Mummy's Black, Daddy's Yellow and I'm Orange: talking with young children about racial identity: mb2

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Press the ORDER NOW button to book your place on this one-day training course at NCVO on 24 February 2010. If you do not have access to a computer or you have problems with the registration please contact the Training team on 0207 843 6084 or email training@ncb.org.uk and we will register for you.

Please note that if you buy a waiting-list ticket it will display a nil charge, but if you are then offered a place on the course you will be invoiced as follows for the price of the ticket.

NCB member, voluntary sector: 241.50
NCB member, statutory sector: 258.75
Non member, voluntary sector: 287.50
Non member, statutory sector: 316.25

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
  

Who should attend?

This level 1 course is targetted at practitioners working directly with children and their families. The course is aimed at those working in primary education settings. It is open to practitioners working in both multi-racial/multi-ethnic and predominantly white communities.

Course programme

• storytelling, drawing on the trainer's own experience
• empathy exercises
• discussion and reflection
• a terminology box - posting difficult words, selecting and discussing their origing and impact
• information-sharing on current legislation and good practice
  

Programme for the day

9.30 Registration and Coffee

10.00 Session one: Talk about us - the importance of identity and our sense of self

11.15 Break

11.30 Session two: Talk about them - stereotypes and myths

1.00 Lunch

1.45 Session three: Talk the talk - finding our skills

3.00 Break

3.15 Session four: Walk the walk - action to policy action

4.15 End

Travel and venue information

Please see the NCVO for maps and detailed information how to travel to the venue.

About the 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.

Cancellation

All cancellations must be received in writing. In the event of a cancellation, a full refund will be given for one month's notice, a 50% refund for 1 month to 14 days notice and no refund for less than 14 days notice. Substitutions may be made at any time.

Which ticket should you buy?

Please choose the appropriate ticket type. You should check if your organisation has NCB membership, in which case you can apply for an NCB member's ticket.

As an NCB member or non-member, you should also register as coming from the statutory or the voluntary sector. To qualify as a voluntary sector organisation, you must be a registered charity. When you book, please have your registered charity number ready. This also applies to waiting list places.

If your ticket type is fully subscribed, please apply to the appropriate waiting-list.

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