Racial Inequality School Workshops. British Values, Cultural Differences

Amaali 'British Value' and 'Prejudice' workshops

Schools are only too well aware that the latest hoop the government wants them to jump through is the promotion of ‘British Values’ through spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development. The idea is certainly valuable - now more than ever, but the manner of its effective delivery is not obvious or easy.

And this is where Yesmien (Yazi) rides to the rescue!

Now also providing the sessions remotely.

Yesmien has developed her skills as a teacher and evolved a wide variety of workshops introducing Kashmiri culture to young children across the north of England.

Facilitating in primary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities - Remote learning sessions available

Her background working with Early Years in Education has helped her create hands-on fun practical workshops for pupils both in primary and secondary education, supporting staff training days and the current North Yorkshire agreed RE syllabus.

These workshops fully support the curriculum's ‘British Values’ demands. They are exciting, practical, and relevant. They meet Ofsted's requirement that pupils are helped to develop a respect and understanding of different faiths and cultures.

Workshops aim to:

Support other principal religions represented in the UK.
Understand the tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs
Tackle the subjects of prejudice and discrimination
Address difficult and controversial events in the news
Support healthy living

Yesmien workshops in primary schools are usually set up as 5 different activities, with pupils rotating through these activities. They can also be 'mixed and matched' to suit each school's needs.

On offer:

Kashmiri cooking
Urdu/English storytelling
Creative artwork including henna painting
Dressing up in saris, salwar kameez, hijabs etc
Arabic/Urdu writing
Bollywood/bhangra dancing
Drama improvisation exploring prejudice and racial issues
Theatre performance followed by discussion or follow up project
Interactive sessions linking to the current North Yorkshire agreed RE syllabus

Yesmien is happy to take whole school assemblies and explore the issues of racial prejudice.

She also offers staff training sessions looking at positive ways of dealing with cultural diversity, issues related to forced marriages, and cultural abuse.

Schools can be visited on a termly basis to work on specific projects.

Festivals can be linked to workshops.

Festivals 2020/21 (sometimes dates vary)

Diwali - 14th November 2020 (Festival of Light)
Holi - 28th March 2021
Ramadhan - starts on 12th April 2021 (Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset)
Eid Ul Fitr - 13th May 2021 (Feast of fast-breaking)
Hajj - 17th -22nd July 2021 (Muslims Pilgrimage to Makkah)
Eid Ul Adha -19th July 2021

The cost of full-day activities is from £400 with all equipment provided.

Cluster schools can work together and share travel costs.

Click to see pupil feedback

Click here for some of the staff feedbacks from schools

Some of the schools visited in November 2019.

Stillington, St Barnabas in York, Cowling, Grewlthorpe, Fairburn, Fountain, Kirby Hill, Chappel Haddlesey, Barlow, and Burton Salmon. Also schools across North Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic workshops have been adapted taking into account the current situation.

Yesmien a published Author!!!

'The Lonely Chapatti' a story written by Yesmien is available to purchase, filled with cultural references for pupils aged 3-11.

Schools have enjoyed using the book for their guided reading sessions too.

Protecting the bride	Block printing	Arabic writing
Beautiful sari	Perfect chapatti making	BBC filming
Styling traditional scarf	Indian/Pakistani dress	Writing in Arabic
Niqaab Muslim dress	BBC Filming	Time to bake
Arabic writing	Drama and love	Creative dressing up
Traditional Sari	Bollywood dance	Young Maharaja
Bollywood dance	Prejudice on disability	Creative dressing up
Shaping chapattis	Chapatti making	Flavours of the East
Team work	Tasting Syrian food	Cooking Syrian food
Drama session	Mixing chapatti dough	Prejudice workshop
Henna patterns	Staff training day	Mehndi henna hands Simple traditional designs on pupils hands while celebrating End Festival
Arabic writing	Happy pupils Showing the henna designs after the children had created their own patterns on paper first.	Dancing and dressing up
Shaping chapattis	Eid card in Arabic	Rolling chapattis Experimenting the texture of the dough and using skills to create the traditional bread.
Culture and costume	Global education	School assembly
Guide group Looking at World cultures through creating different dishes	Kashmiri cooking	Dressing with scarves Amazing selection of Indian/Pakistani clothes to try on
Henna hands together Children enjoy having henna patterns decorated on their hands. Looking at British Values respecting different cultures and faiths	Muslim Wedding Opportunity to dress in a selection of clothes to learn about Muslim dress in different places	Henna design
Traditional block printing	Rolling Chapatti Teaching British values at schools through cooking traditional bread	Watching chapatti cook
Dressing up in shirvani Brownie session with friends dressing up and dancing to Bollywood music	Peshawar style	Block printing Creating patterns using traditional block prints
School assembly Role playing while reading a story in Urdu and English	Kashmiri cooking Working together to create Kashmiri food	Prejudice and racism Encouraging challenging conversations with pupils about racism and prejudice before and after the drama workshop.
Eid and Mehndi Decorating hands for Eid celebration. Supporting British values through practical and enjoyable cultural workshops	Chapatti making Children having the opportunity to cook traditional bread while learning about cultures	Kashmiri cooking Experimenting with spices to learn about cultures
Diwali card making Pupils observing textile patterns and creating their own by following on the designs	Urdu story telling Role playing while reading a story in Urdu and English. Giving children opportunity to listen and appreciate different languages and cultures. Learning about morals	Bollywood dancing