Prejudice and Discrimination
CONCEPTUALUnderstand the impact of prejudice and discrimination on individuals and communities — that treating people unfairly because of their identity causes real harm — and recognise their own responsibility to stand against it
Mastery Evidence
- Define prejudice and discrimination in their own words with examples
- Describe the emotional and social impact of discrimination on the person experiencing it
- Identify at least one action they can personally take to challenge unfair treatment
Assessment Prompt
“If [child] sees someone at school being excluded or teased because of their race, religion, or disability, can they explain why that's wrong and describe what they could do about it?”
Curriculum Standards1 alignment
PSPE-ID-LO-P4-8IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes onlyPrerequisites3
- Stereotypes and Individual DifferenceshardAges 9—11
- Vocabulary: social awarenesshardAges 7—11
- Bystanders and UpstanderssoftAges 7—9
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- Stereotypes and Individual Differences hard
Understanding prejudice builds on recognising stereotypes
- Vocabulary: social awareness hard
Understanding stereotypes requires knowing 'stereotype', 'prejudice', 'discrimination', and 'bias' as distinct terms
- Different Lives and Experiences hard
Recognising stereotypes builds on understanding diverse life experiences
- Seeing Someone Else's Point of View soft
Understanding different lives benefits from perspective-taking skills
- Vocabulary: social awareness soft
Perspective-taking practice is enriched by precise vocabulary including 'perspective', 'bias', and 'compassion'
- Vocabulary: understanding others hard
Understanding that others have perspectives and feelings requires the vocabulary of empathy and perspective
- Vocabulary: social awareness soft
Understanding diverse lives requires vocabulary for compassion, fairness, and community
- Similarities & Differences hard
Understanding different lives builds on noticing similarities/differences
- Vocabulary: understanding others soft
Noticing similarities and differences among people draws on vocabulary of community, fair, and care
- Vocabulary: social awareness hard
Discussing prejudice and discrimination requires precise vocabulary to distinguish individual bias from systemic discrimination
- Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship hard
The bystander/upstander distinction is entirely vocabulary-dependent — these specific terms must be taught first
- Seeing Someone Else's Point of View soft
Understanding bullying impact benefits from perspective-taking
- Vocabulary: social awareness soft
Perspective-taking practice is enriched by precise vocabulary including 'perspective', 'bias', and 'compassion'
- Vocabulary: understanding others hard
Understanding that others have perspectives and feelings requires the vocabulary of empathy and perspective
- Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship hard
Understanding bullying requires precise vocabulary distinguishing bullying types including 'cyberbullying'
- Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe hard
Understanding that actions have consequences requires the vocabulary word 'consequence' as a named concept
- Vocabulary: making decisions and keeping safe hard
Distinguishing right from wrong requires vocabulary including 'honest', 'fair', 'trust', and 'right and wrong'
- Vocabulary: understanding others hard
Showing kindness meaningfully requires vocabulary for empathy, care, and community
- Other People's Feelings and Thoughts soft
Showing kindness benefits from knowing others have feelings
- Vocabulary: understanding others hard
Understanding that others have perspectives and feelings requires the vocabulary of empathy and perspective
Unlocks2
- Questioning Your Own BiasessoftAges 9—11
- Systemic Inequality and AllyshiphardAges 11—12