Using the short film ‘Unknown Ravens’, from doumentary maker Sema Basharan, learners will find out about conscientious objection in Britain during World War I and World War II. They will explore the reasons why some people might refuse to fight in wars and reflect on their own position.

A Teach Peace lesson from Journey to Justice (journeytojustice.org.uk). Looking at five very different stories of young people aged 6 to 18 who took action for peace and racial justice, we consider the values that drove them, the tactics they used and the reasons they succeeded. Our aim: to galvanise learners to consider the world they’d like to live in and grassroots action they can take. Citizenship and action | Talking and listening

A Teach Peace lesson from the Peace Pledge Union. Why did some people choose to be conscientious objectors in World War I and what did this mean for them? What does military conscription mean? Learners will reflect on their own principles and consider when they would be prepared to take action if confronted with military conscription. History & Society | Religion and ethics Talking and listening

In this lesson from Scientists for Global Responsibility, learners explore Physics, History and Citizenship. Bohr, Chadwick, Oppenheimer, Szilard, Fermi, Meitner, Einstein - What did the people who made possible the first atomic bomb want to happen? Scientists in the first half of the 20th Century were making strides in theory and experimentation to understand atoms: How are atoms structured? What forces hold atoms together? Can the atom be split? And what happens if we do? By the 1940s, the answers were a matter of life and death. In this lesson, learners will study the scientists, what they discovered, and what they wanted to happen with the atom bomb and what they did for peace. Covers the development of the model of the atom (common content with chemistry) The Atomic Scientists is a lesson from Teach Peace secondary, a pack of 50 lessons from the Peace Education Network.

In this Teach Peace lesson from Scientists for Global Responsibility, learners will combine ethics and the science to assess nuclear weapons. Using Nuclear weapons: a beginner’s guide to the threats from Scientists for Global Responsibility, learners gain an understanding of the science and the effects of nuclear weapons and use that insight to inform their moral reasoning. Using the six sections of the Beginners Guide, learners will explore 1. What is a nuclear weapon? 2. the basic science of nuclear weapons 3. How many nuclear weapons are there? 4. How much destructive power do the nuclear-armed nations have? 5. A nuclear attack: the immediate effects 6. A nuclear attack: longer-term and global impacts

A Teach Peace lesson from Diversity Role Models. What does LGBT+ stand for? What are the different legal protections for LGBT+ people in the UK and around the world? Students will analyse how they can improve LGBT+ rights at their school. Wellbeing | History & Society | Talking and listening

A Teach Peace lesson from Peace Jam UK (peacejam.org.uk). Drawing on Peace Jam’s Compassion in Action Curriculum, for Creating Inclusive Communities, learners will discover the life and work of the Dalai Lama, a world leader for peace, and practise the empathy and compassion he teaches. Wellbeing | Religion and ethics

How does the arms trade work? Lesson 2 from Teach Peace comes from Amnesty Interational UK (amnesty.org.uk). Amnesty International campaigned successfully for a global Arms Trade Treaty (2014). Yet from London to Hong Kong, millions of weapons are bought and sold around the world, often to countries already fighting wars or attacking their own people. Students can investigate the roots and impact of the arms trade and how active citizens should respond. History & Society | Citizenship and action | Talking and listening

In this lesson from the London Mining Network, learners will find out about a situation in which nonviolent direct action succeeded. This is the story of the successful nonviolent direct action taken by the Mirrar people and their allies against the Jabiluka uranium mine which was to be built on their ancestral land dangerously close to the Kakadu National Park in Northern Territory, Australia. Learners will carry out a guided group research project on the topic. Citizenship and action | Geography

A Teach Pece lesson from St Etherlburga’s. Learners will understand what it means to ‘refuse violence’ and choose active nonviolence. They will explore different forms of violence in order to become equipped to deal with it and make the right choices. Talking and listening | Wellbeing | Religion and ethics

A Teach Peace lesson from Inscape animations. Follow the roots of our family trees down, down into the past, and eventually they join.” Using the animation from Inscape, explore how we are all connected across time, land and sea. Learners will explore terms like genealogy, refugee and migration and what it means to be connected today. Creative expression | Citizenship and action | STEM

Find your next lesson! Teach Peace Secondary contains over 50 lessons authored by diverse organisations, free to download via TES Resources. Use this brochure to select one for you and your students. The sequel to the award-winning primary pack, Teach Peace Secondary offers a huge range of cross-curricular lessons from Peace Education Network members including Amnesty International UK, War Child, Peacemakers, Values Based Education, Pax Christi, Facing History & Ourselves UK and more. Categorised by inner, interpersonal and global peace, the lessons cover themes including war and peacebuilding, violence and nonviolence, conflict resolution, identity and inclusion and much more.

A Teach Peace lesson from Protection Approaches and Circles of Salam. During this lesson, learners will consider how anti-Muslim hate, Islamophobia, and other forms of identity-based violence occur in society through the exploration of a personal story. Learners will then consider how we strengthen our schools and communities by making them a more open, inclusive and welcoming place for everyone.

This Teach Peace lesson from Child Rights International Network (CRIN) invites learners to explore poetry on a citizenship theme. Potent Whisper is a London based Spoken Word artist. The lesson introduces his piece, The Rhyming Guide to Joining the Army!, and gives students the opportunity to respond to it as unseen poetry. The poem also raises important questions about under-18s recruitment to the armed forces and the way it is promoted to young people. Creative expression | Citizenship and action