Assembly: Visit the circus! 🎪

Teacher notes

This assembly is adaptable for KS1 and KS2. There are opportunities for the celebration of families' lifestyles that might be unfamiliar to those in your school, e.g. travelling people. Note: the rich media article ‘Travelling folk’ explores this in more detail. **We recommend that you adapt the assembly as appropriate to your school and pupil context, being sensitive to children from travelling backgrounds.** **Lyfta core themes:** Community and Citizenship, Culture and Identity, Learning and Growth, Professions and Entrepreneurship, Relationships. **Lyfta core skills and values**: Collaboration and Teamwork, Digital Literacy, Empathy & Understanding Others, Entrepreneurship, Healthy Living, Human Rights, Intercultural Competence, Practical Life Skills, Work Ethic. **SDGs:** 4, 8, 10, 11. **National Curriculum objectives:** KS1 PSHE R3. about different types of families including those that may be different to their own R4. to identify common features of family life L6. to recognise the ways they are the same as, and different to, other people L17. about some of the strengths and interests someone might need to do different jobs KS2 PSHE R7. to recognise and respect that there are different types of family structure; that families of all types can give family members love, security and stability R8. to recognise other shared characteristics of healthy family life, including commitment, care, spending time together; being there for each other in times of difficulty R32. about respecting the differences and similarities between people and recognising what they have in common with others e.g. physically, in personality or background R33. to listen and respond respectfully to a wide range of people, including those whose traditions, beliefs and lifestyle are different to their own L8. about diversity: what it means; the benefits of living in a diverse community; about valuing diversity within communities.