Seeing in Colour - Resources for Teaching Anti-Racism
“I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.” - Rosa Parks
As a school we can not ignore the anti racist protests across America and the UK over the past week. Many of our children would have heard snippets of news and I know parents have approached me for advice on how to tackle these difficult conversations about race and racism. Under normal circumstances we would have tackle this in assemblies or in conversations and teaching in the classroom.
Race and Racism can often be a difficult subject to tackle for parents and for teachers, we can feel unsure of how to answer the questions, we may feel uneasy and often avoid the challenge.
At RAPS, we feel it both necessary and significant to find the courage to speak to young people about inequality and racism that communities and individuals can face.
For this reason, we have brought together some resources that can help make sense of difficult themes. It contains a parent help guide which includes tips and suggestions when talking to children about racism. There are also various links to websites that support discussions about racism and book recommendations for a range of age groups. It is a great resource; please have a look through it and see if you can spend some time with your children to talk about the issues raised.