Welcome to Persona Doll Training!

Persona Dolls provide an  effective, non-threatening and enjoyable way to raise equality issues and counter stereotypical and discriminatory thinking with students, early years practitioners and young children.

The Dolls and their stories are powerful tools for exploring, uncovering and confronting bias. They help children to express their feelings and ideas, think critically, challenge unfair treatment and develop empathy with people who are different to themselves.

The Persona Doll training programme is designed to provide 'hands-on' experience in using the dolls, raise awareness and offer opportunities for reflection and discussion of issues including racism, gender, disability, health, culture, religious and other equality issues.

You can use this website to find out more about Persona Dolls, to book training, order dolls, books and other materials in the UK, ask questions and share your ideas and experiences.

Citizenship For All: respect, rights & responsibilities

Another video/DVD training pack with a difference

Like our two previous packs, this one is based on the principle that anti-discriminatory practice is a key aspect of good citizenship education. The accompanying support book includes background information, descriptions of some of the lessons featured on the video, further activities and a resource list.

The teachers featured on the video/dvd view primary school children as active citizens. They use a range of learning approaches with children at Keystages 1 and 2 to:

• help them unlearn any prejudiced and discriminatory attitudes and actions they may have absorbed and to develop the skills they need to challenge racism and other social inequalities
• build their sense of identity and feelings of belonging
• build relationships based on respect for themselves and for others
• encourage them to be enthusiastic, empathetic, thoughtful and critical learners willing to question their own assumptions and beliefs.
• learn about their own rights and responsibilities and the rights of others
• address controversial issues, e.g. racism in circle time, in citizenship education and in other areas of the curriculum
• practice democracy and take meaningful action to bring about change.

Please click here to download the order form in PDF format.

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