Doing Diversity Differently

Course

Study & Songs to Support Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Awareness

An online self-paced course (24 hours study) to help you become a confident and inspiring Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity (DEI) Practitioner.

For teachers, parents and carers of young children

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Doing DEI Differently

Course

Study & Songs to Support DEI Awareness

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Overview

Our 24-hour CPD-accredited course teaches important ideas about fairness, equality, and respect (DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity) through fun songs and easy-to-understand lessons. The songs, designed especially for those in nursery and primary school, highlight these values in an age-appropriate way for young learners.

You’ll have 16 weeks to explore all the materials, complete the activities, and (optionally), submit a brief written CPD exercise about DEI.

In this course, we take time to talk about why behaving in fair and respectful ways is so important for everyone, especially young children who are just learning to make their way in the world. By teaching these ideas through songs, we make learning fun and memorable.

We cover topics like who we are (identity), how we treat others ( prejudice and discrimination), why sometimes we don’t notice unfairness (unconscious bias), and many more aspects too. We also show how understanding these ideas helps us to grow and develop as kind and thoughtful people, no matter how young or old we are.

Join us to learn how the words we use, the way we see others, and how we act, can make a big difference in creating a world that’s fair for everyone.

The course is available to you for 16 weeks, and the content is delivered in three blocks:

Introductory Module: immediately.
Modules 1&2: within 24 hours of registration, and
Modules 3 – 8: 15 days after registration.

We want all our students to enjoy the course, feel supported by the personalised service we provide, and extend their DEI knowledge beyond anything they imagined! To this end, we will always strive to accommodate individual learning styles and needs. Feel free to contact us to start a conversation!

Course Outline

Introduction 1: Hello and welcome: Sharing our learning aims and objectives (15 minutes total)

(3 lessons)

Introduction 2: Familiarising you with the course learning platform (10 minutes)

(4 lessons)

Module 1: What is ‘DEI’? AND Songs to greet and welcome (1 hr 30 + study time)

(18 lessons)

Module 2: DEI and Self-Identity AND ‘Can you find your name?’ song (1 hr 30 +)

(18 lessons)

Module 3: DEI and Bias AND ‘The Colour Wheel’ song (1 hour 45 minutes +)

(21 lessons)

Module 4: DEI and Creativity AND ‘Please and Thank You!’ song (1 hour +)

(15 lessons)

Module 5: DEI and Stereotyping AND ‘We’re making soup for dinner’ song (1 hour 50 minutes +)

(22 lessons)

Module 6: DEI: Institutional Bias AND ‘The Colours of Me’ song (1 hour 45 minutes +)

(23 lessons)

Module 7: DEI and Empathy AND ‘The Friendship Song’ (1 hour 50 minutes +)

(23 lessons)

Module 8: DEI: Being Mindful AND ‘The Number Train’ song (1 hour +)

(16 lessons)

You Will Learn

  • How DEI-awareness is a valuable life skill benefitting both personal and professional relationships
  • Why DEI is important and how it positively influences society as a whole.
  • How to connect the developmental stages of young children to their understanding of DEI
  • How to recognise, identify, name and challenge negative DEI attitudes in others
  • How to be mindful of your own behaviour and guide others’ behaviour effectively
  • How to incorporate DEI awareness into your actions and teach it to others
  • How to become more aware of subtle negative influences on DEI-related behaviour
  • How to become an exemplary DEI practitioner.
  • Strategies and guidelines to support and improve your DEI skills

Included

An accompanying downloadable workbook to consolidate and strengthen your learning
DEI guideline-templates for you to complete and update going forward
Downloadable pdf lesson-handouts to print out and keep.
Song-story videos, mp3 backing tracks, sheet music guides and lyrics sheets to download and keep
A range of extra song resources, aims and objectives, and links to add breadth to your learning

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