1st Edition

No Outsiders: We Belong Here Lesson Plans to Teach Diversity and Equality in Schools

By Andrew Moffat Copyright 2024
    122 Pages
    by Speechmark

    122 Pages
    by Speechmark

    What does modern Britain look like and how do we prepare our children for life in an ever-changing world? We want children to be able to live and work anywhere and with anyone without fear and without judgement.

    Schools need a strong, confident framework where young people are taught to explore and value their own identities and the identities of others. No Outsiders is a whole school ethos teaching children that everyone is different, and everyone belongs: there are no outsiders at our school because everyone is welcome. Using this book and a common language threaded throughout the school, we can work to challenge prejudice in wider society. The book includes:

    • 43 lesson plans and assembly ideas.
    • A framework to deliver an inclusive curriculum built around picture books written for children aged 4-11, many of which will already be in school libraries.
    • The stories of Head Teachers, speaking of their journeys, challenges, and successes.
    • Innovative ways to keep parents informed and involved.

    Steeped in current practice and easy to implement in your school, No Outsiders: We Belong Here expands the No Outsiders collection with a wealth of new lesson plans and will be an essential resource for primary school teachers, school leaders, and teacher-training providers.

    List of tables

    List of books

    Acknowledgements

    Preface

    Chapter 1: NO OUTSIDERS – WHERE ARE WE NOW?

    Chapter 2: CONVERSATIONS WITH HEAD TEACHERS

    Chapter 3: HOW DO WE BECOME A NO OUTSIDERS SCHOOL?

    Chapter 4: OPEN LESSONS FOR PARENTS

    Chapter 5: WHY CHOOSE THESE PICTURE BOOKS?

    Chapter 6: NO OUTSIDERS: WE BELONG HERE: LESSON PLANS

    Biography

    Andrew Moffat has been a teacher for 27 years and is currently PD (Personal Development) Lead at Excelsior MAT, Birmingham, as well as the CEO of the No Outsiders charity (www.no-outsiders.com). In 2017 Andrew was awarded an MBE for services to equality and diversity in education and in 2019 he was listed as a top ten finalist in the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize. For his role at No Outsiders, and his training of schools across the UK on developing their equality ethos, Andrew was awarded ‘Hero of the year’ by the European Diversity Awards and ‘Role model of the year’ by Pink News. He is also Visiting Professor at the University of Sunderland.