Mummy’s Black, Daddy’s Yellow and I’m Orange: talking with young children about racial identity |
Mummy’s Black, Daddy’s Yellow and I’m Orange: talking with young children about racial identity
National Children’s Bureau
Wednesday, 2010-02-24 from 09:30Z to 16:15Z
Islington, Islington
Overall aim
This newly developed course aims to give practitioners confidence and the tools for talking with young children about racial identity.
Intended learning outcomes
By the end of this course participants will:
- Understand how prejudice and racism impact on young children within and beyond settings
- Improve practitioners’ confidence in discussing racial identity, skin colour and racism with children, parents and carers and each other
- Consider specific issues for multi-ethnic and multi-heritage families
Trainer: Rachel Gillett
The programme will be led by Rachel Gillett, who has been a freelance trainer and consultant since 1994. Rachel works with a large range of charities, including National Children’s Bureau, Adoption UK, National Day Nurseries Association, Citizens Advice, LASA (London Advice Services Alliance) and Advice UK as well as many other smaller community organisations. She is based in Yorkshire, but works throughout the country. As well as delivering training courses, Rachel also writes training sessions and materials and offers supervision to trainers; she is a member for the Institute of Learning.
Rachel is a single parent with two children of mixed heritage.
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