Regardless of their background, there will be few school-age pupils in the UK who have failed to pick up on the current tensions involving the religion of Islam. Islamophobia is a recently adopted term that is used specifically to describe the aversion to or fear of the religion of Islam and Muslims; however, just like anti-Semitism, Islamophobia is related to a much broader problem of discrimination on the grounds of religion, ‘race’ and/or culture.
Our Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism and Religious Discrimination workshops seek to introduce young people to the concepts of prejudice, bigotry and discrimination and to build awareness of the destructive and hurtful effect of those actions – such as bullying – which emerge from a place of fear and hatred.
The workshops are both educational and practical and are designed to help pupils to both understand and practise acceptance of those who may have different backgrounds, opinions and beliefs. The workshops are skilfully designed to be thought-provoking and stimulating, incorporating role-play exercises, which encourage creative thinking and empathy, and open discussion forums, which give pupils the chance to explore complex subjects such as religious discrimination in a safe and supportive context. Pupils are also encouraged to share their own experiences and to discuss possible solutions.
We pride ourselves in listening to schools and understand budgets are tight, so we keep our costs low.
Where required, we can offer
The children loved the Gender Equality Workshop! They engaged well, joined in with the discussions
and were actively thinking about the content and what was being discussed. Sara was a fantastic advocate, the children really enjoyed working with her and she brought energy and enthusiasm which the children reciprocated. Can’t wait for the next wor
I contacted Diversify to be a part of a panel on marginalised LGBT+ identities and intersectionality at the University of Sheffield’s Students Union, and they were absolutely great! It was so easy to organise with them as the communication was great, and the two advocates who came along (Mon and Kir) were brilliant, providing insightful input and lived experiences for the students who attended.
I just wanted to formally say thank you from the whole Gordonbrock Team for such a fantastic three days of informative, thought provoking workshops.
Every single child has learnt from you this week! Every single child has benefitted and grown in their understanding of disability from your workshop! Every single child will remember your workshop forever I think. The workshops have inspired not only our children but also the adults as well.
A Year 5 pupil declared ‘It was very informative, the use of videos helped me see what can happen to disabled people in society. It also reaffirmed to me that everyone is valued and needs to be valued’.
Another said, ‘I found it very interesting as I have a disability, and it helped me feel supported for the future’.
Unit G1 The Crofts,
Quarry Hill,
Rotherham
S60 2DN
