Lewis Hamilton gave a recent interview in which he opened up about the racist abuse that he had suffered at primary school and at secondary school. By exploring Hamilton’s experience, students are asked to consider the effects of racist abuse on people’s mental health. Students are asked what they can do to follow Hamilton’s example to promote diversity and inclusivity in society.

This Powerpoint lesson was inspired by a letter to a newspaper agony aunt about a sister who made a racist joke at a family meal and the two sisters proceeded to fall out. The lesson goes through the letter and the agony aunt’s response, asking students to consider and compare what their responses would be. The message of the lesson is “label the joke, not the person”.