Helping strategies

1. Helping strategies Learning objectives: To be able to understand why it is important to challenge racism. To be able to understand that different forms of racism might require different forms of responding. To be able to understand that it is necessary to consider the situation and the people involved. This resource leads on from the Responding to Racism lesson plan. It recaps the Responding to Racism plan in the first few slides, before moving onto the main activity.This resource leads on from the Responding to Racism lesson plan. It recaps the Responding to Racism plan in the first few slides, before moving onto the main activity.

2. The purpose of this introduction is to ensure that pupils understand what racism is, and what different forms racism can come in. If you have conducted the �How do we define racism?� or �What does racism look like?� lesson plans then you could use the post-it notes that they created during these lessons to prompt ideas from them. Show the pupils the following definition of racism (this is also on the PowerPoint version of this resource): The purpose of this introduction is to ensure that pupils understand what racism is, and what different forms racism can come in. If you have conducted the �How do we define racism?� or �What does racism look like?� lesson plans then you could use the post-it notes that they created during these lessons to prompt ideas from them. Show the pupils the following definition of racism (this is also on the PowerPoint version of this resource):

3. What do we mean by ethnic background? Description of �ethnic/racial background� An �ethnic/racial background� is the way a person describes themselves in terms of the colour of their skin; the country they live in; the country they were born in; their parent�s nationality; and their religion. A person may describe themselves using one, a few, or maybe even all of these descriptions. Everyone has an ethnic or racial background� If you have not used previous lesson plans, ask pupils to consider what their ethnic/racial background is?Everyone has an ethnic or racial background� If you have not used previous lesson plans, ask pupils to consider what their ethnic/racial background is?

4. More on racism� Then ask pupils to think of some different forms of racist behaviour. You can use the following questions to prompt them (see slide). By recapping this information, pupils will be better equipped for designing a helping leaflet or planning a strategy that addresses one or more of these behaviours. Then ask pupils to think of some different forms of racist behaviour. You can use the following questions to prompt them (see slide). By recapping this information, pupils will be better equipped for designing a helping leaflet or planning a strategy that addresses one or more of these behaviours.

5. Responding to racism� This starter activity recaps what pupils learned from the �Responding to racism� lesson plan. Give a post-it note out to each pupil and ask them to each think of one type of racist behaviour, and then consider the best way that a person could respond to that type of racism. Ask pupils to bring their post-it note to the front of the class and stick the post-its up on the wall. Form a brief class discussion using a selection of post-it notes to get pupils thinking, using the following prompt questions: Prompt questions: Is it always possible to respond in this way? When is this the best possible way to respond? How do you think it would help? Do you think people do respond in this way, or just think that they should? Why, why not? Do you think people are aware that this is a way they can get help? Do you think there is anything about this way of responding that might worry people who experience racism? What do you think would need to happen for them to feel more comfortable about responding to racism in this way?This starter activity recaps what pupils learned from the �Responding to racism� lesson plan. Give a post-it note out to each pupil and ask them to each think of one type of racist behaviour, and then consider the best way that a person could respond to that type of racism. Ask pupils to bring their post-it note to the front of the class and stick the post-its up on the wall. Form a brief class discussion using a selection of post-it notes to get pupils thinking, using the following prompt questions: Prompt questions: Is it always possible to respond in this way? When is this the best possible way to respond? How do you think it would help? Do you think people do respond in this way, or just think that they should? Why, why not? Do you think people are aware that this is a way they can get help? Do you think there is anything about this way of responding that might worry people who experience racism? What do you think would need to happen for them to feel more comfortable about responding to racism in this way?

6. Tell people about it�. Main activity: Creating a leaflet or designing a new strategy (40 minutes) Pupils will now choose whether they want to create a leaflet highlighting the many different ways that they could respond to racism in school, or design a new strategy that would help young people in Sandwell deal with racism more effectively. Leaflet � Pupils creating a leaflet should consider all the available means of reporting and responding to racism that they are aware of in school. The aim of this leaflet is to make more people aware of how easy it is to respond to racism in school, and try and prevent it from happening again. New strategy � Pupils designing a new strategy to help people deal with racism more effectively should consider where other strategies have failed, and use this to make their helping strategy even stronger. Pupils might want to consider a number of different options, from reporting systems to websites or posters/drama sessions. Why not try adding these projects to the school intranet, or putting a display of ideas around the school? You could also encourage pupils to use different types of materials when creating a new strategy: could they create podcasts, or short films?Main activity: Creating a leaflet or designing a new strategy (40 minutes) Pupils will now choose whether they want to create a leaflet highlighting the many different ways that they could respond to racism in school, or design a new strategy that would help young people in Sandwell deal with racism more effectively. Leaflet � Pupils creating a leaflet should consider all the available means of reporting and responding to racism that they are aware of in school. The aim of this leaflet is to make more people aware of how easy it is to respond to racism in school, and try and prevent it from happening again. New strategy � Pupils designing a new strategy to help people deal with racism more effectively should consider where other strategies have failed, and use this to make their helping strategy even stronger. Pupils might want to consider a number of different options, from reporting systems to websites or posters/drama sessions. Why not try adding these projects to the school intranet, or putting a display of ideas around the school? You could also encourage pupils to use different types of materials when creating a new strategy: could they create podcasts, or short films?

7. Plenary/feedback What help could you suggest to a friend who was experiencing racism? How could you help someone from school who you didn�t know well, but knew was experiencing racism? Where else could your leaflet/strategy help other people deal with racism? Ask pupils questions to reiterate the learning objectives. For example: What help could you suggest to a friend who was experiencing racism? How could you help someone from school who you didn�t know well, but knew was experiencing racism? Where else could your leaflet/strategy help other people deal with racism?Ask pupils questions to reiterate the learning objectives. For example: What help could you suggest to a friend who was experiencing racism? How could you help someone from school who you didn�t know well, but knew was experiencing racism? Where else could your leaflet/strategy help other people deal with racism?