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The Illuminati - Religious Movement or Conspiracy Theory?
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The Illuminati - Religious Movement or Conspiracy Theory?

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1 hour, fully resourced lesson which provides an overview and introduction to the Iluminati, investigating whether it is a real alternative religious movement or a conspiracy theory. Students always ask to learn about the Illuminati and I’ve never had an excuse to make a lesson on it until I made this alternative religions and new movements unit - so here it is! This lesson is the sixth in my ‘Alternative Religions and New Movements’ Unit - originally created for year 9, but easily amended for any KS3 / KS4 group. The lesson can easily be used in isolation, however. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for RE or as part of a Fake News Unit, or could be used as a standalone lesson as something different for a drop-down-day. The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES
Momo Challenge - Dangerous Hoax Reading Comprehension
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Momo Challenge - Dangerous Hoax Reading Comprehension

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A detailed reading comprehension all about the recent ‘Momo Challenge’ (no pictures of Momo included) and the dangers of online challenges that this hoax has highlighted. This reading comprehension includes three sets of differentiated challenge questions, so with reading, discussion and answering the questions this will keep a group busy for 25-30 mins. It is perfect for Form Time or an activity in any English or PSHE lesson. The article, written by journalist R E Hunt (who has kindly let us share her work) investigates the irony behind the Momo Challenge - where the fear and harm from the sight of Momo were actually spread by the news media trying to warn parents about it. The article contains a serious message - Momo was a hoax - but a hoax based upon reality. It reiterates how young people can stay safe and use their critical thinking skills not to fall victim to future Momos. More PSHE, Citizenship, RSE and RE resources are available at my store: EC Resources
Fake News Media Literacy
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Fake News Media Literacy

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A detailed, engaging and well-differentiated lesson to encourage critical thinking (lasting 1-2 hours), focused on the growth of Fake News and ‘alternative facts’. These resources teach students how we must always use critical thinking skills when studying media material. Included: 1 - 2 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, alternative facts reading comprehension, well differentiated, KS3/ KS4. These 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 at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Or you can check out some of our most popular PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources below: Mental Health PSHE Bundle 1 Whole Year of PSHE Resources British Values Citizenship Bundle Careers, Employment and Enterprise Bundle Islam Bundle Sex and Relationships Education GCSE CITIZENSHIP 9-1
Role Models, Body Image + Self-Esteem
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Role Models, Body Image + Self-Esteem

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2 hour, fully resourced PSHE lesson all about role models, current social media influencers and the positive and negative influence they can have. The lesson follows a girl called Shelly, who wants to look like her idols, the Kardashians, before investigating more thoroughly the link between role models and self-esteem. A large part of the lesson investigates the lack of positive role models for young people in the media and sets students the challenge of establishing what makes a positive role model, before researching whether they can find celebs and public figures that meet their criteria. This resource pack includes a 2 hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for PSHE, Citizenship or Tutor Time. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES
Internet Safety : Cyber Crime PSHE
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Internet Safety : Cyber Crime PSHE

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1 hour, fully resourced Internet Safety / PSHCE lesson which focuses on how we can recognise cyber crime, phishing, fraud and online scams. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is also useful for ICT as an introduction to the topic, or as a Tutor Time session (over a week). The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES
Media influence
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Media influence

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An introduction to the media, who controls it, who owns it and the effect it has on our lives. Includes - 1 hour PowerPoint, clip, worksheets, differentiated fully suitable for KS3/4 easily adapted for either. Includes different level tasks for MA,LA or Core. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship GCSE 9-1 and PSHE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Fake news + Critical Thinking
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Fake news + Critical Thinking

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A 90 mins - 2 hours fully-resourced PSHCE lesson all about the importance of critical thinking and being able to spot and debunk fake news. Students will begin by studying a dubious social media post, before learning all the skills and new terminology they need to take it apart, analyse it and be critical of it through comparison with a variety of credible sources (included). This has been created to fit with the new PSHE Association guidelines but would also be useful as a Citizenship or Media lesson. It lasts roughly 90 minutes if all tasks completed. The lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, detailed information sheets, differentiated challenge activities and worksheets, clips tasks with questions and a debate focus task. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and challenging activities. The PowerPoint is in the ZIP file as it is large. The images have been uploaded to show what is in the lesson :) Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship, Tutor Time and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES
Citizenship GCSE Free Press: Media
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Citizenship GCSE Free Press: Media

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*UPDATED for 9-1* Citizenship GCSE Resources: Could be used for English / Media too. 1 hour PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, 3 worksheets, 3 way differentiated throughout. Complete 1 hour lesson with differentiated tasks and homework to set. Suitable for KS4 GCSE but easily adapted Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Fake News Assembly
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Fake News Assembly

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An assembly focusing on the dangers of fake news, how we recognise fake news and the importance of being aware of it. The assembly explores the fact that it was Hitler who invented the idea of fake news and then examines how he used it to gain power and control the public, before comparing it to the way politicians use fake news - from Thatcher to Trump. There are then slides which explore how to recognise fake news and what to do if you’re unsure. The slides shown are just a sample of those included. The whole assembly follows an easy narrative that can be used with no additional prep (although it is also editable should you want to). Best suited for secondary students. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Or you can check out some of our most popular PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources below: Mental Health PSHE Bundle 1 Whole Year of PSHE Resources British Values Citizenship Bundle Careers, Employment and Enterprise Bundle Islam Bundle Sex and Relationships Education
Role of the Media - Edexcel Citizenship
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Role of the Media - Edexcel Citizenship

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A 1 hour detailed and well-differentiated lesson which covers the Edexcel Citizenship GCSE spec for the following: Theme D – Power and Influence. ‘The right of the media to investigate and report on issues of public interest, subject to the need for accuracy and respect for people’s privacy and dignity. The role of the press regulator in the UK; reasons why press censorship may occur.’ The lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, information sheets, differentiated activity worksheets, differentiated challenge activities, case studies to investigate and clips tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. The PowerPoint and worksheets are in the ZIP file as there’s a lot of content. The images have been uploaded to show a few examples of the slides in the lesson :) Teaching Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 5000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE 2020, RSE, Citizenship GCSE, Careers, Tutor Time and RE resources at my shop: MORE EC RESOURCES LESSONS
Body Modification PSHE
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Body Modification PSHE

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Three detailed lessons (3 x 1 hour) each created for the new PSHE 2020 Curriculum which cover the issues of body modification (tattoos, piercings and cosmetic / plastic surgery). Lessons include: What are the dangers and risks surrounding cosmetic and plastic surgery. How does cosmetic surgery and trying to look like celebrities relate to self-esteem? What risks are there surrounding tattoos and piercings? All of the lesson packs are complete with detailed, well-differentiated and easy to follow PowerPoints, information packs, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters and engaging activities. They also have colour coded three-level challenges throughout, so students can choose different levels of challenge in every activity and you can easily measure progress throughout the lesson. Everything is editable too. Hundreds more free and inexpensive PSHE, Tutor Time, RE, Citizenship, RSE and Careers + Finance resources at our store: EC RESOURCES You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Scepticism
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Scepticism

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3 hours of lessons which all have a focus on on scepticism - from the rejection of religious thinking to how we approach the media. All lesson packs are complete with a detailed PowerPoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs and starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students. Included: Atheism - why are more people rejecting religious thinking? What does it mean to be an atheist? Critical Thinking - why is it such a good idea to approach modern media with a sceptical attitude? How can we actively do this? Humanism - what does it mean to be a Humanist? How do people apply and follow morals without religion? Many more inexpensive PSHE, RE, Tutor Time and Citizenship GCSE free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Reading Comprehensions Home Learning
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Reading Comprehensions Home Learning

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TEN HOURS WORTH! 22 x easy to use reading comprehension packs with three sections of differentiated questions each. These can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in English lesson for KS3/4 or GCSE comprehension training. Keep checking back if you download this as I’ll be adding lots more. Rise of the YouTube Vloggers - who are they and how did they make their millions? Brexit - what’s going on now? Why are people getting annoyed? What does this mean for Britain? Trump - what has he said now? What are the global implications of his presidency? What is this man’s background and why is he still so popular with some? Environmental issues - a very serious article about very scary problems students will face in their lifetimes unless serious action is taken. E-Sports and professional gamers. What’s it like to be one of these? How do they do it and what exactly do they do? Flat Earthers - what is this new trend? Why do some people believe the Earth is flat? An investigation into the growing anti-science trend and why this movement is gaining momentum. Rise of the Online Trolls - why do people ‘troll’? Who are these bullies hiding behind screens? This article investigates. The rising popularity of plastic and cosmetic surgery - what is this, what are the ethical issues behind it and why is it so popular? Virtual reality - what can we do with this technology? How does it work and what’s in store for the future? Tattoos - too cool for school or looking like a fool? Why is there so much prejudice against tattoos in a professional workplace and is this likely to change any time soon? Alternative Facts - what are these? Who came up with this term and what do we need to know? The Sugar Tax - why should your pay more for your favourite bottle of pop? This opinion piece investigates the rights and wrongs of this controversial tax. Scientology - just why is this organisation so rich? Terrorism - how have our attitudes towards terrorist plots changed? (Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes Focus) 15, Fracking - what is this and what’s the big fuss about? The antivaxx movement - who are these people rejecting vaccines? Why? What’s the problem with this? All of these articles are pretty interesting for students and teachers! All are very easy to use and a good way to combine Current Affairs / Citizenship and English. Brexit latest - all the options and possible consequences. Teenage mental health - time to take it seriously. Dangerous internet challenges - why some people fall victims to trolls. Being a responsible consumer - why it’s time to turn to fair trade. Do we really need an International Women’s Day? An investigation. Amazon and the toy-craze madness - why do people turn consumer-crazy at Christmas? All of these articles are pretty interesting for students and teachers! All are very easy to use and a good way to combine Current Affairs / Citizenship and English. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, RSE and RE resources at my store.
Power and Influence Edexcel Citizenship Theme D
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Power and Influence Edexcel Citizenship Theme D

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A detailed and well differentiated pack of 5 lessons for Edexcel Citizenship GCSE 9-1 Power and Influence: (Theme D). Each lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, information packs, differentiated activity worksheets, differentiated challenge activities, exam questions with peer assessment markscheme and clips tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. The PowerPoint and worksheets are in the ZIP file as there’s a lot of content. The images have been uploaded to show a few examples of the slides in the lesson :) 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, 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. Check out our Complete Secondary Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack We also run psheresources.com and you can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 6000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Immigration
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Immigration

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7 fully resourced lesson packs (one download is a double) which all have a focus on issues surrounding immigration to the UK and the immigration debate. These are ideal for Tutor Time sessions, PSHCE lessons or a Citizenship drop down day. All lesson packs are complete with a detailed PowerPoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs and starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students. Included: 2x introduction lessons to immigration, asylum seekers, refugees and UK policies (Immigration + UK). An introduction to how British Values celebrate a diverse culture and heritage. An introduction to the concept of a multicultural society. Illegal immigration and the law - human trafficking and modern slavery. How to break down the fake news surrounding the immigration debate - a critical thinking lesson. What are religious views on immigration and social / community cohesion? Many more inexpensive PSHE, RE and Citizenship GCSE free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Diversity Drop Down Day
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Diversity Drop Down Day

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A Diversity Drop Down Day Pack - A set of 6 lessons to cover a Citizenship / PSHE Drop Down Day (6 hours) which could be use with either KS3 or KS4 as an off time-table day for the end of term. All the resources are editable and well-differentiated so it could be used with any year group KS4 / KS3, with the option to tweak if you want to. The Drop Down Day celebrates diversity but also investigates opposition and bigotry, as well as exploring how to tackle this, head on. Each lesson lasts an hour and they can be used in any order: What can we learn from religion about tolerance in a diverse society like the UK? What is multiculturalism - why is our society so diverse, why do some people oppose diversity? What benefits does a diverse society bring? What is homophobia? Why does this still exist? Who are trans people? What is transphobia? How can make our school an inclusive place for all? What are sex and gender anyway? How are we all incredibly diverse, with different orientations and personal expression? An examination into how some people use fake news to scare others about the consequences of embracing diversity. How to pick apart these news articles and use critical thinking by studying a variety of sources and evidence. All these individual lessons have been rated very highly by Tes users and are tried and tested in my own department. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, Tutor Time and RE resources HERE You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Introduction to Citizenship Drop Down Day
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Introduction to Citizenship Drop Down Day

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Drop Down Day Pack - A set of 6 lessons to cover a Drop Down Day (6 hours) introducing Citizenship to KS3. The Drop Down Day was put together for Year 7 originally, but all the resources are editable and well-differentiated so it could be used with any year group KS4 / KS3 with a tweak or so. The Drop Down Day covers an introduction to Citizenship, rights + responsibilities, Human Rights and focusing on how we can be active and positive citizens both in the UK and for the rest of the world. All these individual lessons have been rated very highly by Tes users and are tried and tested in my own department. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources HERE
Fake News + Media Influence
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Fake News + Media Influence

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8 hours of fully resourced lessons on media influence and fake news and one fake news assembly. Each well-differentiated lesson includes accompanying worksheets, clips, PowerPoints, clear LOs to three challenge levels, activities, plenaries - everything you’d want if Ofsted walked in. Pack includes: How does the media influence us? Media bias in the news - alternative facts and fake news Critical thinking skills - how can anyone debunk a fake news story? Fake news assembly - with a focus on the dangers of believing Fake news. Sex and the media - how do inaccurate representations affect us? Social media and online shaming. Media influence and culture wars (best suited to KS5 or high ability KS4) Suitable for KS3/4 - easily adaptable. Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above, pack includes clip links, accompanying worksheets, past exam questions and markscheme, starters, plenaries, 3 LOs for each task. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) 20s5
Character Education
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Character Education

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10 x fully resourced, highly-rated Character Education lesson packs (in 9 packs - one contains two lessons). All 10 lesson packs are complete with at least one hour-long powerpoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs and starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students. These lessons have been selected to be in this bundle as they all heavily foster a sense of morality and building good, positive character traits in students. These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to follow. There is zero extra work required, and the whole bundle follows PSHE Association topic recommendations. I use all of these myself as a Head of PSHE and Citizenship and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally months of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. Please leave me a review and I’ll send you any other resource of your choice for free. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources 20s5
Year 11 PSHE SoW 4
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Year 11 PSHE SoW 4

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This is half term four of the EC Resources Complete Year 11 PSHE Pack. This bundle includes 7 hours’ worth of lessons. It also includes a detailed scheme of work and an assessment pack, full of optional assessment ideas. All of the lesson packs are complete with detailed, well-differentiated and easy to follow PowerPoints, accompanying differentiated worksheets, information sheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters and engaging activities. They also have colour coded three-level challenges throughout, so students can choose different levels of challenge in every activity and you can easily measure progress throughout the lesson. Everything is editable too and LGBTQ+ inclusive. The pack has been mapped to the PSHE Association’s guidelines and coding for the new Statutory 2020 PSHE Curriculum (as detailed in the scheme of work) but over the year includes much more than the statutory requirements, including both British Values, Citizenship and Careers too. All lessons are LGBT+ Inclusive. The Complete Year 11 Pack can be found here: The Complete Year 11 Pack is part of the Complete KS4 Pack which is available here: A full, Secondary Complete KS3 + KS4 Pack which includes 179 hours of PSHE lessons and schemes of work is also available at our website: psheresources.com **Who are EC Resources? **EC Resources are a small team of teachers and PSHE Consultants who have created curriculums for schools across the country and have worked to produce resources for The Children’s Commissioner, The Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov), MACS Charity, LikeToBe Careers and many other charities and UK institutions. We are Tes Award nominees for English and have had over 2 million downloads of our PSHE and Citizenship resources worldwide. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Hundreds more free and inexpensive PSHE, Tutor Time, RE, Citizenship GCSE, RSE and Careers + Finance resources at our store: EC RESOURCES