Assembly: Celebrating diversity

Teacher notes

This lesson could be linked to Anti-Bullying Week (usually November). It could also be linked to school Multi-Cultural or Language Weeks. **Lyfta core themes:** Community and Citizenship, Culture and Identity and Equality and Human Rights. **Lyfta core skills and values:** Active Citizenship and Political Awareness, Empathy and Understanding Others, Generosity and Kindness, Human Rights, Intercultural Competence, Perspective-Taking, Respect. **SDG:** 10. **National Curriculum objectives:** KS2 PSHE L8. to learn about diversity: what it means, the benefits of living in a diverse community and about valuing diversity within communities L10. to learn about prejudice: how to recognise behaviours/actions which discriminate against others and ways of responding to it if witnessed or experienced. KS2 Citizenship 2c. to realise the consequences of anti-social and aggressive behaviours, such as bullying and racism, on individuals and communities 5f. to recognise that differences and similarities between people arise from a number of factors, including cultural, ethnic, racial and religious diversity, gender and disability.