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Peace Education from Quakers in Britain

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Quakers in Britain develop resources to support children and young people to develop the skills and understanding we all need to be peacemakers, whether in our own lives or in the wider world. Linking to the curricula of England, Scotland and Wales these lessons and resources combine fun with critical thinking about issues of peace and justice. Produced by Quaker Peace & Social Witness

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Quakers in Britain develop resources to support children and young people to develop the skills and understanding we all need to be peacemakers, whether in our own lives or in the wider world. Linking to the curricula of England, Scotland and Wales these lessons and resources combine fun with critical thinking about issues of peace and justice. Produced by Quaker Peace & Social Witness
Do drones have a license to kill?
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Do drones have a license to kill?

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Suitable for students aged 15-18, the lesson explores the ethics and legality of armed drone strikes following the “targeted killing” of British citizen Reeyad Khan in Syria in August 2015. This was Britain’s first use of “self-defence” as justification for a drone strike. Go to www.flykitesnotdrones.org for more information and resources about Fly Kites Not Drones. Aim: To understand and critically respond to the different moral and legal questions raised by armed drone strikes. • To give students the chance to practise their speaking and listening skills, including articulating their own views on drones and listening to the viewpoints of others • To gain an insight into how international law and human rights develop • To investigate and offer reasoned views on ethical issues surrounding drone strikes
INSPIRE Remembrance for Peace (3-7)
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INSPIRE Remembrance for Peace (3-7)

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In focusing on 100 years since the ending of World War I, there are rich opportunities to engage children and young people in dialogue to explore their attitudes, values and beliefs as part of PSHE. This content is intended for children age 3-7. There are opportunities to explore the impact of WWI and embed themes of peace throughout the curriculum that build knowledge, develop evaluative and analytic skills as well as broaden students’ understanding of conflict, war and learning from the past. AIMS : Reflect on how and why we remember past events Reflect on causes of conflict Students to work co-operatively to think about what peace means
Teach Peace: Sadako & the thousand cranes
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Teach Peace: Sadako & the thousand cranes

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This assembly lays out the true story of Sadako, the girl who inspired hope after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima even after shed died from radiation poisoning. Part of the Teach Peace Pack from The Peace Education Network. Aim: to explore the human cost of war and see how children, so often the innocent victims, can work together for peace. This assembly is most effective if it is followed up in the classroom with the making of origami cranes carrying the children’s messages of peace. Some children may find the content of this assembly upsetting, so be aware of the need for sensitive follow up.
Conscience A World War I critical thinking project
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Conscience A World War I critical thinking project

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UPDATED FOR 2018 A primary school-focused teachers’ resource. Through contemporary stories, told through real sources, classes can use Conscience to reveal the dilemmas people faced 1914-18. Accompanying lesson plans reveal not only what happened, but moral questions which remain relevant today. CONTENTS: 1: Conscience in WWI 2: Albert French (boy soldier) 3: Conscientious objection 4: The Friends Ambulance Unit Print copies available from the Quaker bookshop.
Conviction, A WWI critical thinking Project
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Conviction, A WWI critical thinking Project

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UPDATED FOR 2018 A secondary school teaching resource. Through contemporary stories, told through real sources, classes can use Conviction to reveal the dilemmas people faced 1914-18 such as conscientious objection. Accompanying lesson plans explore not only what happened, but moral questions which remain relevant today. Features lessons on: Emily Hobhouse- Hero or traitor who tried to make peace Albert French, 15 ear old sodldier Harold Stanton, “absolutist Conscientious objector” Women and Families Corder Catchpool, pacifist Henry Williamson, the nature loving soldier This is the sister pack to the primary-focused Conscience. Order hard copies from the Quaker bookshop.
Women of World War I
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Women of World War I

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Published on the centenary of the first International Congress of Women on 28 April 1915, this two-lesson sequence allows students to explore independently the wide range of activities women were engaged in during World War I (WWI) and ask, are women the real peacemakers? Students will become experts in the stories they discover about women who strove for peace, supported the war, worked, campaigned for suffrage or tried to help the victims of war.
Peace at the heart: a relational approach to education in British schools
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Peace at the heart: a relational approach to education in British schools

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Peace at the Heart: A relational approach to education in British schools brings together evidence of effective practice and the underpinning approaches. Peace at the heart also makes key recommendations for school leaders and the governments of England, Scotland and Wales to support Peace Education in line with their international commitments and how schools can embody a relational approach.
Interactive Timeline of Afghanistan
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Interactive Timeline of Afghanistan

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Explore 4,000 years of Afghan history. with this interactive resource suitable for the classroom or home learning. It can be easy to forget that Afghan history didn’t start in 2001 with the U.S-British invasion following “9-11”. This interactive timeline can help students engage with the rich history of Afghanistan, both in the classroom and through virtual learning. It is designed to facilitate a range of activities including sequencing and sorting, group work and debate, independent research and even a cooperative ‘human timeline’. Students can explore both the chronology and connecting themes such as women’s rights, war and conflict and religion and culture. They can then evaluate which events are the significant and ask big questions like “can Afghanistan find peace?” and “Could military intervention have helped?” Curriculum for Excellence Social Studies | SOC 4-06cI | I can describe attempts to resolve an international conflict and maintain the peace and can present my conclusion about how effective these attempts were. Social Studies | SOC 4-06a |Having critically analysed a significant historical event, I can assess the relative importance of factors contributing to the event. Curriculum for Wales: *Humanities: Human societies are complex and diverse, and shaped by human actions and beliefs ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world. Informed, self-aware citizens engage with the challenges and opportunities that face humanity, and are able to take considered and ethical action. Cross-cutting theme: Human rights education and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Qualification links: Religious Education | A-Level | Edexcel: Religion and Ethics, Topic 3.1: War and Peace Religious Education | KS4/GCSE | AQA Short Course: Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Thematic Study B: Religion, Peace and Conflict GCSE History: Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990–2009 Citizenship | GCSE | OCR: The UK and its Relations With the Wider World (3.2) Citizenship | A Level | Unit 4: Global Issues and Making a Difference (Human rights; Conflict and its resolution). Citizenship | KS4 | human rights and international law A-Level History: (AQA) 2R The Cold War, c1945–1991 History | A-Level | OCR Unit Y321: The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring
Human perspectives on armed drones
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Human perspectives on armed drones

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Aim: To understand how different people think and feel about armed drones and why. Summary In this workshop participants will meet people with different experiences of drones. Through text evidence, imagery and drama, participants will explore these different perspectives and think about human rights and the emotional impacts of drone warfare. Objectives To gain an understanding of the effect of drones on different people’s lives. To practise moral reasoning based on evidence. To use drama and reflection to identify and empathise with different people’s point of view. This is Workshop 2 of Fly Kites Not Drones and can be run as one session or as two shorter sessions. See more at www.flykitesnotdrones.org
Armed Drones Speaking & Listening Debate
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Armed Drones Speaking & Listening Debate

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Aim To use the issue of armed drones to explore how to construct an argument using fact and opinion. Summary This workshop sees young people exercise critical thinking and argument on the subject of military drones. Drones or ‘Unmanned Aerial Vehicles’ (UAVs) are increasingly used by many countries in war, including the UK and USA, but are they a good idea? Young people will learn about how drones are used, and their effects on civilians, and apply this learning to the construction of an argument. This is Workshop 3 of Fly Kites Not Drones and can be run as one session or as two shorter sessions. See more at www.flykitesnotdrones.org Objectives Participants will practise differentiating between fact and opinion. Participants will learn about how drones are used. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own opinion in discussion. All participants will practise spoken debate. Some participants will integrate persuasive techniques with argument.
Teach Peace: The Importance of Disobedience
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Teach Peace: The Importance of Disobedience

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This assembly asks an exciting but serious question for children. Can if ever be right to be disobedient? It uses the true story of Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to join Hitler's army in World War 2. The story is gradually revealed to the young people in stages, giving them a chance to decide what they would do.
Teach Peace: The Angel of the Prisons, Elizabeth Fry
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Teach Peace: The Angel of the Prisons, Elizabeth Fry

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Part of the Teach Peace pack, this assembly explores the extraoridnary life of Quaker Elizabeth Fry, the Angel of the Prisons, whose exposure of harsh conditions in Newgate's cells led to prison reform. Aim: to learn about the life of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry and her determination to change something she believed was wrong.
 Fly a kite for peace
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Fly a kite for peace

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Pupils make their own kites and send your message of hope for peace into the skies… In Afghanistan, where flying kites has great cultural significance, the perfect kite-flying weather also provides perfect conditions for the drones, whose bombs have left children fearful when they play. Afghan Peace Volunteers began Fly Kites Not Drones as a nonviolent way to call for peace. This is Workshop 4 of Fly Kites Not Drones. See more at www.flykitesnotdrones.org
Teach Peace: Barriers to Peace
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Teach Peace: Barriers to Peace

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This interactive assembly from the Teach Peace Pack explores whether walls build peace using examples of real walls and barriers from different times and places including , the peace lines of Northern Ireland, the barrier around the Palestinian West Bank and oxen lining up to defend their young. Follow-up actvities also allow learning to be deepened in the classroom. Produjced by the Peace Education Network
Remembering for Peace | Cofio dros Heddwch | Assembly for Remembrance
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Remembering for Peace | Cofio dros Heddwch | Assembly for Remembrance

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Remembering for Peace Aim: To encourage children to think about the impact of war and to consider ways of remembering for peace. Cofio dros Heddwch Nod: Annog plant i feddwl am effeithiau rhyfel ac ystyried ffyrdd o gofio er mwyn hyrwyddo heddwch. This assembly has been created ahead of the Peace Education Network's updated edition of the "Teach Peace" pack. It explores the question of what we remember about war and why, looking at the significance of the different colour of poppies.
INSPIRE Remembrance for Peace (14-18)
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INSPIRE Remembrance for Peace (14-18)

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In focusing on 100 years since the ending of World War I, there are rich opportunities to engage children and young people in dialogue to explore their attitudes, values and beliefs as part of PSHE. This content is intended for age 14-18. There are opportunities to explore the impact of WWI and embed themes of peace throughout the curriculum that build knowledge, develop evaluative and analytic skills as well as broaden students’ understanding of conflict, war and learning from the past. AIMS: Reflect on how and why we remember past events Reflect on choice Students to work co-operatively to think about what peace means
Assembly - Remembrance for Peace (primary)
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Assembly - Remembrance for Peace (primary)

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Wold War I was not the war to ennd all wars. In focusing on 100 years since the ending of World War I, there are rich opportunities to engage children and young people in dialogue to explore their attitudes, values and beliefs as part of PSHE.
INSPIRE Remembrance for peace (7-11)
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INSPIRE Remembrance for peace (7-11)

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In focusing on 100 years since the ending of World War I, there are rich opportunities to engage children and young people in dialogue to explore their attitudes, values and beliefs as part of PSHE. This content is intended for children age 7-11. There are opportunities to explore the impact of WWI and embed themes of peace throughout the curriculum that build knowledge, develop evaluative and analytic skills as well as broaden students’ understanding of conflict, war and learning from the past. AIMS : Reflect on how and why we remember past events Reflect on causes of conflict Students to work co-operatively to think about what peace means