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KS3 - Prejudice - 4 lessons

6 Resources available for download in this module

Prejudice activities for PSHE

Recognising and challenging prejudice. Introduce case studies giving examples of prejudice and make pupils aware of how and where prejudice presents itself.

Below are the lessons in this topic. Click ‘View these lessons’ to download resources

Example of prejudice - homeless person.

What is prejudice?

Students are introduced to the concept of prejudice and define it.

Example of prejudice - religion.

Why is prejudice wrong?

Students study the reasons why prejudice is a negative thing in society.

Example of prejudice - young person in a wheelchair.

Challenging prejudice and discrimination

Students are introduced to ways of dealing with prejudice.

Section of PSHE prejudice teaching resource.

How can we challenge prejudice?

The final lesson in this module develops ideas from the previous lesson about challenging prejudice.

Prejudice Activities for PSHE

As part of the Personal Well-being programme of study, it is important that students understand that all forms of prejudice and discrimination must be challenged at every level in our lives. In this module, we learn about the different kinds of prejudice and ways that it can be challenged.

Lesson 1 – What is Prejudice?

A series of student activities that consider the questions, what is prejudice, who might we be prejudiced against and what forms do prejudices take. A review of this lesson takes the form of a teacher led discussion.

Lesson 2 – Why is Prejudice and Discrimination Wrong?

A group exercise that looks at a series of case studies and allows students to present their thoughts the consequences of prejudice and discrimination for these people.

Lesson 3 – Challenging Prejudice and Discrimination

Using a range of different scenarios, students role-play the issues they may face and how their actions may affect others.

Lesson 4 – How Can We Challenge Prejudice

In the last session of this module, students must think of ways to eradicate the issues that have been identified in the previous lessons.