Lesson video

Hello.

My name's Miss Ikomi.

I'm a teacher from London, and I'm going to be taking you through today's lesson.

Let's get started.

Today's lesson is called, What are communities like? It is part of the wider unit, What are our identities and our communities? By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to explain the main features of a diverse and inclusive community.

The keywords we're going to hear in today's lesson are community.

This is a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

Diverse.

This is when a group has people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

This can be differences in nationality, ethnicity, culture, religion, language ability, identity, interests, and skills.

The last is inclusive.

This means being wholly part of a group and all activity and being given equal access and opportunities.

Keep an eye out for these keywords as we move through today's lesson.

We'll then start by thinking about, what is a diverse and inclusive community? A community is a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

For example, communities can be neighbourhoods, social groups like friends, family groups, and other organisations or things that you take part in.

Think of all of those groups that you may share an interest with or people that you may share a space with.

These would count as communities in different ways.

The United Kingdom is home to many diverse communities.

Thinking back to our keyword, we know that a diverse community is made up of people from various different backgrounds.

The more variety there is in the people within a group or a community, the more diverse it might be.

The differences that we might see when it comes to diversity include things like nationality, so what country is your nation, your race or ethnicity, your age, whether you're older or younger, the religion, knowing we have lots of different religions in the UK, interests, for example, if you're interested in sports or arts or creative activities, the different skills that you might have, and the different beliefs that people hold.

We can see a picture on the slide there that demonstrates all these differences in types of people and how they may come together within a diverse community.

Belonging to a group means being part of a community that shares a common characteristic.

For example, if you're in a reading club, it's because you all share a love for reading.

That's a common feature of your community identity.

It's something that you hold in common, that characteristic.

Your reading group may have diverse interests and backgrounds, meaning that you might have a difference in the types of books you like to read, may be in terms of age, gender, ethnicity.

However, the one thing that you have in common is your love for books, so therefore that characteristics becomes an important part within that community.

Some communities might be very diverse, however, others might be less so.

Migration is when people move countries to live somewhere other than in their birthplace.

Migration can change a community, making it more diverse because we have more of a variety of people living within a particular place.

The people who migrate might be of different races, beliefs, and religions.

Through moving into a new community, they therefore make it more diverse.

Let's do a check of what we've learned so far.

True or false? All communities are diverse.

Pause your video and choose your answer.

Can you also have a think about why you've chosen the answer? The correct answer is false.

All communities might share an identity, but that does not automatically make them diverse.

Some communities might be very diverse, whereas others might be less so.

It really depends on the people that make up that community, but just because a community isn't diverse doesn't mean that it's not inclusive.

The United Kingdom is a diverse community because it has been a popular place to migrate due to the opportunities and the safety that it offers people from all over the world.

Although it is diverse by virtue of having people from different places move to the UK, people have to put in work and effort in order to make it inclusive.

Thinking back to that keyword from the beginning of today's lesson.

Jun's asking us, "Where have you heard the word inclusive before?" We know that we heard it in terms of the beginning of this lesson, but you might have heard it in other spaces too.

The aim of an inclusive community is to embrace all people regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.

There are nine protected characteristics that are protected under the Equality Act 2010, meaning that you are not legally allowed to discriminate against people based on any of those characteristics.

Having a diverse community means that we need to prioritise being inclusive to make sure that everybody, despite their differences, is included.

Inclusive communities are about giving equal access and opportunities and getting rid of discrimination and intolerance.

This creates an inclusive community where people come together.

These aren't always easy to create, and people work hard to make sure that they exist.

Alex is asking Izzy, "Do you live in a diverse community?" Izzy says, "I think my community is quite diverse and inclusive.

I live in London, which has many different people with different characteristics.

My neighbours are from Kerala in India, and I am friends with a woman from Zimbabwe in Africa.

We've joined an exercise class together." We therefore can see some examples of what a diverse community might look like in one context.

Let's do a check of what we've done so far.

An inclusive community is, is it A, one where everyone has equal opportunities, B, one where some people have more opportunities, C, one where many people are intolerant of others, or D, one where discrimination is acceptable? Pause the video and choose the correct answer now.

The correct answer is A.

We're now going to do a longer task to put what we've learned into practise.

I'd like you to choose a community that you belong to.

Have a think about whether you think that this is diverse and inclusive, and then I'd like you to explain your response.

Sam is reminding us that a diverse community is one which is made up of many different people with different characteristics.

An inclusive community gives people equal opportunities and a sense of security.

Remember these as you're thinking about your answer.

Pause your video and have a go at this now.

I asked you to explain whether you think your community is diverse and inclusive.

Your answer might have included some of the following.

You might have said, "My community is not very diverse.

99% of my area are British and their families have not moved for years.

Few opportunities and poor housing means that migration is not common in my community.

My community is inclusive and tries to help people who need it and include people regardless of their different characteristics." On the other hand, you might have said, "My community is diverse because we have many people from different races and religions, because migration meant that lots of different people have settled here.

It is inclusive because there are equal opportunities for everyone." Next, we're going to think about, what are the different types of communities? We know there are lots of different types of communities.

Each of those will have a key focus that brings people together.

This might be as a result of having a shared interest or a shared characteristic.

Neighbourhood communities are communities where all the people live in the same place.

Family communities mean that everybody is in the family home.

Social community could include your friendship group.

The global community includes everybody in the world, so we can see different levels of this communities.

Let's do a quick check.

Who makes up a global community? Is it A, everyone in the country, B, the people in your street, C, your friends, or D, the whole world? Pause your video and choose your answer.

The correct answer is D.

There are lots of communities across, for example, school groups such as the football team and art club, and those groups operate within your school setting.

Online communities, for example, on social media like Instagram or TikTok.

Religious groups that we can see either within communities or within that particular religious space.

Hobbies that people might take up.

Youth groups, for example, Girl Guides or Scouts.

Family groups, and those connections you have within your family.

Let's do a check.

True or false? Communities are more than just where you live.

Choose your answer.

Can you also have a think about why you've chosen that answer? The correct answer is true.

This is because you can be a member of different communities based on your shared interests and not always necessarily where you live.

Let's do another check.

I'd like you to match the community type with those that might be part of it.

Pause your video and have a go at this now.

Let's check our answers.

A family community are people that you're related to.

A social community could be a group of friends.

A neighbourhood community are people who live in the same area, and a global community are people all around the world.

Next, we're going to think about, why are there so many different communities in the world? Write a paragraph explaining a response to this question.

Pause your video and have a go at this now.

I asked you to explain in a paragraph why there are so many different communities in the world.

Your answer might have included some of the following.

There are many different communities in the world because as humans we tried to interact and form relationships with one another.

It's useful to know people in your local area.

You get comfort from your friends and security from your family.

We're also part of one world, so we're all in the same global community.

People live in different places.

We have different histories and grow up with unique traditions.

Every community is different because it reflects special things that matter to people who live there, making the world more diverse and therefore more interesting.

Well done if you included some of that in your answer.

Last, we're going to think about what are the key features of a community.

As a community, you usually have common features.

These features might include language.

For example, to communicate with people, it's much easier if you understand and speak the same language.

Culture.

When we talk about culture, we're referring to shared traditions.

That might look like festivals and customs, and that might reflect particular group's history and also beliefs.

That might be religious or otherwise.

Rules and laws.

We have to have guidelines and rules to keep people safe within a society.

This also helps people to live together peacefully.

Communities will share those rules or laws.

For example, the idea that we can't discriminate is protected under law in the UK.

Social roles.

People have different roles within different communities.

That might be a leader within a particular group, teachers, or workers.

Having these different roles helps a community to function, because all of these parts come together to make it stable.

Lots of communities are inclusive and diverse.

Although they often share traditions, they're made up of a diverse range of people.

If we have difference, we need to make sure that we are living together in an inclusive way to make sure that our beliefs don't counteract or go against other people within the group.

There are lots of different communities in the world, each with their own unique features.

We're gonna have a think about a neighbourhood community.

Some neighbourhood communities, whereby people live close to each other, are diverse.

That means that they have lots of different people of different races, religions, and ages who still share something in common, the fact that they live in the same space.

Other neighbourhood communities are not so diverse.

People there may contain a smaller number of different characteristics, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they're not inclusive.

These two things can go together, but they don't always go together.

We should be aiming for both of these things together.

Sometimes people in a neighbourhood community might know each other quite well.

This is more common in rural communities rather than urban communities.

Have a think about what you think these two words might be for a few seconds.

A rural community is an area that has fewer buildings.

For example, a village.

You might associate these more with being around the coast or being in more countryside places.

An urban community is a more built-up area.

For example, a city.

Let's do a check of this.

Which of the images below shows a rural community? Look at the pictures and choose your answer now.

The correct answer is C.

We see that there are fewer buildings there as opposed to the other two pictures, where we have lots of buildings in a dense amount of space.

In a neighbourhood community, there will often be shared facilities which people might gather in.

Within these, there may be smaller communities that are included within that space, such as a religious community or a school community.

A great number of facilities in a neighbourhood community allows for a greater range of shared interests.

You might go to a community centre to take part in a sport or a church hall to take part in an art club, so we can see how there is a key link between having these spaces and building diverse and inclusive communities where people can gather.

Let's do a check.

True or false? There are often smaller communities within a neighbourhood community.

Can you have a think about why you've chosen your answer? The correct answer is true.

This is because there are usually schools, social groups, families, and religious places of worship which form smaller communities within a neighbourhood community.

Some features of a neighbourhood community might include sports facilities, schools, cafes and restaurants, community centres where people gather, places of worship, from a range of different religions, shops, nurseries, and also healthcare facilities.

Jun's asking, "I wonder how these things could affect what your community is like." This is a really good question.

If we didn't have these features, there may be less opportunity for people to gather, and we may have less inclusive communities.

It's really important that people have opportunities to have spaces where they can go and gather and be with other people.

Let's do a quick check.

What would you not find in a community? Pause the video and choose one of the answers below.

The correct answer is B, one person.

That's because we need to have more than one person in order to have shared interest or characteristics.

Let's do another task to put this into practise.

I'd like you to imagine you're going to set up a group or club in your neighbourhood community.

It could be based on your favourite sport or hobby, or it could be something that your area really needs.

I'd like you to answer the following questions about this club.

What is your club about? What sort of person do you think would be a member? What shared interests would they have? How would you make sure that the club is inclusive to all? And how diverse do you think your community would be and why? Pause your video and spend a few minutes doing this task.

I asked you to imagine that you're setting up a group in your neighbourhood community.

Your responses might have included some of the following things.

You might have decided to set up an exercise class.

That might look like going out on shared runs and helping each other improve fitness.

People who might come could be people who want to improve their fitness and enjoy running.

The aims might be getting healthy, being sociable, and needing support to get fit.

You might allow everyone to get involved and join the club regardless of their fitness, to inspire inclusivity.

In terms of who is arriving, it depends who turns up, but because you live in a diverse community and it's accessible to all, people from different ages and backgrounds could attend, so therefore there's potential that it might be diverse.

Today, we've been learning about what are communities like.

We've learned that most communities are diverse because they include people from different races, religions, and backgrounds who have a shared interest or live in the same area.

Communities try to be inclusive by giving equal access and opportunities to everyone and making everyone feel included.

We've learned that there are many types of communities, including social, family, and neighbourhood communities, and we've also learned that we are all part of one global community.

We now know that there are many similar features of a community.

They have shared history, traditions, language, values, and culture.

That's the end of today's lesson.

Thank you for joining me.