At the Representations Mini-Conference held on 11th July 2019 we had videos and speeches from child guest speakers. We have had interest from schools regarding the availability of these materials to use as part of school assemblies or PSHE/reading lessons. Please find below a range of resources linked to the Representations event.
Elodie Shemwood- Is It Important To See Characters ‘Like Me’ In Books?
Amelia Smith: Representation of Autism in Fiction
Amelia’s Speech for Representations
A Powerpoint about Diversity in Children’s Literature To Use In Schools
diversity-and-reflecting-realities-ppt
Signposting Resource For Teachers
Padlet of Links to Articles/Resources
https://padlet.com/jholder_llp/diversity
Keep checking back as we’ll be adding booklists related to the comments/feedback from children at the event soon.