Supporting pupils with a visible difference
Comprehensive guidance to help you support pupils with a visible difference across the age groups. Choose your age group to view resources.
Teachers have a key role to play in supporting young people who look different. By creating inclusive schools, we can create a society that welcomes and values everyone, regardless of what they look like. Our A World of Difference programme consists of training and development resources for teachers as well as classroom and assembly resources for both primary and secondary schools.
In this video, children with a visible difference share their advice for teachers.
Classroom and assembly resources
Primary school resources
- Teacher guide – primary resources – PDF – (421KB)
- Primary classroom resource – PDF – (1.9MB) / Primary classroom resource – PowerPoint – (23MB)
- Primary assembly resource – PDF – (3.4MB) / Primary assembly resource – PowerPoint – (43MB)
Secondary school resources
- Teacher guide – secondary resources – PDF – (205KB)
- Secondary classroom resource – PDF – (1.9MB) / Secondary classroom resource – PowerPoint (23MB)
- Secondary assembly resource – PDF (905KB) / Secondary assembly resource – PowerPoint (14MB)
As a young person with a visible difference, I often experience people staring and making rude comments. This is especially the case at school and in the past, it has been very difficult to deal with. This is why the resources from Changing Faces are so important. They will help to educate young people about visible differences and hopefully this will mean less bullying in schools.
Teacher training and development resources
Initial teacher training materials for trainee teachers
- Tutor guide – PDF (244KB)
- Session one slides – PDF (1MB) / Session one slides – PowerPoint (26.9MB)
- Session two slides – PDF (1.2MB) / Session two slides – PowerPoint (17.2MB)
CPD materials for teachers
- CPD – tutor guide – PDF (184KB)
- CPD – session slides – PDF (1.5MB) / CPD – session slides – PowerPoint (31.6MB)
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