Lesson video

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

Today's lesson is called Diversity in Modern Britain, and it fits into the unit Communities: How can we show respect to people of different races and cultures? During this lesson, we are going to be talking about discrimination.

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

If at any point you do feel worried or uncomfortable, it's really important that you stop the video and that you speak to a trusted adult.

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

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to explain what diversity means in Britain today and how respecting people of different backgrounds makes our society fairer.

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 during today's lesson.

First of all, Laura says that we need to listen to others.

This means that if someone else is speaking, we're not going to interrupt them.

Next, Andeep says that we need to respect each other's privacy, and this means that we're not going to ask anyone any personal questions as this can make some people feel uncomfortable.

Next, Jacob says, "No judgment!" This means that if someone chooses to share a story, experience, or a feeling, we are not going to judge them for it.

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

This means that in today's lesson, it's up to us how much we want to join in.

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

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

First of all, we have the word diversity.

This is having many different types of people together in one place or group.

Next, we have community.

A community is a group of people who live, work, or spend time in the same place.

Next, we have celebrate.

This is to praise someone for who they are or something that they've done.

And finally, we have respect.

Respect means treating others kindly and valuing their feelings, ideas, and boundaries.

For example, listening carefully and being polite even if you disagree.

Today's lesson is split into two learning cycles.

Our first learning cycle is called, How is modern Britain diverse? And our second learning cycle is called, Why is diversity important? Let's make a start on our first learning cycle.

How is modern Britain diverse? Modern Britain includes people from many different ethnicities, cultures, and faiths, and this makes Britain diverse.

First of all, we're going to talk about the different ethnicities in Britain.

So ethnicities are groups that share a culture, language, history, and traditions.

For example, White British, Irish, Indian, Caribbean, and African.

Jim says, "My ethnicity is Chinese.

I live in Britain, and my family is Chinese.

I identify with Chinese culture and can understand the Mandarin language." We're now going to talk about the different cultures in Britain.

So cultures are the way of life for a group of people, including foods, language, music, and celebrations.

David says, "I belong to a Nigerian culture.

I enjoy eating Nigerian foods like Jollof rice, yam, and plantains.

My family celebrates Nigerian holidays too, and these can be linked to our religion." And Holly says, "I am Welsh, and I live in Britain.

My family is Welsh, and I strongly identify with Welsh culture.

I can understand the Welsh language.

My family celebrates St.

David's Day." Let's talk now about the different faiths in modern Britain.

So, modern Britain is also made up of people with lots of different faiths and faiths are people's religion or set of beliefs.

For example, there are people in Britain who are Christian, Muslim, Sikh, and Jewish.

Ms. Walsh says that, "There are also lots of people in Britain who do not have a faith or belong to a religion.

And there are lots of other people who have different religions in modern Britain.

Everyone has an ethnicity and a culture.

And this means that people in Britain may describe their identity, so who they are, in different ways.

Some people identify with a mixed or combined ethnicity, which might reflect the different ethnic backgrounds of their parents, carers, or family.

Sophia says, "I am British Indian.

One of my parents is Indian and the other is British.

I grew up in Britain, but still feel connected to Indian culture, so I identify as British Indian." Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're doing with this learning cycle so far.

I'd like you to complete the sentences with the same missing word.

Blank are groups that share a cul- Blank are groups that share a culture, language, history, and traditions.

Some people have a mixed or combined blank, for example, if their parents, carers, or family have different blank.

Can you complete the sentences with the same missing word? Pause the video.

Talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that the missing word was ethnicities and ethnicity.

So, our completed sentences should look like this.

Ethnicities are groups that share a culture, language, history, and traditions.

Some people have a mixed or combined ethnicity, for example, if their parents, carers, or family have different ethnicities.

Well done if your sentences look like this.

What do you think about what this person says? This person says that, "Britain has only recently become diverse.

Before then most people have the same ethnicity, culture, and faith." Have a think about whether you agree, disagree, maybe you're somewhere in the middle, or you're not sure.

Pause the video.

Talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this person is incorrect.

In reality, Britain has long been shaped by people from lots of different backgrounds.

People have migrated, which means moved from around the world to Britain for thousands of years.

This means that throughout history, there have been people of different ethnicities, cultures, and faiths living in Britain.

However, there have been some changes in modern Britain that makes diversity more visible.

So there's been an increase in migration, particularly due to war and conflict around the world.

More parts of Britain have multicultural communities living together.

And the internet and social media allow us to see more of what's happening in Britain.

Ms. Walsh tells us that the census is a nationwide survey that takes place every 10 years to collect information about the people living in England and Wales.

In the most recent census, there was an increase in the number of people in England and Wales identifying as Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh, Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African, and mixed or multiple ethnic groups.

Recent census data also showed that fewer people are identifying as Christian.

More people are identifying as having no religion.

More people are identifying as Muslim or Hindu.

And this shows that over time Britain has become more diverse.

However, it's important to still remember that Britain has always been diverse in different ways.

Having people from different backgrounds has shaped Britain into what it is today.

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

Which statement is correct? A, Britain has become more diverse, but Britain has been shaped by people from different backgrounds for a long time, or b, Britain has only become more diverse in recent years and everyone used to be the same.

What do you think? Which statement is correct? Pause the video.

Talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Well done If you said that statement a is correct.

It is true that Britain has become more diverse, but Britain has been shaped by people from different backgrounds for a very long time.

Well done if you said the same thing.

It is now time to move on to your first practice task and well done for your hard work so far.

The first part of this task, I'd like you to match the word with its correct definition.

First of all, we're going to go through the words.

These are ethnicity, culture, and faith, and here's the definitions, the way of life for a group of people, including foods, language, music, and celebrations, a person's religion or set of beliefs, and the group you belong to with shared culture, language, history, and traditions.

Can you match the word with its correct definition? Pause the video and we'll go through the correct answers in a few minutes.

Okay, let's see what your answers should look like.

Ethnicity is the group that you belong to with shared culture, language, history, and traditions.

Culture is the way of life for a group of people, including foods, language, music, and celebrations.

And faith is a person's religion or set of beliefs.

Well done if you match these up correctly.

For the second part of this practice task, I'd like you to fill in the blanks to show your understanding of how modern Britain is diverse.

I'd like you to use the word bank for help.

Not all of the words fit and one word appears twice.

So first of all, let's have a look at our paragraph.

Where I say the word blank, this is where a missing word needs to go.

Modern Britain includes people from many different ethnicities, cultures, and blank.

Everyone has in blank and a culture.

This means people in Britain may describe their blank in different ways.

Some people also identify with a combined or mixed ethnicity.

For example, if their families have blank ethnicities.

This blank mix of identities is partly because people have blank to Britain from all over the world for thousands of years.

As a result, Britain today is more blank than ever.

Now, let's take a look at the words in our word Bank.

Faiths, the same, ethnicity, different, similar, diverse, traveled, migrated, identity and opinion.

Can you decide which words should fit into our paragraph? Pause the video and we'll go through the completed paragraph in a few minutes.

Okay, let's have a look and see which words we're missing.

So in order, you should have faiths, ethnicity, identity, different, diverse, migrated, and diverse.

Well done if you spotted that these words don't fit, the same, similar, traveled, and opinion.

Well done if your completed paragraph looks like the one on screen.

We are now moving on to our second learning cycle.

Why is diversity important? Diversity makes communities richer, which means more exciting and varied, and it makes them more interesting too.

In diverse communities, people practice different religions and faiths, including not having one.

People have different ethnicities, different languages are spoken, different foods are available, and different holidays and all religious events are celebrated.

Also, families look different and they're made up in different ways.

Diverse communities allow us to learn from each other and teach others new things too.

Laura says, "I've learned about Eid and Ramadan from my friend, Aisha.

She's Muslim." And Aisha says, "I went for a roast dinner at Laura's house and her mum taught me her Yorkshire pudding recipe." We can celebrate diversity by recognizing that people from all backgrounds contribute to Britain's achievements.

This means that they help and take part in different ways.

Lucille says that, "When Caribbean migrants moved to Britain as part of the Windrush generation, Britain was able to rebuild after World War II.

Many worked in hospitals, transport, factories, and other essential services, which were needed to get the country running again and support everyday life." Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're doing.

How can we celebrate diversity? By recognizing that people from all backgrounds, can you finish that sentence? Pause the video.

Talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that the end of the sentence could be something like, "Contribute to Britain's achievements." So, we can celebrate diversity by recognizing that people from all backgrounds can contribute to Britain's achievements.

Well done if you said the same thing.

We're now going to talk a little bit about music and people from all backgrounds have contributed to the musical achievements of Britain.

For example, Caribbean music like reggae and dance hall, Indian influences like Bhangra and fusion.

Influences in other genres such as pop and R&B, for example, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who has Barbadian and Jamaican heritage, grime, for example, Skepta, who has Nigerian heritage, and rap and hip hop, for example, Little Simz, who is British Nigerian.

We're now going to talk a little bit about sport.

People from all backgrounds have also contributed to Britain's sporting achievements.

For example, in team sports like basketball and rugby, individual sports in the Olympics, tennis with champions like Emma Raducanu, who has Romanian and Chinese heritage, athletics with runners like Mo Farah, who was born in Somalia, football with players like Marcus Rashford, who has Jamaican heritage, and Paralympic sports, with wheelchair races, like Hannah Cockcroft, who has Pakistani heritage.

We are now going to move on to another check for understanding.

For this task, I'd like you to give one to two examples of someone who has contributed to the musical or sporting achievements of Britain.

Can you remember? Pause the video.

Talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Okay, let's say you might have said, you could have said any of these people or you might have had your own ideas, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Skepta, Little Simz, Emma Raducanu, Mo Farah, Marcus Rashford, or Hannah Cockcroft.

Well done if you had any of these or if you had your own ideas.

In every area of British culture, including art, fashion, science, entertainment, and politics, people from all different backgrounds have made impactful achievements.

People from diverse backgrounds work as doctors, nurses, scientists, and engineers helping to keep Britain healthy and innovative.

Nurse Daniel says that, "For example, many NHS staff come from different countries around the world or have different ethnicities." Ms. Walsh says that, "It's important to remember that being British means something different to everyone, and that many people will identify with being British for different reasons." Let's do another check for understanding.

Can you name two benefits of having diverse communities in Britain? Pause the video.

Talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

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

You might have said that, "Diversity makes communities richer and more interesting," or you might have said that, "Diverse communities allow us to learn from each other and teach others new things too," or you might have said that, "People from all backgrounds are able to contribute to Britain's achievements." Well done if you had any of these benefits of having diverse communities in Britain or if you had your own ideas.

When we respect the differences between ourselves and others, this helps everyone to feel valued and included.

Ms. Walsh says that pupils feel valued and respected when those around them challenge discrimination.

They also benefit when peers celebrate differences rather than ignoring them or treating others unfairly.

So let's look at the question, how can we celebrate diversity? We can be curious about what makes us different from others and ask respectful questions.

We can learn about the people around us and their backgrounds.

We can notice and celebrate all the diverse people who have helped to make Britain great.

We can teach others about identity and culture.

And we can challenge discrimination if it's safe to do so and report it to a trusted adult.

Everyone should feel valued and included in Britain.

When we show respect to others, they feel safe, happy, and feel confident to do well.

Diverse communities allow everyone to learn, grow, and achieve regardless of their background, ethnicity, culture, or faith.

Let's do another check for understanding to see how you're doing.

Which of these scenarios show celebrating diversity? A, ignoring someone being racist, b, mocking someone's cultural traditions or accent, c, being respectfully curious about someone's faith, or d, making assumptions about someone based on their ethnicity.

Which of those scenarios show celebrating diversity? Pause the video.

Talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that c is correct.

We can celebrate diversity by being respectfully curious about someone's faith.

Well done if you said the same thing.

Okay, we're now moving on to our final practice task and well done for your hard work in today's lesson.

Keep it up.

For the first part of this task, I'd like you to answer the question what are two ways that Jen and Alex could celebrate each other's differences? And two, what are two reasons why they should celebrate each other's differences? Pause the video and we'll go through some model answers in a few minutes.

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

You might have said that Jen and Alex could celebrate each other's differences by being curious about each other's cultures, by teaching each other about their cultures, by challenging discrimination if it's safe to do so and reporting it to a trusted adult, and treating each other with respect.

Well done if you had any of these ideas.

For the second part of this task, what are two reasons why they should celebrate each other's differences? You might have said so that both Jun and Alex both feel respected, so that they both feel happy, valued, and included, so that they both feel safe and confident to do well, so that they can learn new things from each other, and so that their community becomes richer and more interesting.

While done, if you had any of these reasons or if you had your own ideas.

It's now time to summarize the key learning from today's lesson.

In today's lesson, we've learned that Britain is made up of lots of different people from a diverse range of ethnicities, cultures, and faiths.

Recent censuses show that Britain has become more diverse; however Britain has long been shaped by people from different backgrounds.

Diversity makes communities richer and more interesting, and it should be celebrated as an important value.

People from all different backgrounds have contributed and continue to contribute to Britain's achievements.

And finally, we've learned that when we respect everyone and celebrate each other's differences, everyone feels valued and included.

In today's lesson, you might have found that you've got some worries or questions, and if you do, it's really important that you share these with a trusted adult.

There's also a resource on the screen that's there to help you too.

Well done for your hard work today.

I hope to see you again soon.