Hello, my name is Bis Willow and I'm going to be your teacher for today's lesson.

Today's lesson is called Stopping Sexism in our School and it fits into the unit Healthy Relationships.

Are all friends the same? In this lesson, we're going to be talking a little bit about discrimination and injustice.

So we recommend that for this lesson, you have an adult with you.

If at any point during this lesson you do feel worried or uncomfortable, it's really important that you close the screen and that you go and speak to a trusted adult.

Okay, let's make a start on today's learning.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to explain how to reduce sexism.

Before we get started with today's lesson, we need to go over some ground rules.

These help to make sure that everyone feels safe and comfortable throughout today's lesson.

Laura says that we need to listen to others.

This means we're not going to interrupt other people if they're speaking.

Andeep says, we need to respect each other's privacy.

This means we're not going to ask anyone any personal questions as this can make some people feel uncomfortable.

Jacob says, no judgement.

This means if someone chooses to share a story or an experience or a feeling, we are not going to judge them for it.

And Izzy says that we can choose our level of participation.

This means it's up to us how much we want to join in.

We are now going to go through the keywords for today's learning.

These are gonna pop up quite a few times in today's lesson, so it's important that we have a good understanding of what each word means.

First of all, we have the word sexism.

This means treating people differently or unfairly based on their gender.

Myth, this is a story or idea that isn't true.

And challenge, in this context, the word challenge means to stop something from happening.

As we go through today's lesson, keep an eye out for these keywords and when you spot them, see if you can remember what they mean.

Today's lesson is split into two learning cycles.

The first learning cycle is called where does sexism come from? And the second learning cycle is called how can we prevent sexism in our school? Let's make a start on the first learning cycle.

Where does sexism come from? Sexism is when someone is treated unkindly because of their gender, for example, because they're a boy or a girl.

What do you think about what this person says? This person says, sexism is natural.

People are born being sexist, and it's normal to be unkind to others because of their gender.

What do you think? Do you agree, disagree, somewhere in the middle or maybe you are not sure.

Well done if you said that this person is incorrect, and now we're going to learn why.

Sexism is learned from other people.

We could hear someone say a sexist myth, so something that isn't true and we could believe that it's true or we could be taught it by people around us, and we don't realise that it's incorrect.

We might hear someone say, girls aren't good at football, or that boys can't do tap or Girls should only wear skirts and dresses or boys should have short hair.

These are all sexist myths, but we can think that they're true if we overhear them or if we're taught them by the people around us.

Unfortunately, sexism is common in society.

It's typically women and girls who experience sexism, but anyone can be treated unfairly because of their gender.

We are now going to do a check for understanding to see how you're doing so far.

What could happen if Alex hears this? Girls are rubbish at maths and science.

Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that, if Alex hears this, he could believe this sexist myth as sexism is learned from other people.

Well done if you said this or something similar.

Sexist myths are not true.

We can never assume something about someone based entirely on their gender.

These assumptions are what we call stereotypes, and there are lots of different stereotypes about boys and girls.

Laura wants to know, can you think of any? You might have used the pictures to help you.

There are some stereotypes that girls should like wearing dresses and skirts and that boys are good at football.

These are stereotypes, which means that they're often not true.

In many places, the world is a much fairer place today than it was in the past.

However, there are many people who still hold sexist beliefs.

Anyone can be sexist regardless of their age, their gender, their skin colour, their religion or their culture.

Sometimes people who believe in sexist myths don't know that they aren't true.

Other times they're spreading the myth to be unkind.

Farah says that because sexism is learned, we can challenge it by working together.

We can take a whole-school approach to reduce discrimination.

Let's move on to our first practise task.

I'd like you to explain one way that this person may have learnt this sexist myth.

Boys don't cry and girls cry all the time.

How could they have learned this sexist myth? Pause the video and we'll go through some potential answers in a few minutes.

Okay, let's see what you might have said.

You might have said that this person may have learned this from someone else.

For example, they may have been taught it by the people around them or they might have heard someone else saying it and believe that it was true.

Well done if you had this or something similar.

We're now moving on to our second learning cycle and you are doing a brilliant job so far.

Keep it up.

Our next learning cycle is called how can we prevent sexism in our school? We can challenge sexism by calling it out when we see it.

Here, Jacob has heard someone say, "Boys don't cry and girls cry all the time." Jacob is challenging the sexist myth.

He's saying, "That's not true.

That's a sexist myth.

Everyone cries from time to time, which is totally okay and everyone is different." When we challenge sexism, we can do this respectfully but firmly.

Some people don't realise that what they're saying is sexist and they need some help to understand.

Jun has heard someone say, girls are rubbish at maths and science and Jun is challenging this.

He's saying, "That's sexist and not true.

Girls can be brilliant at maths and science and so can boys." The other person didn't realise that what they were saying was sexist, so they're saying, "I didn't know that.

Sorry." This person has now learned that what they thought wasn't true.

If someone keeps being sexist or they're being sexist on purpose, it's really important to tell a trusted adult.

Farah tells us that sexism is never okay, and some people need to hear from an adult to help them understand that what they're saying or doing is wrong.

If we don't feel comfortable challenging sexism ourselves, we can always tell a trusted adult and they can help us.

Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're doing with this learning cycle.

Is this statement true or false? Children can't do anything to prevent sexism in school.

What do you think? Is this true or false? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is false, but why? You might have said that we can challenge sexism when we encounter it by telling someone that they're incorrect and we can tell a trusted adult.

Well done if you had this or something similar.

It can be really hard to challenge sexism.

To challenge sexism, we must be really brave.

Sometimes we might need to challenge our friends' beliefs, and this can be really tricky.

Andeep says, "I've had friends that have said sexist things before and I've explained to them why they are wrong.

They were happy to learn why what they said wasn't okay and they've stopped doing it.

They even challenge other people now." Well done Andeep.

It can be really hard to challenge our friends' beliefs, but because he was able to do this, his friends have learned that what they were saying was a sexist myth, and so they've been able to challenge other people's sexism too.

Though there are some people who might choose to be sexist, even if they know that it's wrong and that it hurts other people's feelings, we might have to make some tough choices about who we want to be friends with.

Sofia says, good friends learn from their mistakes, celebrate each other's differences, and they aren't deliberately unkind to others.

Let's do another check for understanding.

I'd like you to decide who is correct.

Sam says, "It's unkind to challenge a friend who has said something sexist.

We should just ignore it so that they don't get upset." But Lucas says, "It's important to challenge anyone who is sexist, even if they're our friends.

We can always ask a trusted adult if we need help to do this," who do you think is correct? Sam or Lucas? Pause the video, tell the person next to you, tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that Lucas is correct.

It's really important to challenge anyone who is sexist, even if they are our friends.

This can be quite tricky to do.

So we can always ask a trusted adult if we'd like help to do this.

Well done if you've got this right.

It is time to move on to our final practise task and you've done a brilliant job, well done.

For this task, Alex and Izzy want to learn how they can prevent sexism in their school.

Can you give them two pieces of advice that you could give them? Pause the video and we'll go through some potential answers in a few minutes.

Okay let's see what advice you might have given Alex and Izzy.

You might have said that they could challenge sexism when they encounter it, including if a friend is involved, and they could also tell a trusted adult if they hear or see something sexist.

Well done if you had this or something similar.

We're now going to summarise the key learning from today's lesson.

In today's lesson, we've learned that sexism is not natural.

It's learned from other people.

Sexism is unfortunately common in society and anyone can be sexist and believe sexist myths regardless of their age or gender.

Sexist myths aren't true and we can never make assumptions about someone based entirely on their gender.

It's important to challenge sexism, for example, by challenging it when we see it or telling a trusted adult.

Some people don't know that what they have said or done is sexist, and they need some help to understand why sexism is wrong.

And to challenge sexism, we must be brave as it can mean challenging the people that we care about.

In today's lesson, we've talked about some tricky topics.

You might have found you've got some worries or some questions, and if you do, it's really important to share how you feel with a trusted adult.

There's also some organisations on the screen that are there to help you too.

Well done for your fantastic hard work in today's lesson.

I'm really proud of you, and I hope to see you in another lesson soon.