The Equality Act

RSHE (PSHE)

Stereotypes and their impact

Prejudice and discrimination in Britain

Ageism

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

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

only being nice to people who look like us

How many protected characteristics does the Equality Act 2010 protect people from discrimination against?

No, because everyone should be treated exactly the same.

No, because Georgia gets an advantage over others.

Yes, because fair means giving everyone what they need.

Yes, but only if all pupils get extra time too.

A teacher gives Georgia extra time to complete her test because of her learning difficulty. Other pupils finish in the usual time. Is this fair?

Differences make us special and help us learn from each other.

Differences divide us and cause problems.

Differences don't matter and should be ignored.

Which of these statements best describes why our differences are important?

Everyone in our class is different in some way. Which of these is an example of a difference between people?

A new pupil joins your class and they look different to you. What is the best thing to do?

being one of a kind or different from others

treating others kindly and valuing their feelings, ideas & boundaries

If someone is being unkind to another person, you should tell a ...

let pupils choose whether to follow rules

give each pupil what they need to learn well

In a fair classroom, which of these would a teacher do?

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

The Equality Act

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

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