Diversity Role Model Training

Last week we had a visit from Diversity Role Models. Diversity Role Models is a registered charity with over 11 years’ experience supporting over 677 schools to embed empathy in the next generation and create an inclusive education system in which every young person can be themselves and thrive.

Their pupil workshops aim to educate young people about diversity, encouraging them to develop empathy and respect, as well as understanding the impact of bullying and stereotypes to ensure pupils model positive behaviours in school.

The developmentally-appropriate workshops explore how others’ families can look different but must be treated with respect. They also help pupils understand the importance of respecting others and their differences, different types of bullying, it’s impact and the responsibilities of bystanders, what a stereotype is, and how stereotypes can be unfair, negative or destructive.

They promote students’ Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural (SMSC) development, are aligned to anti-bullying best practice as laid out in Preventing and Tackling Bullying (Department for Education, 2017), and support schools in meeting their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010 by fostering good relations between diverse members of the school community.

It was great to have Lindsay in school delivering the workshops to all of the classes at Tockwith Primary