Adaptive clothing

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c079zmml2l8o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vdmq253lqo

What do you see in the pictures, who do you think this person is and what are they doing, what do you think this story is about?

Elliot Caswell is a model from Newcastle. He has been trying to make it as a model for 5 years but without success and was about to give up.

Why do you think Elliot was not being chosen by modelling agencies for work?

Elliot has cerebral palsey and uses a wheelchair. Five years ago, Elliot was very shy and didn't feel confident enough to speak to strangers. Today an art director who photographed Elliot for this shoot said he lit up the room with his smile and humour; "When someone has a lot of character, it's instantly easy to photograph because that can come across on set."

What does the art director mean by "Elliot lit up the room?"

Elliot's first modelling job is for Primark and their adaptive clothing range which is for people with disabilities.

What does adaptive mean? How do you think clothing can be adaptive? 

Elliot's mum says when he was young she had to adapt his clothes herself and Elliot says he always had to have help from family, friends and carers to put on his clothes. He says this new range of clothes is life changing.

How do you think this clothing range is different? 

Primark have developed clothing with magnetic zips, poppers, loops that are easy to hold, trousers that have zips on the legs, clothes that are stretchier and easier to get on. 

The second link above has a short film where you can see Elliot talking about the clothes. The designer Victoria Jenkins is wearing a dress with a zip on the side so if you have a stoma, you can empty the stoma bag without taking your clothes off.  Victoria says this is about dignity and modesty. 

What is a stoma bag? 

Why is the zip magnetic, how is  zip life changing?

Why poppers not buttons?

Victoria hopes more clothing brands will make adaptive clothing in the future; "Everyone needs choice, everyone dresses differently, everyone has the right to self expression and that's been denied to many of us for too long."

What does "Everyone has the right to self expression" mean?

Why does Victoria say self expression is denied to some people? Do you agree?

Why is this about No Outsiders?

Which British Value is this about?

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Biggest Ever Football Day

 

https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Jan/23/Biggest-EVER-Football-Session

What do you see in the picture? What is happening? What do the T-shirts say- what is this about?

On March 7th the "Biggest ever Football Session" is happening in schools across the UK.

What do you think this is?

The Biggest Ever Football Session is about inspiring and empowering the next generation of girl's football. 

It's about inclusivity in sports, showing that girls belong in football. 

The aim is to get as many girls as possible in school all playing football on the same day. 

What does empowered mean?

What does inclusivity mean?

Some people might say if we are being truly inclusive, we should allow boys to play too... what do you think?

Watch this video #LetGirlsPlay- The FA but as it plays, imagine swapping the word girls for the word boys. Does it still make sense if it was about boys? Explain your answer. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5zqdLmhT8E

Olivia Hancock is a campaigning to end sexism in football.

What is sexism?

Olivia says, "How would you feel if you couldn't do something you love? As a young girl all I wanted to do was kick a football and have fun. While at primary school, I was told that girls don't play football - it's a boys sport. It was later made clear that this seemed to be the case in many schools. When I left primary school in 2027 I was determined that not only should primary schools give  girls equal access to football, they should also have girls football teams. Not all girls are confident enough to play football with boys and I needed to be that powerful female voice for change."

Why do you think some girls are not confident enough to play football with boys?

What is the solution?

Do you think in 2025 we need a "Biggest ever football day" to encourage boys to play the game?

Why/ Why not?

What do we say at our school about gender and football?

Why is this about No Outsiders?

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Bike

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-berkshire-54259186 

What do you see in the photo? What is happening? There is something different about this mountain biker, can anyone guess what it is?  

Xavier is blind; he has less than 10% eyesight. 

What do you think less than 10% eyesight means for Xavier? What do you think he sees?

After struggling to get a job Xavier decided to pursue his love of biking; he posted videos online and was approached by companies who offered to sponsor him in shows. He now hopes to go professional. 

How do you think Xavier manages to do this with 10% eyesight, what are the challenges? How do you think he overcomes the challenges? 

Xavier talks about how his eyes work differently; he has albinism which means his eyes let too much light in, and he also has nystagmus which causes his eyes to shake. Because of this, Xavier walks each route before using his bike and then remembers turns, jumps and where roots, rocks or branches stick out.  

Do you think Xavier crashes sometimes? What do you think he says about his crashes?

“Sometimes I just have crashes but there’s not much I can do. I’m very committed to the sport; I love what I do, and a few crashes aren’t going to get in my way.” 

Xavier hopes he can encourage others with disabilities to get on their bikes. 

There is a super video link in the link above where Xavier talks about what he sees and how he does the biking. Watch the video and discuss these questions.

·                In the film Xavier tells us about how his eyes are different. How do you think he feels about his eyes? Does he seem sad or upset? Do you think Xavier is proud of who he is? How do you know? 

·                When Xavier started mountain biking, how do you think he felt? 

·                What do you think Xavier’s family said when he told them he wanted to start this new hobby? Why didn’t they stop him? 

·                When he walks each route, how do you think he remembers where everything is? 

·                Do you think he forgets sometimes? What happens then? 

·                How do you think the other mountain biker’s treat Xavier? 

·                “Sometimes I just have crashes but there’s not much I can do” why doesn’t Xavier give up when he crashes? 

·                “a few crashes aren’t going to get in my way.” what does he mean? What kind of person is Xavier? 

·                Why is this a story of hope? 

·                What can we learn from Xavier?  

·                Why is this about No Outsiders? 

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language

 

https://www.thebulletin.be/train-conductor-faces-formal-complaint-saying-bonjour-flanders

What do you see in the picture? What job does the person in the picture do? What do you think this story could be about?

A train conductor in Belgium received a formal complaint last month because of the language he used to greet passengers when he said "Good morning!".

What do you think happened?

Why might language be a reason for complaint?

Belgium has three official langauges.

Do you know what the official languages spoken in Belgium are?

In Belgium, there are three national languages: French, Dutch and English. In different parts of the country, there are official language rules. 

Why have an official language rule?

This map shows the language zones in Belgium. The top part of Belgium known as Flanders and the bottom half known  as Wallonia. 

What do you notice about the map and the languages spoken?

According to official language rules, conductors on trains must speak in the correct language while their train is in each area, So as a train passes through Flanders, the conductor will say "Good morning!" in Dutch, and while the train is passing through Wallonia, the conductor will say good morning in French.

What do you think this conductor did?

Why would someone complain about that?

After the train left Brussels, the conductor said Good Morning in both French and Dutch. Conductors should only use both French and Dutch when the train in within the Brussels border. If trains are traveling to the airport, conductors can speak in French, Dutch, German and English.

Why do you think this rule exists?

Are borders important?

Is language important?

Do you think the conductor was right to do this?

The train company are backing the conductor and saying there will be no action taken.

Some people are saying the conductor did the right thing but others are saying they disrespected the Dutch language. 

What do you think abut this argument, what are the two sides of the debate?

What do we say about language at our school?

Why is this about No Outsiders?

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Run

 

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cape-town-south-african-london-run-racism-b1201626.html

What do you see in the picture? What are they doing? What do you notice about the people, which person do you think this story is about? Are there any clues in the clothes they are wearing?

Deo Kato is an athlete from Uganda who lives in London. He has recently completed a run from Cape Town to London. He started in July 2023 and arrived in London 516 days later, at the end of December 2024.

Where is Cape Town? 

How many miles do you think Deo ran, how many countries do you think he crossed?

Deo ran 7700 miles and crossed 15 countries. 

Look at Deo's T-shirt, why do you think he chose to run that far?

Deo was running to raise awareness of racism. He wanted to highlight the history of human migration and the discrimination faced by many black Africans today.

What is migration?

What sort of experiences do you think Deo wants to highlight?

What sort of experiences do you think Deo met along the way?

Deo experienced daily incidents of racism in some parts of Europe as he made his way to England. He suffered abuse from passers by and some police and was even jailed for some weeks. He says in some European countries he felt treated as an illegal immigrant; "I didn't feel welcomed or that I belonged in their society. The police stooped me at least four times a day. Sometimes I caught locals taking photos of me and reporting me to the police." 

Why do you think this was happening?

What does this suggest about some parts of society today?

Deo says these experiences made it intensely difficult to keep moving forward. But he did keep going. 

Why did he keep going?

But there were many times Deo had experiences that renewed his faith in humanity. In Botswana he was joined by a 15 year old boy who spoke three languages including English. 1800 miles further north in Kenya, he was joined by a group of children who spontaneously joined him for a 5 mile stretch on their way to school. 

Overall, his experiences confirmed in Deo's mind that humanity will prevail over prejudice. 

What does that mean?

He says, "I think in the future we will create a world free from racial prejudice. It won't happen in my lifetime, I believe that my efforts and those of others who are dedicated to this cause are laying the foundations for the next generation to build upon."

Why do you think Deo says this won't happen in his lifetime, do you agree?

Who are the next generation?

What do you think Deo wants you to do about this?

What can we learn from Deo?

What do we say at our school about racial discrimination?

Why is this about No Outsiders?

Which British Value is this about?

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Democracy

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-e9bb4f21-518d-4242-a1b1-71250990e639

What do you see in the picture, do you recognise anyone? Where were the photos taken, what is happening?

Last week Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. He was also the 45th President.

What is an inauguration?

How can you be 45th President and 47th President at the same time?

How do you become president of the United States?

Do we have a president in the UK? 

What is the system called where people are voted to be leaders and how does it work?

The inauguration ceremony usually takes place outside with tens of thousands of people watching but this ceremony was held indoors, in the Capitol Building, which is where the elected representatives  of America meet.

Why was the ceremony held inside this year? (because of freezing temperatures)

What is the building in the UK called where members of parliament meet? 

The photos show some very famous Americans who attended the inauguration. Do you recognise any of them?

The first photo shows three former presidents: Bill Clinton, George W Bush and Barack Obama in the audience. Hilary Clinton stands with them.

In the second photo you can see the most recent president, Joe Biden, and his Vice President Kamala Harris. 

Both Kamala Harris and Hilary Clinton ran against Donald Trump in presidential elections and lost to him; Hilary Clinton in 2016 and Kamala Harris last year.

How do you think Kamala Harris and Hilary Clinton feel about Donald Trump being president?

Why attend the inauguration, they could have stayed away

What does this show about Kamala Harris and Hilary Clinton?

In the US there are two political parties: Republicans and Democrats. Donald Trump is a Republican.

Barak Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden are all in the Democrat party, so why did they attend the inauguration?

What does this show about Bill Clinton, Joe Biden and Barak Obama?

Donald Trump was president from 2016 till 2020 and then In 2021, Joe Biden was elected as president. 

How do you think the inauguration of Joe Biden was different? What do you think Donald Trump did? (he didn't attend the ceremony - why do you think he chose to stay away?)

What is democracy?

How do you think you should you behave if you lose an election?

Many of the people in the photos hold very different views yet they all came together for the ceremony - why?

What can we learn from the people in these photos?

Why is this about No Outsiders?

Which British value is this about?

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Disney marriage

 

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/gay-couple-engaged-dressed-disney-123118626.html

What do you see in the photo? Where do you think the photo was taken, what is happening?

The photo shows a marriage proposal in Spain between Jose Casanova and Cristian Broca. Both are dressed as Disney characters; Jose as Prince Adam from Beauty and the beast and Cristian as Aladdin. 

Why do you think Jose and Cristian chose to dress as Disney princes?

Who usually gets marred at the end of a fairy tale?

What do you think Jose and Cristian are trying to show?

Jose said; "Because every boy and girl deserves to grow up with LGBTQ+ references in their stories learning that love in all its forms, is as real and brave as fairy tales."

- What does Jose mean by LGCTQ+ references?

- Love in all it's forms - what does that mean?

- How can love be brave?

"Today we not only celebrate our commitment to a world where equal marriage is an unquestionable right, but also the fight for all public spaces, narratives, festivities , to belong to all people."

- what is equal marriage?

- public spaces, narratives, festivities to belong to all people - what does that mean?

- ae there times/ places where that doesn't happen?

Cristian said, "From this kid who always dreamed of his own fairy tale ending, but always thought the story wasn't written for him. We ALL deserve that happy ending and it's time to rewrite the tale."

- Why did Cristian think a fairy tale ending wasn't for him?

- what tale is Cristian re-writing?

"We all deserve a fairy tale ending, but this is just the beginning."

- why is it just the beginning?

- What does the law in the UK say about this? What is that law called? (Equality Act 2010)

- What other groups of people are referenced in the Equality Act? (protected characteristics)

- Some people believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, how do you think Joe and Cristian would respond?

- what do we say at our school about different families?

- Which British value is this about?

- Why is this about No Outsiders?

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football hijab

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5ydx5jgndro

What do you see in the picture? What do you notice about the people, what do you think this story is going to be about?

Shahida is team captain of a Muslim girls football team in Peterborough. Last month the team won a national football championship and during an interview, Shahida talked about how it felt to be captain of a team where often the players are the only ones wearing a hijab.

- what is a hijab?

- why do some women wear a hijab?

Shahida says, "It's not easy to compete feeling like the odd ones out," but she feels proud of her team.

- Why might the team feel like the odd ones out?

- why might feeling like the odd one out (like an outsider) make it hard to compete?

"We have worked hard to get where we are. It is not easy to go out there and compete (sometimes as) the only hijabi girls team. It feels like we don't fit in. But in reality, you being the odd one out makes people take notice of you."

- Is this a good thing? What do you think of Shahida's comment? You might say people noticing you makes you feel worse! What are the two sides of this argument?

"You know how Superman wears a cape - my hijab is my cape. It makes me unique, it makes me special. This is my identity. It is part of me.. It makes me feel empowered."

- How can a hijab be like a cape? They are completely different...

- How can a piece of clothing be part of you and define your identity?

- What does empowered mean?

"At the end of the day - they are girls, we are girls and playing the sport we love."

- what does Shahida mean by this?

Inaya also plays for the team. She says, "Sometimes opponents make fun of us. We feel there is a bias sometimes which puts us down. But we try to use that to give us motivation to win. Even if we face barriers, we know we can overcome it."

- what does bias mean?

- What barriers do you think Inaya and her team are facing?

- What does motivation mean, how is Inaya using her feelings here?

The team want to encourage more girls from diverse backgrounds to get involved in sport. 

- why?

- How is this story about harmful stereotypes?

- What do we say at our school about stereotypes and being unique?

- Why is this about no outsiders?

- Which British value is this about?

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New year

 

UK bursts into 2025 with spectacular fireworks display as world parties into New Year | UK News | Sky News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2npvv2pnkt

What do you see in the picture? What's the story?

People around the world celebrated New Year last week with huge gatherings and firework displays in major cities.

 

 celebrations in Damascus, Syria

celebrations in Baghdad, Iraq.

This photo shows people celebrating in Moscow, Russia.

Why do so many people celebrate new year?

What is the famous song that many people sing as new year begins?

Should old acquaintance be forgot 

And never bought to mind?

Should old acquaintance be forgot 

And old lang syne

For auld lang syne, my dear

For auld lang syne,

We'll take a cup of kindness yet

For auld lang syne

What do you think these words mean, what are they saying, why sing these words as a new year begins?

The song is credited to Robert Burns who wrote his version in 1788, and was based on an old folk song. The words encourage you, on the last day of the year, to look back and remember friends fondly.

The top photo shows an image from the firework display in London.

During the London firework display, a holographic Paddington appeared and said this:

"As we enter the new year, I always remember what Mrs Brown says; "In London, everyone is different. But that means anyone can fit in. I think she must be right because although I don't look like anyone else, I really do feel at home. Happy new year, love from Paddington."

(there is a link to watch the clip in the Sky news link above)

What do you think about this little speech, why do you think the organisers chose those words to bring in the new year?

If you were to extend this speech, what could you say next?

What do we say at our school about being different and fitting in?

Why is this about no outsiders?

Which British value is this about?

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