Genes Are Us

These videos and supporting activities have been reviewed by teachers and piloted in schools, and are designed to increase awareness and understanding of genetic disorders and to explain how differences in our genes help to make everyone unique. By encouraging acceptance and tolerance of difference, these resources are designed to help students understand the implications that breakthroughs in genetics could have for children and families affected by genetic disorders. Although each resource can be used individually as part of an existing scheme of work, they can also form the basis of a whole school project looking at genetic disorders, health and well-being. The Genes Are Us website provides age appropriate assemblies which can be used in conjunction with the resources to think about bullying or genetics. These resources, from Genes Are Us, were developed in partnership with Nowgen, the Progress Educational Trust and Wellcome Trust.