What are they like?

Veena SoniGateshead Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement

Service

Global citizenship

Not a national curriculum subject however relevant to every subject within it and at all key stages.

It enables teachers to deliver the values which are central to the National curriculum.

Global citizen

Is aware of the wider world and has a sense of their own role as a world citizen

Respects and values diversity

Has an understanding of how the world works economically, politically, socially, culturally, technologically and environmentally

Global citizen

Participates in and contributes to the community at a range of levels from the local to the global

Is willing to act to make the world a more equitable and sustainable place

Takes responsibility for their actions

Local and global themes

Theme - Understanding Diversity

Designed to find out what extent pupils have preconceived ideas about characteristics based on race/ethnicity and gender

Learning objectives

To challenge stereotypes of people and places and offer pupils a more balanced view

To encourage pupils to focus on the similarities between people and value the common humanity shared by us all

To encourage pupils to express their own opinions and value the opinions of others

Learning objectives

To develop an understanding that people may be treated less fairly because of their race, gender, disability, sexuality, age and class

To develop in pupils a positive sense of their own identity, and a respect for the identity of others

What you need

Photos of six children/young people- 3 boys and 3 girls

What to do Look carefully at each of the photos

and agree which word best describes

each one and why?

Evaluation

Analyse and interpret the results before and after you have developed links

Contact

Veena SoniDryden Centre

Evistones RdGatesheadNE9 5UR

Tel No 0191-4338692E-mail veenasoni@gateshead.gov.uk