At the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, we believe education is at the heart of creating lasting change. After Sophie Lancaster was brutally attacked and killed for the way she looked, her mother Sylvia dedicated herself to challenging prejudice and intolerance through education.

Our resources and workshops inspire empathy and understanding, helping young people see beyond appearance and build stronger, more inclusive communities.

This resource provides a full PowerPoint lesson exploring:

• What is hate crime?
• Why it is so harmful?
• What can we do to challenge and prevent it?
• How can we be an upstander?

Through a range of interactive activities and discussion tasks, the session is ideal for encouraging empathy, respect and a culture of kindness.

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Our sessions and resources help schools and colleges take meaningful action against:

• Bullying and cyberbullying
• Child-on-child abuse
• Hate crime and intolerance

By developing empathy, critical thinking, communication skills and cultural awareness, we equip learners with the personal and social skills they’ll carry into their studies, careers and into their wider communities.

Our flexible, non-prescriptive resources support cross-curricular learning in:

• PSHE and Citizenship
• English and RE
• Drama and Art & Design