Power of being different

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gkdpegqkjo

What do you see in the picture, what do you think this story is about?

Daisy-May Demetre lives in Birmingham, UK. and her legs work in a different way - 

How do Daisy's legs work?

Daisy-May is an amputee.

What is an amputee?

Daisy has an interesting job, what do you think Daisy's job is?

Daisy is a model. She has appeared in fashion weeks across the world and is about to model during Birmingham Fashion Week in September.

What is a model? 
Why might some people be surprised that Daisy is a model?

Daisy-May says she wants to encourage amputees to be confident and "go for whatever they want" in life. "You're disabilities shouldn't define you, you can believe in anything."

Why do you think Daisy-May says that? 

Daisy-May says strutting on the catwalk was a statement to represent the "strength, beauty and power of being different"

What does that mean? How can being different give you strength, beauty and power?

"I don't need perfect legs. The only thing I need is courage, and I've got plenty of that."

I wonder why Daisy-May says her legs aren't perfect... who decides what perfect is? What would you say to Daisy-May?

What do we say in our school about being different?
Why is this about No Outsiders?
Which UK law protects Daisy-May, who else is protected in that law?
Which British Value is this about?

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No Outsiders: We belong here by Andrew Moffat  (scheme of work for primary schools) 


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