Addressing Prejudice and Discrimination in Educational Settings
The scenarios presented highlight instances of prejudice and discrimination within a school environment, emphasizing the importance of promoting equality and respecting protected characteristics. Issues such as racism, ableism, and derogatory language are addressed, underscoring the need for inclusive and diverse school environments that celebrate differences and foster acceptance.
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The Equality Act 2010 Session 2: Focus Upon Prejudice and Protected Characteristics Joni Stidwell - Equalities Officer for Education Joni.Stidwell@durham.gov.uk
A new pupil from China has no spoken English and can t express himself. In the school playground one of the pupils in his class starts to happy slap him. Other pupils laugh and the boy is humiliated, and has a red hand mark on his face. The pupil is unable to describe the incident to the TA who supports him in lessons, but other pupils give a clear account.
Two pupils overhear a caretaker making comments about Gypsies, saying that their site should be shut down and they were trouble .
Two pupils are overheard saying they are going to meet outside the paki shop that night.
Three Year 6 girls are practicing dance routines in the corner of the playground. One of them gets silly waving her head around and another one says, Stop being a spacker!
A parent is overheard saying that the white mother of a black child within the school must have spent too much time on the sunbed when she was pregnant .
Year 3 are making mothers day cards. One pupils says she wants to make two cards because she has two mummies. Some of the other pupils laugh and one calls her a lesbian.
A Year 4 pupil calls his friend a paki. Both children are white.
At playtime the Year 5 boys are playing football. Two girls come to join in. One boy states Girls can t play football.
During an after school sports club with a coach, the coach overhears one Year 6 boy mutter to a Year 4 boy who misses the ball, You're such a girl!
An autistic Year 3 child is given a playmobile character by the teacher. He responds by dropping it and saying Urgghh I won't play that, it's got brown skin!
Year 4 are watching a childish cartoon during wet playtime. One year 4 boy whispers to the girl beside him, This is so gay!
A Year 5 girl is reading with a teaching assistant. She sees a character in the book wearing a turban and says, My Dad says the terrorists are moving into Durham .
A Polish girl regularly brings a packed lunch to school which contains a casserole and rice. A couple of children sat near her often giggle and make smelly gestures when she opens her lunchbox.
Whilst playing in the yard at hometime a Year 5 child is overheard giggling and saying to another Year 5 child, Your brother is so gay! The children both laugh.
A Year 6 girl is chatting to a Year 4 girl at the lunch table. She asks, God, is your Mam having another baby?
