Aim of the session:

• How schools can provide safe spaces for their young people to discuss openly issues that concern them
• Teaching strategies that promote open respectful dialogue including questioning techniques to open up safe debate

Impact:

Participants will…

• understand what controversial issues are and why they should be taught.
• develop confidence in exploring controversial issues.
• be able to apply classroom strategies for handling and exploring controversial issues.
• have an overview as to what guidance exists for handling controversial issues.

Trainers: Coventry Prevent Team