
• The stranger wanted to be made king in return for
  killing Groga.
• Princess Christina was very beautiful.

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• True or False?
• The city was ruled by an old king who could no
  longer walk

FALSE
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• True or False?
• 2. Groga was a wicked witch who lived in a cave
  on the other side of the lake.

FALSE
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True or False? 3. The castle was in the centre
of the city.
TRUE
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• True or False?
• 4. The Stranger wanted to be made King in return
  for killing Groga.

FALSE
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• True or False?
• 5. Princess Christina was very beautiful.

FALSE
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But I dont need training Im not racist
Every teacher brings a set of cultural norms and
practices to the classroom which affects their
attitudes and behaviour. We all have prejudice
which comes from a variety of sources
upbringing, media, work colleagues,
neighbourhood, religion, experiences etc. Many of
these prejudices are so deep they are often
sub-conscious. We can do something about our
prejudices, by being aware if them and finding
out more information to dispel them.
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But surely racism is not really an issue
nowadays?
83 of questionnaire respondents reported that
they had witnessed racist attitudes or behaviours
amongst their students.
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• But we dont have any.......
• Research sponsored by the DfES in mainly white
  schools found that
• 25 per cent of the pupils from minority ethnic
  backgrounds in the sample had experienced racist
  name-calling within the previous seven days.
• A third of the pupils of minority ethnic
  backgrounds reported experiences of hurtful
  name-calling and verbal abuse either at school or
  during the school journey
• Half of these (one in six overall) the
  harassment was continuing or had continued over
  an extended period of time.

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But I dont notice colour I treat all pupils
the same
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Oh nohere come the PC BRIGADE
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• Impact?
• As with society at large, teachers may hold
  mistaken or stereotypical perceptions about
  groups from particular backgrounds
• Stereotyped perceptions can result in depressed
  expectations, low pupil self-esteem and
  underachievement
• It is important to understand that a teacher
  should have high expectations for all pupils

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• Creating Equality in the Classroom
• Reflect on expectations and assumptions
• Provide a culturally affirming curriculum
• Address racism
• Explore ways to raise attainment
• Access advice and support

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• Public Sector Equality Duty
• All public bodies, including schools have a
  requirement to
• Eliminate discrimination, harassment,
  victimisation and any other conduct that is
  prohibited by or under the Act
• Advance equality of opportunity between persons
  who share a relevant protected characteristic and
  persons who do not share it
• Foster good relations between persons who share
  a relevant protected characteristic and persons
  who do not share it.

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Ofsted
We will be considering equality throughout all of
our judgements. We believe it should be reflected
in all aspects of school life and to have a
standalone judgment is not the most appropriate
way to ensure the principles of equality permeate
all elements of school. Ofsted October 2011
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• According to the new OFSTED inspection framework
  (January 2012), in order to achieve Outstanding
  (Grade 1), the school needs to meet the following
  criteria
• Behaviour and safety Outstanding
• 8. Pupils are acutely aware of different forms of
  bullying and instrumental in preventing its
  occurrence.
• Overall effectiveness Outstanding
• 4. The schools relentless and wide-ranging
  promotion of the pupils spiritual, moral,
  social and cultural development enables pupils
  and groups of pupils to thrive in a supportive,
  highly cohesive learning community.

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Promoting Race Equality a Whole School Approach
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Aims

• To emphasise the need for a whole school approach
  to race equality.
• To encourage reflection on current teaching
  approaches
• To provide starting points to begin embedding
  equality in the curriculum

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Why do we need to think about this with young
children?
Studies by Jeffcoate (1979) show that White
nursery children learn not to express negative
attitudes in front of adults. They pick up
unspoken messages that there are times when they
are expected to express what they feel and others
when they should not.
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• Discussing similarities and differences between
  young people
• Discuss the things we all share - our
  common humanity, our concern for others, our need
  to be loved, our need to eat and sleep and play
  and have a home and clothes - all of which can be
  different.
• Give all children the opportunity to
  discuss similarities and differences between
  people skin colours, hair textures, eye, lip and
  nose shapes, temperaments and abilities, about
  cultural differences and about how positive
  self-identity and self-esteem develops.
• By not giving a negative message by trying
  to silence children or not answering their
  questions properly or saying the subject isnt
  something to be talked about.

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Stories
What can we use to discuss these issues with
young children?
Skin Tone Paper

• Persona Dolls

Photographs
Multicultural Crayons
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Class 1, Turtles Elwood Infant School
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I Know a Culture ACTIVITY
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Choose an adjective from the list below to
describe how you feel about the statement
Bizarre Delightful
Interesting Disturbing
Exotic Normal
Disgusting Amusing
Boring  
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• When we are not fully informed about something it
  can seem frightening and different
• The more we find out about difference the easier
  it is to understand.
• As educators we have to be careful when
  discussing difference that we dont just focus on
  the exotic or the curious and that we use
  accessible language and dont reinforce fear and
  stereotypes.

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Embedding Equality ACTIVITY
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Teacher Today we are going to learn about our
ancestors, the Anglo Saxons
Muslim Pupil Are the Anglo Saxons Muslim Miss?
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Teacher We have a day devoted to African
culture.
What is African culture? African Music? What is
the Equivalent European Music? There are vast
cultural, geographical, political and economic
differences within and between countries.
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At this time about 1750 not many people
thought there was anything wrong with slavery.
I am angry with this, because the author is
forgetting the slaves were people too. They
didnt want to be slaves for the rest of their
lives. He did not even stop to think what hes
writing about. I think hes cruel. He may not
think there was anything wrong with slavery
because it was not him who had to be a slave. If
he was split away from his family he would not
like that. That is exactly what happened to the
slaves. He should be ashamed of himself writing
this. From an essay by a Year 9 student at a
London school,
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Undertake a Diversity Walk through the school.

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Who needs to be involved?
Head teacher
Admin Staff
Class Teachers
Senior Management
Classroom Assistants
Pupils
Parents and Carers
Governors
Lunchtime Supervisors
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Recognising and Responding to Racist Incidents
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• To feel more confident recognising racist
  incidents
• To understand the value of responding
  appropriately to racist incidents

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• What is a racist incident?

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• Activity

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Stephen Lawrence
Stephen Lawrence was brutally killed on 22
April 1993. Stephen was not involved in any
criminal activity. He did not know his killers
and his killers did not know him. He died as a
result of an unprovoked racist attack. Just last
month, 18 years after his death, two people were
convicted for Stephens murder, though others
involved in the crime still remain free. The
determination of Stephens Mum and Dad to see
justice done has helped many people to understand
that racism is damaging and destructive and that
prejudice can be murderous. Not only that, but
that racism comes in many forms and in many
places- not just in violent attacks in dark
streets. It can be institutionalised. Their
perseverance has led to a change in the law in
Britain. Lesson adapted from Coming Unstuck by
Dylan Theodore, Hampshire County
Council. Cards/story Verna Allette Wilkins The
Life of Stephen Lawrence
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The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Definition "A
racist incident is any incident which is
perceived to be racist by the victim or any other
person."
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• Why should we report and record racist incidents?
• Many Local Authorities have procedures in place
  whereby schools are expected to report all racist
  incidents to them
• Schools need to be able to identify any patterns
  to racist incidents.
• It allows schools to monitor the success of any
  strategies they have put in place to prevent or
  reduce racism.
• To identify training needs for teachers, pupils
  and school staff.
• It demonstrates a positive ethos where all pupils
  are valued and racism and discrimination are not
  accepted.

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• Activity
• Case Studies

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The Ripple Effect
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Dont ignore it by thinking this is the other
guy and I cannot be involved, I would say, you
have to be involved because if not, god forbid,
the same thing can happen again, no matter how
wonderful a country is, you only need a couple of
people that start spreading rumours and the whole
darn thing can come tumbling down worse than an
earthquake.
Mollie Stanber, Jewish Holocaust survivor
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Educating Against Racism
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Aims
To explore the external influences on young
peoples attitudes To provide starting points
for discussion about racism with young people
To identify ways to respond to negative
attitudes to create positive change To look
at extension activities to address racism
throughout the curriculum
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Promoting the Positive. What about Challenging
the Negative?
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New Neighbours
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Burning Questions
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GENOCIDE
The Seeds and Weeds of Racism
MURDER
PHYSICAL ATTACKS
SEGREGATION
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
DISCRIMINATION
SCAPEGOATING
NAME CALLING
PREJUDICE
STEREOTYPING
Poverty
Colonialism and Slavery
Literature
Experiences
Language
False Scientific Theories
Education or lack of
Media
International and National events
Family/Friends
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Our Resources
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Paul Mortimer A Personal Testimony