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Cultural diversity

Lesson Plan

1: Starter - Challenging assumptions - Duration 3 mins

 

Episode

Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Present Slide 2 showing troops from Africa, West Indies, China and India during the World Wars and ask students who they fought for.
  • Reveal the number of international troops who fought for Britain during the World Wars.
  • Reveal the current proportions of ethnic minorities serving in the UK's Armed Forces.
  • Challenge assumptions, opinions and values.
  • Raise awareness of the number of ethnic minorities that have fought for the UK Armed Forces - past and present.
  • Slides 2-10

Teacher Notes: 1: Starter - Challenging assumptionsTeacher Notes: 1: Starter - Challenging assumptions

2 : Cultural diversity - Duration 2 mins

 

Episode

Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Ask students if cultural diversity is important.
  • Use an example of Chicken Tikka Masala to illustrate how the combination of cultures can produce some of the 'best' things that benefit more people.
  • Challenge assumptions, opinions and values.
  • Reflect on the benefits of combining cultures.
  • Slides 12-15

Teacher Notes: 2 : Cultural diversityTeacher Notes: 2 : Cultural diversity

3: What is best? - Duration 6 mins

 

Episode

Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Pose the question 'What is best?' and reveal the Victoria Cross.
  • Highlight that ethnic minorities account for 16% of the Armed Forces and nearly 40% of the highest acts of bravery in the last 13 years!
  • Present Private Johnson Beharry's incredible story that resulted in him being awarded a VC.
  • Finish Episode by emphasising that 'valour has no colour'.
  • Challenge assumptions, opinions and values.
  • Reflect on the contributions made by ethnic minorities in defence of Britain.
  • Slides 16-22

Teacher Notes: 3: What is best?Teacher Notes: 3: What is best?

4: Plenary - Finest ingredients - Duration 3 mins

 

Episode

Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Finish by summarising the ways that cultural diversity has helped to shape our country, creating 'A United Kingdom'.
  • Celebrate the UK's cultural diversity.
  • Slide 23

Teacher Notes: 4: Plenary - Finest ingredientsTeacher Notes: 4: Plenary - Finest ingredients

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