Equality and Diversity Lesson / Workbook - Discrimination / Inequality - AIM Level 2

This lesson is based on the AIM Level 2 qualification; Equality and Diversity.

A 45 minute lesson that covers the assessment criteria 4.3 and 4.4:

• To understand the difference between inequality and discrimination
• To understand how to assess the possible effects of discrimination on individuals, organisations and communities

The lesson consists of the following:

• An overview of the lesson’s objectives

• Understanding the term ‘Inequality’

• Understanding the term ‘diversity’ with examples of protected characteristics

• Examples of discrimination and a question that asks the group for examples of discrimination

• An explanation of the difference between inequality and discrimination with a detailed example

• An overview of the effects of discrimination on a person’s mental health?

• Overview of the effects of discrimination on individuals

• Overview of the effect of discriminations on organisations

• Overview of the effect of discriminations on society

• Group task: Watch the following videos and write down ways in which the following groups of people were discriminated against:

• Why were these groups discriminated against?
• In what ways were these groups discriminated against?
  (video links are in the notes section on the PPT)

• A booklet is provided for the students to work through which help them meet the assessment criteria and follows the PowerPoint.