pdf, 19.01 MB
pdf, 19.01 MB

8 x printable PDF cards plus Teacher Guidance Back Story Cards – Behind the Behaviour
Description:
The Back Story Cards (8 scenarios) are designed to help students look beyond actions and labels to understand the human experiences that shape behaviour.

Why they’re useful for Social Emotional Learning (SEL):

Build empathy:
Encourage reflection:
Support restorative practice:
Promote resilience:

Part of the Web of Lives Series

The Back Story Cards are a key strand in the Web of Lives Series, which uses relatable scenarios to build empathy, resilience, and inclusion across the classroom. Pair them with the Offender Cards for a powerful two-perspective resource, or combine with packs on Values & Identity, Protected Characteristics, and Resilience & Reflection to create a whole-school approach to wellbeing and collective learning.

© 2025 Jennifer Darch, InclusiveEd.co.uk. . All rights reserved. This resource and all associated materials are the intellectual property of Jennifer Darch. No part of this resource may be copied, reproduced, or redistributed in any form outside of the purchasing teacher’s classroom.

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Single‑User Licence: One purchase grants the right for one teacher to use this resource in their own classroom.
Permitted Use:
You may print, photocopy, or digitally share the resource with students in your own classes.
You may adapt activities for your own teaching style, provided they remain for personal classroom use.

Not Permitted:
Sharing with colleagues, departments, or schools without an additional licence.
Uploading to websites, drives, or platforms accessible beyond your own students.
Reselling, redistributing, or claiming the resource as your own work.
School/Department Use: If your school wishes to use the resource across multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licences.
Respect for Creative Work: These resources are designed to support teachers and students with empathy, inclusion, and resilience. Please honour the licence terms so they remain sustainable and accessible for all.

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Web of Lives: Inclusive PSHE & RSHE Toolkit for Identity, Bullying, Online Safety & Protected Characteristics

A practical, rights‑based PSHE and RSHE toolkit for safe, inclusive lessons on identity, bullying, online safety, discrimination, relationships and protected characteristics—fully aligned with Ofsted’s Personal Development expectations. If teaching sensitive topics feels like walking a tightrope, you’re not alone. Many teachers worry about “getting it wrong”, triggering conflict, or handling disclosures without the right structure. Web of Lives gives you the framework you’ve been missing. It provides emotionally safe, non‑polarising ways to explore identity, values, relationships and online life—so you can teach with confidence, clarity and calm. ⭐ What Web of Lives Helps You Do Teachers consistently tell us they feel: underconfident with sensitive or controversial topics unsure how to keep discussions safe worried about complaints or backlash overwhelmed by the emotional load of PSHE and RSHE unclear about how to evidence Ofsted Personal Development Web of Lives solves these problems by giving you: a clear, step‑by‑step structure for safe conversations tools to reduce conflict and emotional overwhelm prompts that encourage empathy, dignity and critical thinking a rights‑based approach that protects both staff and pupils ready‑to‑use activities that work in any classroom ⭐ What’s Inside A flexible, printable toolkit including: 40+ discussion prompts on identity, values, relationships and rights Scenario cards for bullying, discrimination and online safety Activities that build empathy, resilience and perspective‑taking Structures for safe dialogue, reflection and restorative thinking Suitable for PSHE, RSHE, Citizenship, tutor time, SEMH groups and interventions Everything is designed to be calm, clear and emotionally safe—no scripts, no jargon, no guesswork. ⭐ Ofsted‑Aligned (Personal Development & RSHE) This toolkit helps schools evidence: Respectful, inclusive relationships education Understanding of protected characteristics Digital resilience and online safety Character development and empathy Balanced, non‑polarising discussions A safe culture for exploring identity and values Pupil confidence, wellbeing and resilience Aligned with: Ofsted Personal Development RSHE statutory guidance Equality Act 2010 Safeguarding expectations around online harm and bullying ⭐ Who Is This For? Perfect for: PSHE / RSHE teachers Personal Development leads Safeguarding teams Tutors and pastoral staff Behaviour and inclusion leads SEMH practitioners Anyone supporting young people through sensitive issues ⭐ Why This Works Web of Lives is not a set of “be kind” posters or a script to read from. It is a practical, emotionally intelligent framework that helps you: hold boundaries reduce conflict protect vulnerable pupils explore difficult topics safely build a culture of dignity, fairness and understanding It gives you the confidence to lead the conversations young people genuinely need. ⭐ Part of the InclusiveEd Ecosystem Web of Lives is one strand of the wider InclusiveEd Ecosystem—a trust‑wide model that connects: PSHE Citizenship Safeguarding Values education Restorative practice …into one coherent, calm, inspection‑ready approach. To explore the full ecosystem, visit InclusiveEd.co.uk.

£30.00

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