Nursery World - EYFS activities - Education for Sustainability: Asking questions

Many children will be aware of the problem of racism, which arises from inequality. Continuing her series on introducing the themes of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to children, Dr Diane Boyd considers how to discuss reducing inequalities with children

Almost one in five people have experienced discrimination on at least one of the grounds prohibited under international human rights law, according to UNESCO. This is why reducing inequality is so important. With inequality comes racism, which is a societal problem many young children are aware of.

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Learning links

British Fundamental Values are an explicit aspect of the EYFS (DfE, 2021). Ensure you fully understand them by reading this document on Fundamental British Values in the Early Years: https://bit.ly/3haaxXN.

Revisit SDG5 (Nursery World, May 2021) and the discussions around equality and inequality.

Extension activities

Consider the community that your setting is in – reflect upon any migrant children within the group. Be sensitive to their feelings. Recognise that for some children, English is not their first language. How can you help these families to become part of the setting?

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