Diversity

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Would Bassett’s sell these?
Would these be more popular?
Which is more interesting?
 Your views

• On paper, list numbers 1-5.

• As each question is revealed,
choose your answer from A-E
and record your chosen letter
against each number on your
paper.
• No discussing your answers!
 Your views

• Question 1: What is your favourite food?

a) Roast dinner
b) Curry
c) Chinese
d) Pizza
e) Pasta
 Your views

• Question 2: Which of the following sports do you like most?

a) Martial arts
b) Dance
c) Football
d) Tennis
e) Skiing
 Your views

• Question 3: Which style of music do you like most?

a) Pop
b) Hip hop and R ‘n’ B
c) Indie
d) Dub step
e) Heavy metal
 Your views

• Question 4: What is your favourite colour?

a) Black
b) Red
c) Green
d) Blue
e) Pink
 Your views

• Question 5: Which of the following statements do you agree with

most?
a) I think it is wrong to talk about people behind their back
b) I don’t believe in God
c) I do believe in God
d) I believe everyone is born free and equal
e) I think it is important to protect the environment.
 Your views
Question A B C D E
1: What is your favourite
food?

2: Which of the following

sports do you like most?

3: Which of the following

styles of music do you like
most?
4: What is your favourite
colour?

5: Which of the following

statements do you agree
with most?
 What is diversity?

• Diversity is a range of different things.

• We are going to explore and celebrate diversity in our country.

• Today’s learning outcomes:

– Understand our country has a diverse population.
– Know where our diversity comes from.
– Appreciate the benefits of diversity and celebrate difference.
 What do these arrows show?

What do these arrows show?

 1840 Many people
Diversity in Britain
came to England to
escape a terrible
famine in Ireland.

43-410AD: Romans
invaded, bringing the 1700 onwards:
1555-1833: African first black people with Indians and Chinese
and Afro-Caribbean them from North arrived because of
people arrived Africa. A few hundred Britain’s growing
because of Britain’s years later they Empire and trade with
involvement in the returned to Italy far off
slave trade. leaving those who countries.
wished to stay.
 Diversity of the UK

• Britain, down to its deepest roots,

has always been a diverse nation.
• Our diversity is a result of invasion,
expansion, empire and
Commonwealth, and being a safe
haven for people fleeing danger.
• For over 2000 years people have
arrived in Britain, contributing their
own cultural influence.
• The previous map shows just
some of them!
 Diversity of the UK

• Much of our diversity comes from the British Empire, which at its
height governed over one quarter of the world’s population – that’s
458 million people!
• After the British Empire collapsed, people from the Commonwealth
migrated to Britain, and countries such as the Caribbean and India
were invited to help strengthen our workforce.
 Diversity of the UK

• Today, people continue to move all around the world.

• The expansion of the European Union has seen a number of
Europeans come to the UK in recent years.
• Our current population of over 60 million people includes a mix of
people from different racial, religious and cultural backgrounds.
• The 2001 Census shows that about 7.9% of the population are from
minority ethnic backgrounds.

So what mix of culture does this mix of people bring to our

country?
A mix of food
A mix of music and dance
A mix of sports
A mix of fashion
 Our cultural life

• Ethnic diversity has made our society rich

in culture and contributed to our
economic, social and democratic
development.

• Everything in modern Britain – from music

and fashion to food and language – has
been influenced by different ethnic
communities, cultures and social groups...
 Our cultural life

• Asian cuisine has become part of the British diet with chicken Tikka
Masala being one of our most popular dishes!
 Our cultural life

• British young people set the fashion trends worldwide by combining

a unique mix of ethnic styles.
 Our cultural life

• British music combines influences from all over the world. Some of
our most successful musicians are from ethnic minority groups.
 Our cultural life

• Sportsmen and women from ethnic minority groups have made huge
contributions to our sporting success and achieved world class
status.
 Our cultural life

Can you imagine our country without these people?

Without immigration, some England players wouldn’t live here.
 How does diversity impact your life?

Two minute challenge

• In pairs, list things in your everyday life that are influenced or come
from other countries. It can be a person in your family or a friend,
music or food, fashion or sport.
• List as many things as you can.
• Each pair will share as a class and there can’t be any repetition.

Can you imagine life without these things?

 Diverse people, diverse identities

• When we talk about diversity, we don’t just talk about race and
ethnicity.
• Diversity includes all different people, each contributing their own
uniqueness, making Britain a more interesting place to live.
• So diversity includes people of different gender, ages, sexual
orientation, disability, religion, beliefs and more.
• It is important that everyone respects and celebrates each other’s
differences so we can all get along, learn from each other and share
an exciting mix of cultures and experiences.
 Diversity Factor
Working in groups of 4-5s, you are going to create a pop group to enter
the Diversity Factor!

Your pop group needs to celebrate, respect and represent diversity

in the UK and appeal to our diverse population!
 Diversity Factor
Each group will have 20 minutes to create the following:
✓ Pop group name

✓ Pop group members (think about a diverse range of people)

✓ Statement that sums up why your pop group has the

Diversity Factor

✓ Some sample song names, lyrics and / or dance moves

 Your audition
• After 20 minutes, each group will present their pop group to the judges!
• Be as creative as you can to present your pop group.
• It could be a speech, performance, a PowerPoint, a song, a poster or a
written piece.
 Judging

• Each group will play judge once and will provide feedback.
• You should provide two ticks (positive feedback) and one target
(area for development).
• Use your judging sheet to record your feedback.

• When providing feedback think about:

– Does the pop group include a mix of people?
– Did their pop group combine a mix of culture?
– Did it celebrate and promote diversity?
– Did they present their pop group effectively?

• We have no nasty judges in this competition, so always clap each

performance.
Ready, steady,
rehearse...
 Respect our differences

• It is important to celebrate and respect that we are all different.

• Remember, we are all different in our own way (each one of you),
and we all add something special to the diversity of our country.
• The world would be a boring place if we were all the same!
• Finding out about different cultures and discovering the different
ways that people live and think is fascinating, and helps everyone to
get along and understand each other better.
• So let’s show some respect for difference.
 What have we learnt?

✓ That our country has a diverse population.

✓ Where our diversity comes from.

✓ That diversity has many benefits and we should celebrate

difference.