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Y5/6 Lesson 3 (Cycle B): Stereotypes in the workplace

Children learn that stereotypes can exist in the workplace but they should not affect people’s career aspirations.

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Learning objectives

To understand that stereotypes can exist in the workplace but they should not affect people’s career aspirations

National curriculum

PSHE Association’s Programme of Study for PSHE: Living in the wider world > L27. about stereotypes in the workplace and that a person’s career aspirations should not be limited by them

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

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Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Could work with a partner or adult to discuss their ideas before sharing with the class. They could focus on one of the examples given in the activity sheet.

Pupils working at greater depth: Could be challenged to provide examples of stereotypes they have seen in the news and to come up with realistic ways in which discrimination can be overcome.