Year 8

Unlawful discrimination and stereotyping

This lesson will focus on the types of discrimination that are against the law and the Equality Act 2010.

Year 8

Unlawful discrimination and stereotyping

This lesson will focus on the types of discrimination that are against the law and the Equality Act 2010.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Definition of discrimination
  2. Equality Act 2010 (and protected characteristics)

Content guidance

  • Contains subject matter which individuals may find upsetting.

Supervision

Adult supervision suggested

Licence

This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is meant by an upstander?
Someone who goes along with what a bully is doing.
Someone who ignores when bullying is happening.
Correct answer: Someone who supports the person being bullied or who reports the bullying.
Q2.
A bully will often pick on someone to make themselves feel superior
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
An imbalance of power is only about a group of people bullying an individual
Correct answer: False
True
Q4.
How many people do you think have experience bullying in the last three months?
10 - 17%
Correct answer: 18 - 26%
27 - 35%
Q5.
An upstander can also act to stop bullying online
No
Correct answer: Yes

4 Questions

Q1.
What do we call the nine areas for which discrimination is illegal?
Legal characteristics
Correct answer: Protected characteristics
Safe characteristics
Q2.
Which of the following is not one of the nine in the Equality Act?
Gender reassignment
Race
Sexuality
Correct answer: Weight
Q3.
In what year did the Equality Act become law?
2009
Correct answer: 2010
2011
Q4.
How can an upstander help someone being bullied?
They can ignore the person being bullied.
Correct answer: They can offer their support.
They can pass on rumours and gossip about someone else.