PSHE Bias

PSHE

Poll

Did you take part in world mental health day ?

Did you like it ?

• i took part

  i liked it

• i took part

  i didn't like it

• i took part

  i neither liked it nor disliked it

• i didn't take part

Falling Piano

• A falling piano just misses your head

• It lands on your packed lunch

Poll

Which option best describes your main feeling after the piano incident?

• i would feel grateful to be alive after such a near miss

• I would feel unlucky to be nearby such a dangerous event

• i would feel angry and annoyed about losing my lunch

Open Ended

How can this be?

A father and his son are involved in a horrific car crash and are rushed off to hospital unconscious.

When the child arrived in the hospital operating theatre, the surgeon pulled away and said: “I can’t operate on this boy, he’s my son”.

Do you think you know the answer? If you do, write it here.

Answer:

The doctor was the boys mother

Why does this happen?

People often make unfair assumptions based on stereotypes. This prejudiced way of thinking is called bias. Bias is often subconscious.

Poll

People often make unfair assumptions based on stereotypes. This prejudiced way of thinking is called bias. Bias is often subconscious.

Tick all words that are unfamiliar to you

• assumptions

• stereotypes

• prejudiced

• bias

• subconscious

Multiple Choice

Everyone has bias that they are not aware of

• True

• False

Open Ended

How can you reduce your hidden bias?

If you have any ideas that you would like to share please write them here.

Multiple Choice

How many different types of bias are there?

• under 5

• between 5-10

• between 15-25

• between 30-40

• over 50

Here are just some of them!

How to reduce hidden bias

• Stay mindful that bias exists in everyone

• Slow down so you don't rely on automatic responses

• expand your world by experiencing more variety

Multiple Choice

Do you think learning more about black history can help reduce some types of hidden bias ?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Which is true

• a black woman has been in space

• a black woman has not been in space yet

Fill in the Blanks

How many black presidents have there been in America?

Fill in the Blanks

How many black prime ministers have there been in the UK?