the chance to try something new that could lead to good things

treating someone unfairly or being unkind to them just because of how old or young they are

Ageism

RSHE (PSHE)

The Equality Act

Stereotypes and their impact

Prejudice and discrimination in Britain

This unit helps pupils understand the importance of equality and diversity by exploring The Equality Act, stereotypes, and their impact. Pupils will learn about prejudice and discrimination in Britain, how the law protects people, and reflect on stereotypes in their own lives.

Communities: How are we all different?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

treating someone unfairly because of their age

saying "older people can’t learn new things"

listening to your grandparents’ stories

Age is a protected characteristic, so it's illegal to discriminate based on age.

It says everyone must be exactly the same age to be treated fairly.

It says people can discriminate as long as they apologise afterwards.

How does the Equality Act 2010 protect people from ageism?

Ageism doesn’t just hurt older people - it can hurt {{}} people too.

confront the person on your own without telling anyone else

ignore it and hope it goes away by itself

get support from trusted adults if needed

What is the safest way to challenge ageism?

Which word means when someone judges or dislikes others unfairly, without knowing them?

to believe something about them without knowing if it's true

to ask them lots of questions about themselves

What does it mean to make an assumption about someone?

Prejudice still exists today, which is why we need to challenge it.

Prejudice only happened a long time ago and doesn't exist anymore.

Only adults can experience prejudice, not children.

to keep quiet when you see something wrong happening

to ignore when someone is being unkind to others

to support and stand up for someone who is being treated unfairly

to make sure everyone has exactly the same hobbies and interests

to protect people from being treated unfairly because of their characteristics

to make sure everyone in the country is the same age but has different opinions

The Equality Act 2010 is a law in the UK. What is its main purpose?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Ageism

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.