In this lesson, students will learn that having discussions are tools for preventing and resolving conflict. They will identify similarities and differences between each other, recognising themselves in others to help build empathy

This lesson builds on the previous key principle of Safe Space; ‘active listening’, with the students. This time we explore how body language is an important way to show that we are listening and understanding someone else.

In this lesson will introduce the concept of ‘generalisations’ with your students, and encourage more helpful ways in which we can express our opinions and describe aspects of our identify using I statements.

This lesson explores a key tool for use when having difficult conversations, or when bringing people together from different backgrounds and lived experiences. As we prepare to move onto the Identity chapter, your students will be able to practice more key skills involved in strengthening the level of respect in a dialogue; Oops teaches empathy, sensitivity, responsibility and self-reflection, while Ouch requires honesty and calls for an awareness of power imbalances. The Oops & Ouch tool comes in use during difficult moments, making space for learning opportunities.

This lesson will begin to explore the idea that identity is complex, that it has many layers to it and each person’s identity is a huge part of who they are and what is important to them. Students will learn that there are parts of our identity that are visible to others and parts that are invisible, either because we don’t choose to share them or as simple as they can’t be seen by others.

This lesson explores a key tool to use when having difficult conversations, or when something has been said that has caused upset or offence. The ‘Oops & Ouch’ tool comes in use during difficult moments, making space for learning opportunities. This lesson helps your students practice more key skills involved in strengthening the level of respect in a dialogue. ‘Oops’ teaches empathy, sensitivity, responsibility and self-reflection, while ‘Ouch’ requires honesty and calls for an awareness of an imbalance of respect

In the last few lessons, we have looked at different aspects of our identities and explored differences and similarities among each other. In this lesson the students will use their writing skills to celebrate the many aspects of their identity. We will focus on our name and other aspects of our identity as a basis to write stories or poems. The writing aspect of this lesson lesson is best suited to KS2 classes.

In the last lesson students explored the concept of identity and explored what the word itself means. They learnt about where people might get their identities from and how they are formed. This lesson will begin to explore the idea that identity has more layers to it. Students will learn that there are parts of our identity that are visible to others and parts that are invisible, either because we don’t choose to share them or as simple as they can’t be seen by others. This is where assumptions are often made of people, often based on what we can see by looking at others. It is only by getting to know ourselves well that we can also begin to understand and want to learn more about others. Through the metaphor of a backpack, which the film highlights, this lesson will explore visible and invisible identity.

This lesson is about introducing the concept of identity and exploring what makes up our identity. To explore and understand the concept of identity To learn and understand the different things that make up other peoples identities To reflect on the different things that make up their own identity