Clap for our carers

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On Thursday March 26th at 8:00 PM, millions of people across the UK stepped outside their houses to clap for people who are working to care for those who are ill with coronavirus. People joined in from windows, balconies and front doors to show support. The event was called #clapforourcarers and #clapfornhs

People on news programmes talked about the feeling of the whole country coming together to say thank you. Lots of people talked about a feeling of "national unity".

Many buildings were lit up in blue colours for #lightitblue

what do you see in the picture?
what is happening?
why it is happening?

explain the picture

- what is the NHS?
- why are people saying thank you?
- why did some buildings light up blue?
- What do you notice about the people clapping? Are they all the same?
- what does "national unity" mean?
- who does the NHS care for? does it matter your race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation or family, disability?
- Are nurses and doctors in the NHS all white, or all male, all female, all born in the UK?
- if you are Christian, are you only treated by nurses who are also Christian?
- has anyone here ever been in a hospital? Were the doctors and nurses different?
- what can we learn from the NHS?
- why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders: everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the equality act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat