Lyfta debate: children's voice in family decisions

Teacher notes

This lesson forms part of the Lyfta debate series, which practices different elements of oracy through structured debating activities. It is advisable to print talk role cards to support in the main discussion. These can be found in Lyfta's oracy toolkit. In this lesson we will meet 12-year-old Jasmin, who has lived in Finland all her life, and is moving to Somaliland with her family. We will learn about the hopes and struggles of Jasmin as she adapts to a new culture, and consider how much input children should have in family decisions that will majorly impact their life. **Background note on Somaliland:** Somalia is an internationally recognised country, while Somaliland is a region in the north that declared independence in 1991 and runs its own government, even though most countries do not officially recognise it as separate from Somalia. **Oracy focus:** Reasoning. Respectfully disagreeing. **Activity focus:** Talk roles. **Lyfta core themes:** Community and Citizenship, Culture and Identity, Equality and Human Rights, Health and Wellbeing, Learning and Growth, Relationships. **Lyfta core skills and values**: Courage & Self-Confidence, Critical Thinking, Empathy & developing multiple perspectives, Intercultural Competence, Resilience & Perseverance. **SDG:** 3, 4, 10, 11, 17. **National Curriculum objectives:** KS3 English - pupils should be taught to speak confidently and effectively, including through: -using Standard English confidently in a range of formal and informal contexts, including classroom discussion -giving short speeches and presentations, expressing their own ideas and keeping to the point -participating in formal debates and structured discussions, summarising and/or building on what has been said. KS4 English -Pupils should be taught to speak confidently, audibly, and effectively, including through: -Giving short speeches and presentations, expressing their own ideas and keeping to the point -Participating in formal debates and structured discussions, summarising and/or building on what has been said -Using Standard English confidently in a range of formal and informal contexts, including classroom discussion. PSHE Living in the Wider World: especially KS3 L23 - to recognise the importance of seeking a variety of perspectives on issues and ways of assessing the evidence which supports those views.