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Stage 05 · Myth, Fact or Not Enough Information? · Stereotype Check

Stereotype check

No culture is a safeguarding checklist.
No religion is a diagnosis.
No ethnicity proves risk.

Safeguarding uses information and concern — not shortcuts about whole groups of people.

Teacher View
PurposeBuild evidence discipline while actively preventing stereotypes.
AskWhat would you need to know before repeating a claim?
MisconceptionA confident statement or viral statistic is not automatically evidence.
SafeguardingDo not turn religion, culture, nationality or ethnicity into risk indicators.
Adapt / SEND–EALUse one claim at a time and allow learners to choose FACT / MYTH / NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION.
StretchAsk which source type is strongest for a legal, health or prevalence claim.
Evidence of learningLearner names an appropriate source type and rejects a stereotyping shortcut.