I have been Head of RE, Pastoral Lead and Head of PSHE & Citizenship in my 19 year teaching career. I am currently Head of PSHE & Citizenship at a large secondary school 11-18. My shop includes: PSHE and Citizenship sessions, Assemblies, Tutor Time activities SMSC, Fundamental British Values and Religious Education. They are fully resourced RE or Citizenship lessons, worksheets or 15 minute assemblies/tutor time PSHE sessions suitable for 11-18 and some can also be used for younger audiences.
I have been Head of RE, Pastoral Lead and Head of PSHE & Citizenship in my 19 year teaching career. I am currently Head of PSHE & Citizenship at a large secondary school 11-18. My shop includes: PSHE and Citizenship sessions, Assemblies, Tutor Time activities SMSC, Fundamental British Values and Religious Education. They are fully resourced RE or Citizenship lessons, worksheets or 15 minute assemblies/tutor time PSHE sessions suitable for 11-18 and some can also be used for younger audiences.
This is a 15-20 minute assembly on homophobia. It lasts 15-20 minutes and includes discussion questions and a downloaded video that will never disappear. It gives students sources of support and guides them through the legal implications of hate crime, particularly homophobia and transphobia. This was delivered to Year 7 in a tutor time PSHE session but is suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5 (Years 7-13, Ages 11-18, Grades 6-12) and could be used as an assembly instead. There are no written tasks in this PowerPoint.
This fits into the new RSE and Health Curriculum and is a useful whole school tutor time session to approach the issue of homophobia in schools.
This is a 15-20 minute presentation to teach students about how to master self-disciple. It gives practical tips, definitions and has a 9 minute video with discussion tasks which is downloaded so it will never disappear! It has no written tasks as it was originally a PSHE session for tutor time for KS3. It is also relevant for KS4 & KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13) and was received well by many students. It covers the Key Skill Curriculum, the new RSE & Health Curriculum, Character Education, PSHE, Citizenship and can be used as an assembly.
This lesson can last from 60-90 minutes and is for the AQA Religious Studies A (8062) GCSE It focuses on an introduction to Christian Practices and Christian Prayer. This set of Christian Practices lessons include:
• Clear learning objectives
• Starter tasks
• Discussion questions
• Written tasks
• Practice exam questions
• Model answers all colour-coded and explained
• Relevant pictures, dual coding and logos
• True & False Quizzes
• Extension Tasks
• Downloaded videos so they never disappear.
• They are fully narrated but this can easily be changed by deleting the icon on each slide if you would prefer it not narrated.
You will need access to the ****AQA Religious Studies OED textbook **to use these lessons effectively in the classroom or you can just buy it for the discussion tasks, videos and quizzes that link to the different units.
Please look at the bundle to save some money and buy the whole of the Christian Beliefs and Practices units.
This lesson can last from 60-90 minutes and is for the AQA Religious Studies A (8062). It focuses on Christian Persecution. This set of Christian Practices lessons includes:
• Clear learning objectives
• Starter tasks
• Discussion questions
• Written tasks
• Practice exam questions
• Model answers all colour-coded and explained
• Relevant pictures, dual coding and logos
• True & False Quizzes
• Extension Tasks
• Downloaded videos so they never disappear.
• They are fully narrated but this can easily be changed by deleting the icon on each slide if you would prefer it not narrated.
You will need access to the ****AQA Religious Studies OED textbook **to use these lessons effectively in the classroom or you can just buy it for the discussion tasks, videos and quizzes that link to the different units.
Please look at the bundle to save some money and buy the whole of the Christian Beliefs and Practices units.
his is a 10-15 minute assembly about vaccinations. It is not specifically about Covid 19 vaccinations but more about vaccinations in childhood and in general. However, it could easily be used to cover Covid-19 vaccinations as well. It is suitable for KS3-KS4 (Ages 11-18, Grades 6-13, Years 7-13) and was originally a year 9 tutor time PSHE session.
It focuses on the key question, Why is getting vaccinated so important for public health?
It covers:
What vaccines are and why they are important
3 short downloaded videos that will never disappear about:
WHO immunisation for all programme
A world without vaccines
How vaccines work
It ends with a plenary discussion task
There are no written activities just information and discussion.
This fits into the new RSE and Health Curriculum, PSHE or Whole School assembly approach to Healthy Living.
This is a 15-20 minute assembly about avoiding debt and saving money. This is suitable for KS3-KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13) and can be used as part of the Finance Education curriculum, PSHE & Citizenship and as a tutor time whole school assembly. It covers:
Why it is best to avoid debt
How can they avoid debt
A video about creating a budget
A video about saving money
A discussion task as a quick plenary.
Both videos are downloaded so will never disappear and there are no written activities. This can easily be lengthened to last a whole lesson or be used as whole school resource to teach students about avoiding debt. Students responded very well to this session.
This is a 15-20 minute assembly about community cohesion. It can be used for a tutor time PSHE session or whole school session for KS3, KS4 & KS5 (Ages 11-18, years 7-13) and tackles the important issue of cohesion amongst the community. It has one slide that is specific to Birmingham but this can be altered or still used outside the city. There are discussion questions and no written activities although these could be easily adapted to last for an entire lesson if needed. It includes:
What Community Cohesion is
Why it it important
Has Community Cohesion improved in the city & in the UK?
Plenary thinking task about our responsibility to make our community cohesive.
It has two downloaded video clips that will never disappear. Students reacted very positively to this resource; it was originally a Year 10 tutor time PSHE/Citizenship session and fits into the PSHE, RSHE, FBV, SMSC and Citizenship curriculum.
This is a 10-15 minute tutor time PSHE session or assembly on healthy living. It covers what a healthy diet is and what an unhealthy diet it. It has some interactive anagrams, discussion activities and three downloaded video clips that will never disappear! It was originally a tutor time PSHE session for Year 7 but can be used for any year group at KS2 - KS4 (Years 5-11 Ages 9-16) and is suitable to be used as an assembly or whole school session.
This is a 15-20 minute assembly about finance. This is suitable for KS3-KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13) as a focus on finance education or PSHE or a standalone assembly. It covers:
How it is best to manage your money
Key financial vocabulary
Video about banks, money and credit
Video about how compound interest works
A financial acrostic poem activity
Each video is downloaded so will never disappear and introduces students to financial vocabulary. It was originally a PSHE tutor time session for Year 8 but is suitable for a wider audience. There are no written activities but they can be adapted to last a whole lesson if required.
This lesson is part of a unit on social action and focuses on Nicky Cruz and Jackie Pullinger. It includes a focus on a vocational calling and vocations.
This is suitable for KS3 - KS5 but particularly KS4-KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13, Grades 6-12).
It is fully narrated but this can easily be adapted by deleting the icon on each slide. This full 60-90 minute lesson includes:
What careers could be considered vocations
The life of Nicky Cruz
A downloaded video of Nicky Cruz’s life which will never disappear
Quotes, written and discussion tasks and dual coding
The life of Jackie Pullinger
A downloaded video interview with Jackie Pullinger which will never disappear
Written and discussion tasks and dual coding
Mention of religious Bible stories that might have inspired Jackie
Links to Aristotle, Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King & Maya Angelou with quotes and pictures
Discussion plenary
Extension tasks with videos and statements to discuss and evaluate
This lesson can easily be lengthened for two seperate hour long lessons if needed. The students reacted very positively to this lesson.
This is a 60-90 minute lesson introducing Christianity. It explores the central beliefs and teachings, practices and symbols of this religion. It can be used for KS3 or KS4 (Aged 11-16) to give students a better understanding of the religion. It includes video clips, discussion tasks, written tasks and a quiz to check learning. It is simple to edit if you require a shorter or longer lesson.
This is a KS3, KS4 or KS5 lesson (ages 11-18) focusing on Rastafarianism. It explores the different practices e.g. ital food, dreadlocks, reasoning sessions. It also shows how rastafarianism began and how it developed and is practiced today. There are some video clips, discussion activites, creative activities and written tasks. There is no photocopying for this lesson.
This lesson is suitable for 60-90 minute lessons but can be shortened or lengthened very easily. It can be used in Citizenship, PSHE or RE lessons with a focus on SMSC.
It is also the first lesson of two and Rastafarian Worship follows in lesson 2 - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12549972
This is a 15-20 minute assembly about the dangers of ketamine. This is suitable for upper KS3-KS5 (Years 9-13, Ages 13-18) and fits well into the new RSE & Health curriculum, the PSHE & Citizenship curriculum as well as the Keeping children Safe in Education Safesguarding document. It contains:
What ketamine is
The dangers and risks of the drug
Discussion about the class of the drug
A short video clip about how ketamine can affect you
A short video clip with a case study about addiction and the consequences of taking the drug
There are no written activities in this session only discussion tasks but it could easily be lengthened to last a whole lesson. The video clips are both downloaded so they will never disappear! This session was received well by the students and covers an important part of modern day drug education.
This is a comprehensive list of all of the online free training courses available for staff to improve their knowledge about topics in the new RSE and Health Curriculum and aid their teaching of PSHE and Citizenship. Each training course has their website, their relevance, timings etc so it is a full list which can be used in a staff training session or put on the Staff online area for people to access throughout the year to complete extra PSHE training courses. Relevant to all Secondary School staff with any interest in PSHE, RSE, safeguarding or mental health.
This is a 10-15 minute assembly to celebrate and explain My Money Week in June 2022. It is suitable for KS3-KS5 (Ages 11-18, Year 7-13) as a whole school assembly or tutor time resource. It is also suitable for PSHE & Citizenship sessions.
It includes:
What My Money Week is
What we need to learn about money at school
A short video clip about saving (downloaded so it will never disappear)
Exploring why people want to be rich
8 important lessons about money (that adults wish they knew as children)
A short video clip about social media money scams (downloaded so it will never disappear)
Quotes, dual coding and discussion tasks to end
It is fully narrated but this can easily be adapted by deleting the icon on each slide if you would prefer it not narrated.
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This is a 10-15 minute assembly about World Hunger Day, specifically in 2022 but could easily be adapted for other years.
It is suitable for KS3-KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13, Grades 6-12) and includes a point of reflection/discussion activity at the end that could easily be lengthened with planning an activity if you wanted it to last for a 60-90 minute lesson instead. It was used as an assembly for the whole school Ages 11-18 and was received very well by the students.
It includes:
What World Hunger Day is
The theme for 2022
Why World Hunger Day is important
A downloaded and clipped short video which will never disappear with a quick message about World Hunger Day
Statistics to highlight how serious world hunger is right now
Statistics and infograms about world hunger, focusing particularly on children
A downloaded and clipped short video which will never disappear with a quick message about how unprecedented the situation with world hunger is in 2022
Ways to help the situation and become an active citizen both now and when they are older
A downloaded and clipped short video which will never disappear with a quick message about how hunger is a solvable problem
Images that express the theme
A discussion / reflection point about what they will do to stop world hunger
This is a narrated PowerPoint but it can easily be changed by deleting the icon on each slide if you would prefer it not narrated. This session fits into the Citizenship and PSHE curriculum but also covers SMSC, History, Geography and Fundamental British Values. Students reacted very well to this as an assembly and many interesting discussions came from it.
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This is a 15 minute PSHE session or assembly for KS3, KS4 and KS5. It was originally used as a tutor time KS3 PSHE session. It teaches students the correct behaviour in lessons and how to manage their own behaviour. It has discussion questions linking to the low level disruption comments from Ofsted and gets students to consider zero-tolerance school policies and the effects of poor behaviour on learning. It also covers why students should not disrupt lessons and discusses a variety of questions about behaviour in lessons. This can be shortened or lengthened if you need it for a whole lesson or as just part of an assembly. I has a downloaded video clip that will never disappear! Students responded really well to this session.
This is a 15 minute assembly exploring the role of UNICEF in the world. It has three downloaded videos that will never disappear about their work. There is some more information and discussion activities. It was originally a PSHE tutor time session for Year 8 and does not have any written tasks. It can be used for KS3, KS4 and KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13) and forms part of the Keeping Safe in Education Safeguarding guidance, the new RSE & Health Curriculum and the current PSHE and Citizenship criteria. It is a quick snapshot of the work of UNICEF most suitable for an assembly or tutor time but can be lengthened to last a whole lesson and a wider audience. Students reacted very well to this resource and it evoked important discussions.
This lesson can last from 60-90 minutes and contains an introduction to the AQA Religious Studies A (8062). It focuses on exam practice for Christian Beliefs. This set of Christian Beliefs lessons includes:
Clear learning objectives
Starter tasks
Discussion questions
Written tasks
Practice exam questions
Model answers all colour-coded and explained
Relevant pictures, dual coding and logos
True & False Quizzes
Extension Tasks
Downloaded videos so they never disappear.
They are fully narrated but this can easily be changed by deleting the icon on each slide if you would prefer it not narrated.
You will need access to the ****AQA Religious Studies OED textbook **to use these lessons effectively in the classroom or you can just buy it for the discussion tasks, videos and quizzes that link to the different units.
Please look at the bundle to save some money and buy the whole of the Christian Beliefs and Practices units.
This is a 15 minute tutor time PSHE session about budgeting. It was originally designed for a Year 7 PSHE tutor time session but it can be used as an assembly or easily lengthened for a whole lesson. It is suitable for Ages 11-16 (Years 7-11, KS3-KS4, Grades 6-10).
It includes:
Definitions of budgeting, current account, overdraft
Why budgeting is so important to learn about for now and for the future
Outgoings for adults
Two downloaded videos which will never disappear
Thinking and discussion tasks
This fits into the Financial Capability section of the PSHE curriculum and can be used for any whole school session for finance.