A KS3 Buddhism lesson teaching students about the eightfold path. The lesson aims to teach students about the eightfold path, its importance and how Buddhist follow the path to enlightenment. The lesson links nicely to previous learning about the four noble truths. Activities include match up, literacy and involve students applying their learning to life scenarios. There are lots of opportunities for questioning/feedback at various points.

A KS3 Buddhism lesson teaching students about the four noble truths. The lesson aims to teach students about the four noble truths and their importance. This lesson has a variety of activites and is fast paced. It suits all abilities, for lower abilities/poor behaviour students I have taught this over two lesson. The lesson offers lots of opportunities for students to be involved. A good mixture of AO1 and AO2 learning.

GCSE lessons on Bandura. These lessons introduce the study - its aims, hypothesis, methods and results. There is also an evaluation task that requires students to draw on previous learning. A variety of activities (e.g. word fill, discussion, sorting) and lots of opportunities for progress checking (e.g. true/false, post its). This lesson can be taught as two but condensed down in to one lesson if needed. These can follow on from lessons about Social Learning Theory (see my resources).

A new spec EDUQAS lesson from component 1 Christianity. This lesson focuses on Christianity in Britain and the Church in the community. It explores the issues of religion on the decline and how the Church is still very relevant in our modern society. You will need the Eduqas textbooks for one activity.

An emotive and engaging PSHE lesson focusing on the affects the media can have on body image. This lesson has been observed as outstanding. The lesson aims to teach students how the media represents men and women, how Photoshop can be used to alter images and the impact of this. The lesson engages students in all aspects and encourages them to consider their opinions. I have taught this lesson with high ability, lower ability and mixed ability - it works perfectly with all students because it explore opinions and feelings in a sensitive and mature manner. Includes some videos and activities from the Dove Campaign and BBC Learning Zone (all links are included in the powerpoint).

A KS3 lesson teaching students about the life of the Buddha. It is perfect the start a unit of work on Buddhism or as part of a religious founders unit of work. The lesson includes a variety of activities and focuses on checking learning at various points in the lesson through in depth questioning. The first activity uses the Animated World Faiths clip (any alternative clip can be used). The final activity offers students a choice of two tasks, that can be selected based on their ability/behaviour/learning style/etc. The lesson is engaging and fun for students.

BTEC HSC Tech award to be delivered to Y9s. Component 1 - Learning Aim A Human lifespan development. The lesson is the second lesson focusing on the life stages and PIES. The lesson teaches students what the life stages are in detail focusing on the developmental processes. Also students are taught about PIES and what happens in each section in terms of development, using examples. The lesson aims to explore life stages and PIES in more depth. Activities are varied and have challenging elements. Perfect to teach as is, or can be adapted to suit. The final task involves students looking at photos of each area of PIES. I will be using some photos of my son to aid their understanding and enable application to a personal example. However, I haven’t included these photos of the PPT. I have included some generic photos as examples. There is an opportunity for you to use your own photos of search online for generic photos.

BTEC Applied Law for level 3 student. The presentations are aimed to provide students with knowledge of the law surrounding theft, robbery and burglary. Examples of case law are included in all elements of each crime. This allows students to understand the law through the use of real life examples.

BTEC Applied Law lesson for level 3 students. This is a powerpoint that explains the law surrounding criminal damage. This resource is ideal for lower ability students or to introduce the concept of criminal damage. There are examples to the names of case law in order to support the points.

BTEC Applied Law lesson exploring the different types of alternatives to the court. This resource explains each type of alternative dispute resolution that BTEC students are expected to learn about. The resource also focuses on an evaluation of these alternatives, this is an excellent opportunity for discussion and exploration.

Two GCSE Psychology lessons to introduce the course. Lesson 1 is what is psychology? This lesson introduces the definition, the keys areas of study and how we perceive things differently. Explores why students want to study the topic with a team work activity. Lesson 2 is approaches in psychology. This lesson introduces the approaches in psychology. Team work and effective working is promoted in this lesson. These two lessons are perfect to introduce any GCSE Psychology topic. Could also be adapted for a brief A Level introduction lesson or a lesson to promote the subject.

A PSHE series of lessons where students are design/creating/selling a product. These lesson has been used as a stand alone lesson to develop students presentation skills and confidence. Students are introduced to the Dragons Den team and some example pitches (good and bad). They are to then to create their own product to pitch. This will lead to them presenting the pitch. This can be adapted to suit the class and number of lessons can be changed. I taught this over 2 lessons with a mid ability group.

A MINI BUNDLE of A level resources used to teach the A Level Shi'a Islam unit. These lessons work well alongside the Victor Watton Islam book (or another text can be used). This unit is taught over 11 lessons, however can be adapted to suit your needs. The unit starts with an introduction to Muhammad and the origins of Shi'a Islam. There is a lot of focus through the unit on the differences in terms of key beliefs and roles of the Iman. There are opportunities for exam questions and reviewing example questions in line with the spec (Edexcel). This unit is perfect to support your teaching of Shi'a Islam and keep pupils engaged with a variety of activities.

A new spec Eduqas lesson from the topic Issues of Life and Death. This lesson deals with the sensitive issue of euthanasia. There are many opportunities for discussion and questioning. The lesson offers level of challenge in terms of giving view points and understanding these. The next lesson focuses on the Christian view points (see my shop).

BTEC HSC Tech Award for Y9 students Intellectual developement in infancy The lesson explores growth and development in infancy in terms of intellectual development. Is ready to teach, but can be adapted to suit.

New Spec Eduqas A Level - Theme 1 A Islam - religious figures - development of Islam and the life and teachings of Muhammad This is a series of 3/4 lessons, depending on time and student needs. Can be taught as is, or tweaked to suit. There a range of activities and some use of the Eduqas textbook. These lessons are the first to be taught so are planned to help bridge the gap between GCSE and A level. There is a focus on the key terms and using questioning to check students understanding.