
Religion & Belief Lesson- Protected Characteristics Lesson. A fully-resourced editable PowerPoint lesson (1 hour +) which can be used by teachers to deliver a detailed workshop / session on the importance of this topic.
Learning Outcomes:
To understand how Equality Act protects religion
To understand the difference between religion and belief
To understand examples of discrimination in the workplace
Key terms
Faith, Belief, Mutual Respect, Systemic, Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism, Protected Characteristic
Each Lesson Pack Contains:
1 Fully Editable Careers PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning)
Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker)
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