Anti-Slavery Day - Modern Slavery Awareness
Lesson duration is: 30 minIntroduction
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Hello and welcome to this lesson on Anti Slavery Day.
Anti-Slavery Day examines modern human trafficking, exploitation, and historical context across global supply chains. Key activities sharpen analytical focus on indicators of modern slavery and legal frameworks protecting vulnerable individuals.
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Gathers initial student associations and key vocabulary around modern slavery to highlight the varied forms of exploitation present today.
Stretch: Select two submitted terms and write a concise explanation showing how both represent modern forms of forced labour or human trafficking under current legislation.
Device-Free: Direct pairs to write down as many terms associated with modern slavery as
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Checks for common misconceptions regarding the true global scale and prevalence of modern slavery.
Stretch: Ask students to identify two major global factors contributing to these prevalence figures and justify which poses the greatest challenge to international enforcement.
Device-Free: Direct students to write 'True' or 'False' on mini-whiteboards and hold them up simultaneously for an immediate visual check of understanding.
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False
Checks for common misconceptions regarding the presence and scale of modern slavery within domestic UK borders.
Stretch: Ask students to identify specific domestic UK industries where modern slavery is commonly detected and explain why these sectors are particularly vulnerable.
Device-Free: Direct students to write 'True' or 'False' on mini-whiteboards and hold them up simultaneously for an immediate visual check of understanding.
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False
Checks for common misconceptions regarding age demographics and the proportion of adult versus child victims identified in UK modern slavery cases.
Stretch: Challenge students to analyze why specific age groups are targeted by exploiters and evaluate how safeguarding policies differ between child and adult victims.
Device-Free: Direct students to write 'True' or 'False' on mini-whiteboards and hold them up simultaneously for an immediate visual check of understanding.
Contextualises key physical, behavioural, and environmental indicators used to identify potential victims of modern slavery.
Stretch: Challenge students to explain why victims of modern slavery might not self-report or seek help even when encountering authority figures.
Device-Free: Direct pairs to brainstorm three physical or environmental indicators on mini-whiteboards and share them with another pair.
Contextualises how complex supply chains and fast fashion pressures create vulnerabilities for forced labour across the garment industry.
Stretch: Challenge students to explain how consumer demand for fast fashion creates cost pressures that increase exploitation risks in garment manufacturing.
Device-Free: Direct pairs to note down two stages of the garment supply chain where exploitation can occur on mini-whiteboards before sharing ideas.
Highlights how this news report brings real-world context to labour practices and supply chain transparency within the fast fashion sector.
Stretch: Challenge students to evaluate how rapid manufacturing turnaround times impact working conditions and supplier oversight in global production lines.
Device-Free: Direct pairs to note down two ethical concerns associated with ultra-fast fashion on mini-whiteboards following a brief teacher summary instead of playing the video.
This word cloud captures initial student ideas and action-oriented vocabulary regarding practical steps to combat modern slavery in everyday life.
Stretch: Require students to select one proposed action and explain how consumer choices or reporting mechanisms directly disrupt exploitation networks.
Device-Free: Direct pairs to list three practical actions they can take as consumers or citizens on a mini-whiteboard and discuss which is the most impactful.
When people work for fair wages and can leave their job freely
When people are forced to work or controlled with threats
When someone changes jobs frequently
When people work from home
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Volunteering for a charity
Apprenticeships
Human trafficking for forced labour
Flexible working hours
Assesses overall retention by requiring students to recall key indicators and statistics regarding modern slavery presented throughout the session.
Stretch: Challenge students to formulate one complex question they still have about tackling exploitation in global supply chains.
Device-Free: Direct students to write down their most significant takeaway from the session on a mini-whiteboard and hold it up for quick review before leaving.
They seem tired after work
They cannot speak freely/seem controlled by someone else
They work in an office
They use public transport
Assesses overall retention by requiring students to recall key indicators and statistics regarding modern slavery presented throughout the session.
Stretch: Challenge students to formulate one complex question they still have about tackling exploitation in global supply chains.
Device-Free: Direct students to write down their most significant takeaway from the session on a mini-whiteboard and hold it up for quick review before leaving.
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Around 10,000
Over 100,000
Over 1 million
Assesses overall retention by requiring students to recall key indicators and statistics regarding modern slavery presented throughout the session.
Stretch: Challenge students to formulate one complex question they still have about tackling exploitation in global supply chains.
Device-Free: Direct students to write down their most significant takeaway from the session on a mini-whiteboard and hold it up for quick review before leaving.
Ignore suspicious situations
Report concerns to the Modern Slavery Helpline
Ask the suspected victim to work for you
Keep it to yourself to avoid trouble
Assesses overall retention by requiring students to recall key indicators and statistics regarding modern slavery presented throughout the session.
Stretch: Challenge students to formulate one complex question they still have about tackling exploitation in global supply chains.
Device-Free: Direct students to write down their most significant takeaway from the session on a mini-whiteboard and hold it up for quick review before leaving.
Assesses overall retention by requiring students to commit to one practical action they will take to combat modern slavery following the session.
Stretch: Challenge students to explain how their chosen action creates a ripple effect that could influence wider community awareness or disrupt local exploitation networks.
Device-Free: Direct students to write their single commitment on a mini-whiteboard and leave it on their desk as they exit the classroom for the teacher to review.
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