AntiBullying Week Learning outcomes Students to understand what

Anti-Bullying Week Learning outcomes: Students to understand what a forced marriage is and what it is not. Students to understand the cultural context of forced marriages. Students to understand the possible long-term impact of forced marriage on girls and women, particularly the consequences for their education

STARTER ACTIVITIES What do you enjoy doing, for example going to school, hanging out with friends, watching TV or playing video games? How they would feel if their parents said they couldn’t do these things any more because it was not the right thing to do? How they would feel if they had to move to different part of the country or world. Explore the following themes: 1. How would you feel if you were not allowed to do things you enjoyed doing? 2. What would it be like to start a new life somewhere else all by yourself with a new family? 3. How would you mange to communicate if you didn’t know the language or the area? 4. How would you feel if you decided not to go, and your family disowned you? Where would you go?

DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT? • “Forced marriages only happen in Asian families” • “Forced marriages and arranged marriages are the same” • “Forced marriages don’t happen in the UK” • “There’s no law against forced marriage” • “The parents know what they’re doing is wrong” • “It’s best not talk about it in case I offend someone”

Main Activity watch Sazia’s Story https: //vimeo. com/27195856 or http: //www. plan-uk. org/because-i-am-agirl/schools/teaching-resources/sazia-earlyforced-marriage/

Questions for Discussion • 1. How do they think Sazia is feeling? • 2. What would they do in Sazia’s position and why? • 3. Do they think Sazia’s friend Basheera did the right thing? • 4. Explore Sazia’s relationship with her parents. • 5. Could the teacher Ms Chandra have done more? Could she have done thingsdifferently?

Help Sazia decide what do next by clicking on the links below • https: //vimeo. com/27198729 https: //vimeo. com/271995 59 https: //vimeo. com/27199863

Plenary Discussion • What do students think happens to girls who live overseas who are forced into marriage? • Does this compare with what happens to girls in the UK? Do they think there is more help in the UK? • For example, are there more places they can go to get help, or more laws to protect them? • Can forced marriage be compared with bullying?