Given the potential cultural isolation of Cornwall, we are dedicated to ensuring children are educated around all Protected Characteristics. As part of this, we made a conscious decision to ensure year wide coverage of these characteristics throughout the curriculum rather than taking the approach of celebration months/weeks for particular areas. As part of this, the following information shows the coverage of the curricukum for all of these characteristics, throughout the year, for all areas of learning.
Protected Characteristics 2021-2022
Classroom texts| Race/religion: – Look Up: Nathan Byron – You Are Welcome: Alexandra Penfold – Coming to England: Floella Benjamin – The Proudest Blue: Abtihaj Muhammed – Shine: Sarah Asuquo – Freedom We Sing: Amyra Leon |
| Sexual Orientation/Gender: – My Princess Boy: Suzanne DeSimone – Fabulous Frankie: Simon James Green – The Great Big Book of Families: May Hoffman – Julian is a Mermaid: Jessica Love – Pirate Mums: Jodie Lancet-Grant – Uncle Bobby’s Wedding: Sarah Brannen – Jacob’s New Dress: Sarah Hoffman |
| Difference: – The Too Tall Giraffe: Christine Maier – Its Ok to be Different: Todd Parr – Okapi Loves his Zebra Pants: Terri Tatchell – The Girls: Lauren Ace – The Boys: Lauren Ace |
| Disability: – What Happened to You?: James Catchpole – Amazing: Steve Antony |
| WCR texts |
| Race/religion: – Handa’s Surprise – Colour Me Happy The Four Fox Cubs – Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky – The King with Donkey Ears – The Lion and the Beetle Age/Tolerance and acceptance: – Grandads Secret Giant |
| Subject Areas |
| Race Music: Hip Hop and Rap Artists Bob Marley and Pharrell Williams Bhangra, Latin, Jazz artists and the Blues Art: Beatrice Milhazes Vija Celmins Jose Bernal | Religion History: Remembrance – all nations and ethnicities RE: Diwali Sikhism Christianity RE: Christianity Sikhism |
| Gender PSHE: People Who Help Us – challenging gender stereotypes | Disability Art: Louis Wain |
| Sexuality Art: David Hockney Jasper Johns Louise Bourgeois (f) | All Protected Characteristics PSHE: We Are All Special and Unique |
| WCR texts |
| Race/religion: – How the Old Woman Got Her Wish – The Ginseng Fairy – Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer – Why Anansi has Eight Skinny Legs |
| Subject Areas |
| Race Music: South African Music Nelson Mandela Stevie Wonder Gamelan Geography: Different cultures of the world Music: Reggae RE: | Religion RE: Christianity Islam Holy places – range of religions Geography: Comparing Cultures around the World History: Gunpowder plot |
| Gender PSHE: Gender Stereotypes History: Mary Anning (Gender) | All protected Characteristics PSHE: Respecting uniqueness |
| WCR texts |
| Race/religion: – The Magic Paintbrush – The Three Dolls – The Ever So Long Wool String – Sleeping Out Disability: – Me and Mr P |
| Subject Areas |
| Race Geography: North America – different cultures | Religion RE: Judaism Hinduism Sikhism Christianity Geography: North America – different cultures |
| Gender History: Boudicca | Disability History: Amesbury Archer Claudius Art: Carl Giles |
| All Protected Characteristics PSHE: Valuing Differences Respect |
| WCR texts |
| Race/religion: – Frost – The Drop of Honey – The Lion with Red Eyes – Tell Me No Lies – Friend or Foe Gender/Women: – The Firework Maker’s Daughter LGBTQ+: – Bill’s New Frock |
| Subject Areas |
| Race Music: Grime/Rap Bhangra Latin Fusion Beyonce Slavery Pop Music development and the links to Civil Rights History: Romans – people of colour featured throughout Art: Luz Perez Ojeda Sokari Douglas Camp (f) El Anatusi Ghanaian | Religion RE: Islam Humanists Christianity Music: Gospel |
| Gender PSHE: Respectful Relationships Relationships and the Law History: Eleanor of Aquitaine | Sexuality PSHE: Respectful Relationships Relationships and the Law Art: David Hockney |
| All Protected Characteristics PSHE: Being a Citizen Human Rights Challenging Stereotypes |
| WCR texts |
| Race/religion: – Cloud Busting – Varjack Paw – Once in the Wind – The Curse – The Boy at the Back of the Class – Medusa – Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Age: – Gangsta Granny Gender Equality: – Lightening Mary Sexual Orientation: – The Sleeper and The Spindle |
| Subject Areas |
| Race Music: Jazz – various musical artists of colour Motown – Civil Rights Hip Hop PSHE: Migration and Cultural Diversity in the UK Art: Magdalene Odundo | Religion RE: A range of religions and how they help people when times get hard. Hindi, Jewish and Islamic Prayer: What, how, when, where, why? History: Religion through Power and Monarchy (Religion) |
| Gender History: Ancient Greek Goddesses Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II (Gender) | Sexuality History: Cornwall Pride Art: Andy Warhol |
| All Protected Characteristics PSHE: Identity, stereotypes and discrimination |
| WCR texts |
| Race/religion: – Pig Heart Boy – The Rainforest – Big Ideas for Young Thinkers – Windrush Child |
| Subject Areas |
| Race History: WW2 and all nations represented Geography: Developing Countries and growing raw materials Music: Jazz Gospel Bhangra History: Law and Retribution Slavery, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandella, apartheid PSHE: Diversity | Religion History: Early Islamic Culture Music: Jazz Gospel Bhangra Geography: Comparing three locations and their cultures RE: Christianity Christianity Aid and Islamic Relief Hinduism |
| Gender History: Home Front and women’s role Music: Inspirational Women in Music History: Women and sexism: suffragettes | Sexuality PSHE: Healthy/Unhealthy relationships History: Same sex marriage and Bill of Human Rights PSHE: Hate Crime LGTBQ+ Discrimination |
| Disability Art: Claude Monet (blind in later life) | All Protected Characteristics Geography: Comparing Cultures – If you were born somewhere else, would you still be you? RE: What will make Liskeard a more respectful community? PSHE: A Sense of Identity |