Extremism and Fake News - Brand new for 2026. This two-hour lesson covers how we can check whether news posts on social media are real or fake, why its always important to check, especially before sharing, what can happen if we don’t, and how easily social media can lead us into extremist ways of thinking.
Students will investigate a variety of news posts to assess whether they think they are real or fake, before checking them against verifiable sources, such as Full Fact, scientific research papers or official UK government data. All this information is included in an accessible, student-friendly way.
The lesson covers six different forms of extremist thought, includes clips, creative tasks, information packs, literacy guides and much more. Best suited to KS4/KS5, but nothing unsuitable for KS3. Everything is editable too.
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KS5 PSHE 2026
NEW - A selection of brand new 2026 EC Publishing KS5 PSHE lessons. Perfect for teens navigating our challenging modern world. There are 9 hours of total content as three of the lessons are doubles, each coming with detailed easy to follow PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, activities and info packs. Made by a wonderful team of consultants and teachers who are, above all, humans, not AI (we write check every word and fact and are happy to stake our company reputation on what we produce). **Includes:** 1) Driving and travel safety - covering the risks young people face as they travel home, from being with friends on a night out, or alone. Also covers cycle safety, young driver safety, passenger safety, using licensed taxis and getting home safely and the risks of being a passenger with an intoxicated driver and ways to manage this. 2) Resilience, Wisdom and Being Tough - 2 hour lesson which may be one of the most important lessons we’ve ever produced. The lesson informs students about the realistic levels of challenge they will face as they strive for a successful adulthood in modern, competitive Britain. The topics are all off-line subjects for this lesson, and those covered are; mortgages and the housing market, university and alternatives, pensions and their importance, attitude and entitlement and credit scores. The lesson aims to equip students with essential knowledge they need and the inspiration to be tough, resilient, wise and future-proof. 3) Careers in an AI Future - This lesson delves into the ultimate careers question - which jobs will be future-proof in a world of AI? Students will first examine their own skills and qualities and research the current climate with regard to the rise of AI use in the job market. They will then study 24 different jobs, broken down into the six sectors which are likely to value human input and characteristics in the years to come. 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They will also discover useful and practical ways to relieve any negative thoughts or dysmorphia and the real message of the lesson - the importance of being authentic. 5) Extremism and Fake News - This two-hour lesson covers how we can check whether news posts on social media are real or fake, why its always important to check, especially before sharing, what can happen if we don’t, and how easily social media can lead us into extremist ways of thinking. Students will investigate a variety of news posts to assess whether they think they are real or fake, before checking them against verifiable sources, such as Full Fact, scientific research papers or official UK government data. All this information is included in an accessible, student-friendly way. 6) Alcohol, risks and responsible behaviour - A focus on alcohol, drinking responsibly, health effects and binge-drinking consequences. The lesson will take you an hour and has a wide range of activities, Students will investigate how alcohol affects our major organs, with a focus on the brain - showing how easy it is to make poor decisions about relationships and also explaining how it affects physical co-ordination and personal risk-assessment. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children's Commissioner, The Bank of England, The British Legion, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. We also run the EC Publishing site where you can find everything you need for PSHE, RE and Citizenship at discounted rates. 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NEW for 2026 - Eight extremism and radicalisation lessons, perfect for PSHE, Citizenship or Tutor Time. Each lesson is easy to follow, contains all the information you need to teach straight away with simple instructions as you go along, and everything is editable too. Around 12 hours of content in total (some lessons are doubles as detailed below). This is a saver-bundle, bought separately the total would be £21. Includes: 1) Extremism and Fake News - Brand new for 2026. This two-hour lesson covers how we can check whether news posts on social media are real or fake, why its always important to check, especially before sharing, what can happen if we don’t, and how easily social media can lead us into extremist ways of thinking. 2) Religious Hate Crime in the UK (2 hours) - A new PSHE / Citizenship lesson focusing on why there has been an increase in reported religious hate crimes in the UK over the last two years. 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Students will examine case studies of students who stumbled upon extreme videos or radical movements and see how they arrived at this content from first watching innocent or benign videos aligning with their interests. 5) Political Polarisation - A new lesson which could be used in Citizenship, PSHE or Tutor Time all about how and why we may be becoming more politically polarised and the importance of dialogue and listening to others with different opinions to ourselves. The lesson focuses on the murder of Charlie Kirk - but also covers other political assassinations from the past few years such as Sir David Amess and Jo Cox. The aim of the lesson is to teach students how to have peaceful, constructive debates even over controversial opinions and to promote peace and dialogue. 6) Extremism on the Far Right 2026 - A new PSHE / Citizenship lesson focusing on the new far-right extremism and rhetoric of 2026 which is reaching students from American groups such as the ‘groypers’. This lesson doesn’t name the influencers but it confronts the hateful messaging and extremism coming from very popular podcasters by breaking it down and refuting its racist and antisemitic messaging with sensible facts and logic. The lesson will last you at least 1 hour and everything is editable. All information you need is included. 7) Extremism + Ideology - 2 hours - New lesson about all different types of extremism and radical ideology / subcultures. Students will first explore how TikTok and Youtube algorithms can recommend videos which purposefully push radical views, from misogyny to extreme religion and more, to people who did not intentionally search for such content, and discover how people can fall down radical rabbit-holes. 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We have created lessons for The Children's Commissioner, The Bank of England, The British Legion, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. We also run the EC Publishing site where you can find everything you need for PSHE, RE and Citizenship at discounted rates. 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Extremism - Extremism UNIT
NOW 22 HOURS including Andrew Tate, online misogyny and incels lesson! More now added! 18 x fully resourced lessons, with differentiated worksheets and clips - suitable for KS3/4, all focusing on Radicalisation and Extremism. Could be used all together as a Drop Down Day, a PSHCE Unit of work or over a few weeks in Tutor Time. Contains optional assessment pack too. Pack includes: 1) An introduction to online radicalisation and extremism, with a focus on online radicalisation and how leaders convince the vulnerable to join them. 2) Radicalisation and extremism - how to help prevent radicalisation and recognising the signs amongst our friends, school and community. 3) Who are the extremist groups? Religious (Islamic and Christian) and political (non-religious) right-wing extremist groups. 4) Hate crime - what is this and why do we still have hate crime in the UK today? 2 hours 5) How do religious and political extremist leaders attract converts to their groups? An experiment your class will enjoy taking part in. 6) What makes a good religious or political leader different to an extreme one? How can we tell the difference and not be brainwashed into extreme cults? 7) What is religious terrorism? Why are people prepared to die in the name of their God? How have their minds been hijacked? 8) What is right-wing extremism? Why is this on the increase? 9) What is hate speech? What does UK law do to protect us from this and what form do criminal actions take? 10) What are internet subcultures and how can these spread extreme views? 11) What is anti-Semitism? What is the history of this and where does it still exist today? 12) Should a tolerant society tolerate some level of intolerant views? 13) What about Left Wing Extremism? 14) To what extent are religious leaders responsible for extremism? 15) What is the manosphere, who is Andrew Tate? What are incels? Why are young men at risk? 16) KS4 Political Ideology and Online Radicalisation 17) Religious hate crime in the UK 2025 18) Far Right extremism 2026 19) How does fake news consumption lead to extremism? 20) Optional Assessment Pack Find more lessons on everything from misogyny, masculinity and Andrew Tate to dating, love, health and wellbeing, extremism, pornography, gender and transgender prejudice, racism, sex and relationships and much more on the EC Publishing website. Our PSHE / Citizenship resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources [HERE](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources)
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A lot to get through but we stretched it over three hours - excellent and really does cover all bases. Do you still do the free lesson for people leaving reviews please?
Very comprehensive!
A bit long! But very well made
Brilliant thank you!
Brilliant thank you!
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