One Game Many Nations
Working on behalf of Show Racism the Red Card, Alan Campbell (featured in video below) has been capturing images of the professional game which highlight and celebrate the diversity of the Scottish senior club game.
The photography exhibition is displayed at the entrance to the Scottish Football Museum, which is located in Hampden Park, Scotland’s national stadium.
The learning opportunities below are designed to enhance understanding of, and engagement with, the images for the audience.
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Alan talks about the reasons behind capturing the images for his exhibition, his career as a photographer in football and sets some tasks for learners.
Challenge 1
National & International Initiatives Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Football
There are number of exciting projects happening; backed by the Scottish FA, UEFA and FIFA.
- Find out what these are
- Find a way to contribute and get involved
Challenge 2
My Skills & Career Pathways in Football (further DYW learning opportunities and links near the bottom of this Spotlight page)
There are an incredible number of career pathways involved in football.
- What skills, passions or interests do you have which could lead you to one of the many careers in football?
Challenge 3
Celebrating Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
"I would hope that when people come and look at this exhibition, they would first of all, start to notice and appreciate the number of nations that are captured in these panels.
It very often resonates with football supporters when they actually take a moment and think about the fact that within their club, the number of nations that are represented and also that really strong connection between the support base and the players and there's that synergy."
- Alan
Exhibition sample
Task - What Do You See?
Use the images to stimulate discussion
This is a great learning opportunity to explore the knowledge & understanding of learners e.g. use of correct terminology, demonstration of wider aspects of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Task - Celebration of Cultures
Research players’ cultures and backgrounds e.g:
- Spoken languages
- Religious holidays
- National dishes
- Popular sports
- If they have recently moved from to Scotland, how far have they travelled?
What other interesting angles can you explore connected to culture?
BBC Bitesize; Diversity and Inclusion - Culture BBC Bitesize; Diversity and Inclusion - Citizenship/Understanding the World Around Me BBC Bitesize; Explore the World- Geography
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the Scottish FA
Task - Scottish Football Representing Scottish Society
My job is to work towards Scottish Football being representative of Scotland’s society.
Explore ways that the Scottish FA does this.
Task - Advising on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Scottish FA also has an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board.
What can you find out about them?
Everyone on this Board is involved in working in football, what kind of careers do the different Board Members have?
Links and Resources to support the above tasks
FIFA; Jobs FIFA; Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Programme FIFPRO; Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Show Racism The Red Card; Our Story Show Racism The Red Card; Voices UEFA; Equal Game UEFA; FootbALL Programme UEFA; News Scottish FA; Diversity and Inclusion Scottish FA; Diversity and Inclusion Resources
Developing Young Workforce
There are many learning opportunities within this Spotlight to explore Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
However, both Alan and Robin have used skills and expertise in their field of work to bring about positive change.
Throughout the tasks included in this Spotlight, learners will also have discovered other people in the World of Work whose job it also is to promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Football.
Task - Careers in Sport
Explore careers ‘off the pitch’ in sport.
What are the possible routes to these careers?
Canon; How to get into Sports Photography Analyisport; How to Become a Sports Analyst
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