Inclusion Assembly: The Value of Thinking Differently KS1 & KS2

This Assembly encourages students to engage with neuralogical differences.
Throughout the assembly students explore the many different ways that people experience the world and empathise with the additional challenges that some people face.

They discuss the importance of equitable support to ensure everyone can particpate and add value.

The assembly centers around a story called “A Different Way of Thinking” about a king who has lost control of his kingdom. He allows his two children, a princess with down syndrome and a prince with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to rule. Their desire to hear the views of others and different way of thinking support them in coming up with ingenious and novel solutions to the citzens’ problems.

The two lead characters are not described as having down syndrome or ASD, but it is quietly implicit through the illustrations and actions of the characters.

Finally the students explore why and how other perspectives have value- especially those that are different to our own.

Through this assembly students will learn
That we are all different but some groups are neurologically different and they experience the world differently.
That we have to provide specific support that meets an individuals specific needs- this may mean some students receive more support and this is fair.
That people who think differently and experience the world differently have a lot to contribute and should be valued.

This assembly is appropriate for reception (FS2) - Year 6 students. I have personally delivered it to all Primary Year groups very successfully.