Parent and Carer Workshop Stephen Lawrence Day Secondary Parent and Carer Workshop PPT1 Stephen Lawrence Day School Information Booklet] The 22 April 2018 marked the 25th Anniversary of the senseless murder of Stephen Lawrence, a young man who had a bright future ahead of him. At the memorial service to celebrate his life, the Prime Minister, Teresa May, announced the Annual National Day of Remembrance and Commemoration of Stephen which is to be held on or around 22 April 2019. As a school community, we have been invited and encouraged, to use the memory of Stephen’s life and legacy as an opportunity for influencing the lives of the children and young people in our school. The theme of the day is “Live Our Best Life”. This is intended to focus on building pupils’ confidence and skills relating to emotional intelligence, resilience, respect and care so that children and young people value difference, embrace diversity, behave responsibly and make positive choices to contribute as active, healthy, engaged citizens in multicultural Britain. Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Stephen’s mother, has written a letter to every school and teacher and I’m going to pause for a few minutes so that we can read this short letter

Objectives for Workshop Understand the aims of Stephen Lawrence Day (SLD) and the activities that children have been involved in. Explore the themes of SLD and consider how our words, attitudes and actions in relation to race and diversity influence and shape our children’s words, attitudes and actions. Discuss how best parents and the school can partner together to support children to “Live Their Best Life”. Every school has received a Poster ,which has the strapline “Live Our Best Life”, and, as a headteacher [or head of year or Deputy], I would encourage you to think about how you might knit this theme into other work you will already have planned. Perhaps you will use the theme to inspire children [in your class/tutor group] to reflect on the core message of “Live Our Best Life”.  Let’s take a few minutes to discuss how we might use the Assembly and supporting resources within our classroom setting. I would also like to invite you to ask any questions you might have.

Workshop structure Background to Stephen Lawrence Day The compelling case Our Words, Attitudes and Actions Count Questions and Answers

Baroness Doreen Lawrence “The lessons of fairness and respect must start early if we are to have a truly fair and civilised society, free from discrimination where we all play our part as active citizens” Some of you will be familiar, and others not so familiar, with the specifics and the importance of Stephen Lawrence’s life and legacy. One of the key impacts of Stephen’s legacy was a change in the law relating to double jeopardy. In addition, one of the 70 recommendations from the Macpherson Report resulted in a requirement that all schools provide Citizenship education. More details relating to the timeline around Stephen’s death and the fight for justice are available on the Stephen Lawrence Day website and I would encourage you to familiarise yourself with the timeline.  key concern of Baroness Lawrence was to minimise any additional workload for teachers and to this end, the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust has developed a suite of resources that can be used immediately at all school levels from Early Years to Upper Secondary

Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 Assembly themes: The relationships that shape our world. Working together to make a better world. Changing the narrative of our world. Finding our place in the world. Building a better world. Themed lessons: Examples include: English: Research and write a biography, or present a short talk, about someone who inspires you to “Live Your Best Life” [see BBC2 TV Icons. The greatest person of the 20th century]. PSHE: Examine differing views about the use of conscience as a guide to moral decision-making. Explore knowledge and understanding of religious, philosophical and/or ethical thought and teaching. Resources: use the philosophy lesson plans, provided by the Philosophy Foundation. School activities: Examples include: Pupils: Explore how pupils can use their voice to say ‘no’, or seek help if vulnerable to gang related behaviour, or knife crime, etc. Leaders: Audit your school’s register of racist incidents and the reporting of these. Parents, community and fundraising: Examples include: Explore with parents, for example through a workshop or newsletter, how their own language, actions and attitudes influence and shape their children’s language, actions and attitudes. Key Stage 5 History, politics and law: Use the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre & Archive to access a wide body of resources, including legal manuscripts, historical archive material and academic sources. Examine topics related to institutional racism from historical, political or legal perspectives, including the important changes to the law related to ‘double jeopardy’. Built environment: Class or group activities could include designing solutions to local planning and/or regeneration projects, such as futuristic designs of eco-friendly and environmentally sustainable buildings. School activities: Examples include: Staff: Workshops around racism, diversity and inclusion. Leaders: Audit your school’s register of racist incidents and reporting. Parents, community and fundraising: Examples include: Explore with parents, through a workshop or newsletter, how their own language, actions and attitudes influence and shape their children’s language, actions and attitudes.

Workshop Activity

Finally… Feedback on group activity Five strategies to take away: Keep talking Stay involved Live congruently Broaden opportunities Encourage activism Thank you!