Hello, my name is Miss Willow, and I'm going to be guiding you through today's learning.

Today's lesson is called Discrimination in The Online Space, and it fits into our unit called Our Online Lives: What Should I Share Online? During today's lesson, we're going to be talking about discrimination and some other topics that some people might find upsetting.

For this reason, we recommend that you have an adult with you for this lesson.

Okay, let's make a start on today's learning.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to explain what to do if you experience or witness discrimination online.

Before we get started with today's lesson, we need to go over some ground rules.

These help to make sure that everyone stays safe and comfortable throughout today's lesson.

Laura says, "We need to listen to others." That means we're not going to interrupt other people if they're speaking.

Jacob says, "We need to not have any judgement ." That means we're not going to judge other people for what they feel, what they think, or what they've experienced.

Andeep says, "We need to respect each other's privacy." That means we're not going to ask anyone any personal questions as this can make some people feel uncomfortable.

And Izzy says that, "We can choose our level of participation." That means it's up to us how much we want to join in.

We're now going to go through the keywords for today's lesson.

These are gonna pop up multiple times throughout today's lesson, so it's important that we have a good understanding of what each word means.

Vulnerable.

This is someone who's more likely to be hurt.

Discrimination.

This means treating a person unfairly because of their characteristics.

Characteristics.

This means an important trait or feature of a person.

And equality.

This means treating everyone the same and giving them the same opportunities no matter who they are.

Today's lesson is split into three learning cycles.

The first learning cycle is called Who is Discriminated Against Online? The second learning cycle is called What Impact does online discrimination Have? And our last learning cycle is called How Can We Stop Online Discrimination? Let's make a start on our first learning cycle, Who is discriminated against online? Lots of different groups of people can use the internet.

For example, people can use the internet regardless of their age, their sex, so whether they're male or female, their ethnicity, if they have a disability, and what their sexuality is.

When we refer to the term ethnicity, this often relates to a person's skin colour.

There are some groups of people who are more vulnerable to discrimination online.

People who could face discrimination offline are also vulnerable to experiencing discrimination online.

Here, someone is experiencing discrimination offline, so in real life, and this also means that they're more vulnerable to experiencing discrimination online.

People can experience discrimination because of different characteristics that they have.

For example, because of their gender, their ethnicity, their age, if they have a disability, and their sexuality.

Discrimination online can involve calling someone names, treating someone unfairly or unkindly, leaving hurtful comments on someone's account, voicing hurtful views about a group of people.

Jim tells us that, "For it to be considered discrimination, this needs to happen because of a characteristic a person has, such as their ethnicity or their gender." Now, let's do a check for understanding.

Is this statement true or false? Groups of people who face discrimination offline will not experience discrimination online.

What do you think? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said false, but why? Groups of people who face discrimination offline can also experience discrimination online.

Well done if you got this right.

The Equality Act, which was established in 2010, applies to everyone online and offline.

It makes it unlawful to discriminate against someone because of a protected characteristic that they have.

Sam tells us that there are nine protected characteristics which are outlined in the Equality Act.

The nine protected characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity or paternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, often called sexuality.

The Equality Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against somebody because of any of the nine protected characteristics, whether this happens online or offline.

However, there are unfortunately still many groups of people who experience discrimination online, even if it is considered to be unlawful.

People can face serious consequences for discriminating against others online.

Now, let's do another check for understanding.

Who does the Equality Act apply to? A, everyone, B, people online, or C, people offline.

What do you think? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said A, everyone.

The Equality Act applies to everyone, both online and offline.

We're now going to put your learning from this learning cycle into practise.

Circle which scenarios are examples of discrimination, and explain to the person next to you why it is considered to be discrimination.

One speech bubble says, "Someone called me unkind names because I'm a girl." Another speech bubble says, "Someone left hurtful comments about my skin colour on my account." Another speech bubble says, "Someone made fun of me online because I lost a game." And the final speech bubble says, "Someone said they didn't like my videos." Which of these are examples of discrimination? Pause the video, and I look forward to seeing your answers.

Okay, the examples of discrimination are someone called me unkind names because I'm a girl and someone left hurtful comments about my skin colour on my account.

In the scenario where someone is called unkind names because they're a girl, this is discrimination because someone is treating them unfairly because of their sex, because they are female.

In the scenario where someone left hurtful comments about someone's skin colour, this is discrimination because someone is treating them unfairly because of their race, often known as their ethnicity.

We're now going to move onto our second learning cycle.

You're doing a fantastic job so far, so keep it up.

What impact does online discrimination have? What do you think about what Laura says? Laura says, "Online discrimination isn't a big problem because no one can get physically hurt." What do you think? You might want to pause the video and talk to the person next to you or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that Laura is incorrect.

Online discrimination is common online, and it can seriously damage people's wellbeing.

When discrimination happens online, it can cause the people experiencing it to feel a wide range of emotions.

They might feel angry, they might feel upset, and they might feel worried.

Discrimination also negatively impacts the people who see it happen, as well as those who experience it themselves.

People who see online discrimination could feel angry, upset or worried, and it can damage their wellbeing too.

In some cases, seeing discrimination online might make them believe that discrimination towards certain groups is acceptable.

Discrimination online or offline is never okay.

Someone who sees or experiences online discrimination might also feel insecure about the characteristic that they've experienced discrimination about.

For example, their sex, their ethnicity, or their disability.

Here, Izzy has seen discrimination online.

She has said that someone online is experiencing discrimination because of both their gender and their ethnicity.

This has also upset Izzy.

Now let's do a check for understanding.

Which of these pupils is correct? Laura says that, "Online discrimination is okay because no one gets physically hurt." Sofia says that, "Online discrimination is never okay because it can harm people's wellbeing." What do you think? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that Sofia is correct.

Online discrimination is never okay because it can harm people's wellbeing.

Well done if you got this right.

People who discriminate against others online can feel powerful because they are often anonymous.

This means that their identity is hidden so people online do not know who they are.

Anonymous says that, "When you are anonymous online, it can feel like there are no consequences for what you do or say," because people don't know who you are.

People who discriminate online can also discriminate more often because they can post on the internet at any time.

They can cause serious harm over a long period of time to the people that they discriminate against and the people who see this discrimination happen.

Although online discrimination does not usually cause physical harm, it can lead to some people thinking that causing physical harm to someone with a particular characteristic is okay.

In reality, causing physical harm to someone is never acceptable.

Anonymous has seen some discrimination online.

As a result, they now think that lots of people don't like this group, so it must be okay to hurt them.

Andeep says that, "Online discrimination is just as harmful as offline discrimination and people can face consequences for it, whether they're anonymous or not." Jacob tells us that, "No one should ever be made to feel insecure about who they are.

We should celebrate everything that makes us unique instead." Now let's do another check for understanding.

Is this statement true or false? Discrimination affect the wellbeing of both the person being discriminated against and the people who see it.

What do you think? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is true.

It is true that discrimination can affect the wellbeing of both the person being discriminated against and the people who see it.

We're now going to move on to your second practise task.

I'd like you to complete the table below to suggest the potential impacts of discrimination.

In one column, I would like you to write the impact on the person experiencing online discrimination, and in the other column, I would like you to write the impact on someone who sees discrimination online.

Pause the video, and I look forward to seeing your answers.

Okay, let's have a look and see what your table might look like.

In the column called impact on the person experiencing online discrimination, you might have said that they might feel upset, worried, or angry.

You might have said that their wellbeing can be damaged.

And you might have said that they might feel insecure about a characteristic that they have.

In the column which says impact on someone who sees discrimination online, you might have said that they could feel insecure about a characteristic that they have.

You might have said that they could think that it's okay to cause physical harm or to be unkind to a specific group of people, and you might have said that they could feel upset, worried, or angry.

Well done if you got this or something similar.

We're now going to move on to our final learning cycle.

Well done for your hard work so far, keep it up.

Our final learning cycle is called How Can We Stop Online Discrimination? There are many different ways that we can challenge online discrimination.

We can talk to the people around us about why online discrimination is never okay, we can know and learn how to report online discrimination, and we can know how to support someone who has experienced online discrimination.

One way of stopping online discrimination is by making sure that the people around us know why online discrimination is never okay.

Jun tells us that, "Some people might not know how harmful discrimination is." And Izzy says that, "They might not know that it is unlawful to discriminate against someone online." By telling the people around us that online discrimination is never okay, and the reasons behind this, this can help to stop online discrimination.

We can also always ask a trusted adult to help us report accounts who discriminate online.

Many websites have rules against discrimination happening, so we can always report any online content which contains discrimination.

Aisha says that, "The person who posted this content may then have their account taken down so that they can't post any more discrimination." If someone discriminates against us or someone we know, it's really important to record what happened.

For example, with a screenshot, so taking a picture of the screen or by taking a video.

Screenshots and videos can record what is on the screen even if the other person deletes what they said.

When we do this, we can show this to a trusted adult and they can help us to stop the online discrimination.

We can also block accounts who discriminate against others online, and a trusted adult can help us do this.

When someone is blocked by someone online, they stop being able to message that person, leave comments on their posts, and see their online content on that platform.

Now let's do a check for understanding.

Which action is missing which can help to stop online discrimination? Record, blank, block.

What should go in the blank? A, ignore, B, share, or C, report.

What do you think? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said C, report.

We can help stop online discrimination by remembering record, report, and block.

Someone who has experienced online discrimination may need support as it can be a really difficult and hurtful thing to go through.

It might help to talk about what happened, to listen to how they feel, and to tell a trusted adult if they feel sad, worried or angry.

If we see discrimination online, we should always tell a trusted adult.

They can help us take the correct steps, which will stop the discrimination and keep us safe too.

This is especially important if we are experiencing discrimination ourselves or if we know someone who is.

We can report any discrimination that we see online even if it isn't aimed at ourselves or someone that we know.

Sam says that, "It's up to everyone to make sure that the internet is a safe place for others." And Alex says, "Children can do this by recording any discrimination that they see online and by asking a trusted adult to help them to report and block accounts which discriminate against others." Now, let's do another check for understanding.

Is this statement true or false? Children have no control over discrimination online.

Pause the video, tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is false, but why? Children can recall discrimination that they see online and ask a trusted adult to help them report and block accounts which discriminate against others.

Well done if you got this right.

We're now moving on to your final practise task.

Explain to Sam four steps that she should tell her friend to help stop the online discrimination.

Sam says that, "Someone has discriminated against my friend online and I'm not sure what to do next.

What should I do?" Pause the video, and I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Okay, let's have a look and see what you might have said.

You might have said that Sam should encourage her friend to record the discrimination, for example, by taking a screenshot.

You might have said that she should tell a trusted adult what has happened.

She could also report the account that has discriminated against them.

And she could also block the account that discriminated against them.

Well done if you got this right.

We're now going to summarise today's key learning.

In today's lesson, we've learned that some groups of people are more vulnerable to discrimination online due to their protected characteristics.

Unfortunately, there is a lot of discrimination online, often because people are anonymous online so they feel that there are no consequences to their actions.

However, the Equality Act applies to everyone, offline and online, and this law makes discrimination based on the protected characteristics unlawful, and there are serious consequences.

Online discrimination can also negatively affect people's wellbeing.

We can challenge online discrimination by recording, reporting, and blocking online accounts.

We should also always tell a trusted adult so that they can help us.

In today's lesson, we've talked about some quite tricky topics.

If you have any worries or concerns about anything that we've talked about in this lesson, it's really important that you speak to a trusted adult.

There are also some organisations on the screen who are there to support you.

Well done for your fantastic hard work today.

I'm really proud of you and I hope to see you again soon.