This Caring for Children Level 1 resource pack is designed to support learners in developing the foundational knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to work with and care for young children in a variety of settings. It offers a complete learning toolkit that blends theory with practical tasks to ensure learners engage actively with the subject matter while building confidence in their own reflective practice. Assignment Briefs The resource provides clear and accessible assignment briefs for each unit. These briefs outline the learning objectives, expected outcomes, assessment criteria, and submission guidelines. Each brief is written in learner-friendly language, with real-world scenarios that encourage application of knowledge in practical childcare contexts. Workbooks Accompanying workbooks offer structured activities to reinforce understanding of topics such as child development, safeguarding, health and safety, play, and communication. Tasks range from knowledge checks (quizzes, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice) to scenario-based case studies and role-play preparation exercises. Workbooks are adaptable for individual study or classroom use. Learning Resources The resource pack includes a variety of supporting materials, such as fact sheets, visual aids, sample policies, and case studies, all mapped to the Level 1 curriculum. These resources are designed to break down complex topics into manageable chunks, making learning accessible and engaging for all learners. Reflective Practice Activities To build self-awareness and professional growth, the pack integrates reflective practice activities throughout. Learners are prompted to keep a reflective journal, respond to guided reflection questions after each unit, and use self-assessment checklists to evaluate their progress. Group reflection discussions can also be facilitated, helping learners to share insights, compare experiences, and develop critical thinking skills. Together, these components provide a holistic learning journey for students at Level 1, encouraging not only knowledge acquisition but also the development of empathy, responsibility, and professionalism in the care of children.

This engaging and fully editable PowerPoint has been designed to support schools in delivering an impactful assembly or lesson for Children’s Mental Health Week 2026. Aligned with the national theme, it helps pupils explore wellbeing in an age‑appropriate, accessible way while encouraging reflection, discussion and positive mental health habits. The presentation includes: Clear explanations of what mental health is and why it matters Theme‑focused slides to help pupils connect with the 2026 message Interactive moments to encourage pupil participation Practical wellbeing strategies pupils can use straight away Reflection prompts to build empathy, confidence and emotional awareness Calm, student‑friendly visuals to support understanding Perfect for whole‑school assemblies, PSHE lessons or tutor‑time activities, this resource helps create a supportive environment where pupils feel seen, heard and valued. Suitable for both primary and lower secondary settings. Some visuals in this resource were made with AI to help bring ideas to life and support student understanding.

This Learning Aim B Student Self-Assessment Checklist supports students studying Unit 1: Children’s Development in AAQ BTEC Early Childhood Development. The checklist allows students to review and monitor their understanding of Learning Aim B: Physical Development from Birth to Eight Years. Students can assess their confidence by identifying whether they: • understand the topic • need further revision • feel confident for the exam This promotes independent learning, metacognition and effective revision for this exam-based unit.

This Learning Aim C Student Self-Assessment Checklist supports students studying Unit 1: Children’s Development in AAQ BTEC Early Childhood Development. The checklist enables students to review and monitor their understanding of Learning Aim C: Cognitive Development from Birth to Eight Years. Students can identify whether they understand each topic, need further revision, or feel confident for the exam.

A full lesson for KS2 exploring the topic of jobs for Victorian children, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. What was life like for working Victorian children? In this lesson, pupils will find out about the different kinds of work that Victorian children undertook. Pupils will watch videos exploring work in mines, factories and fields and will consider what these jobs would have felt like for children performing the work on a daily basis. Pupils will make a paperchain of Victorian children to present information about different jobs and have the opportunity to hot-seat in the role of a child worker. Objectives: To find out what sort of jobs were taken by Victorian children To explore what life was like for Victorian working children The lesson plan includes differentiation ideas to adapt the activities for the needs of your class. You may also like: Introduction to the Victorians: (FREE): A full lesson for KS2 introducing the Victorian period, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. Who Was Queen Victoria?; A full lesson for KS2 exploring the life and significance of Queen Victoria, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. Victorian Inventions: A full lesson for KS2 about famous Victorian inventions, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. Industrial Revolution A full lesson for KS2 exploring the impact of the Industrial Revolution, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. Victorian Railways A full lesson for KS2 about the introduction of the railways, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. Victorian Schools A full lesson for KS2 about Victorian schools, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. Victorian Clothing A full lesson for KS2 investigating Victorian clothing, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets. Victorian Crime and Punishment A full lesson for KS2 about crime and punishment in the Victorian period, including a detailed lesson plan, Powerpoint and pupil resource sheets.

**In this lesson, students will be able to learn about the arguments which were used during the 1800s to support and argue against reforms to improve working conditions in the mines, mills and factories of the Industrial Revolution. ** In addition, students will then learn how some of the reforms set out to help workers. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – Class discussion about how laws today make sure people are safe and looked after in their workplace. Slide 4: Source Inference Task Slide 5: Source Inference Task 2 Slide 6: Think & Discuss – What are ‘Reforms’? How does Parliament create new laws? Slide 7: Think & Discuss – Arguments for and Against the reform of working conditions during the Industrial Revolution Slide 8: Background information – The public reaction and outrage at finding out about working conditions Slide 9: Background Information – Who were the ‘Reformers’ and what did they call for? Slide 10: Activity 1 – What would the Reformers want to do to help improve working conditions? Slide 11: Activity 1 – An alternative way to think about what the reformers would want to do to help improve working conditions Slide 12: Activity 2 – Students given a choice of written or creative tasks linked to their learning so far. Slide 13: Activity 3 – Organise the facts about the reforms worksheet instructions Slide 14: Printable worksheet Slide 15: Organise the facts answer sheet Slide 16: Follow Up Challenge tasks and questions Slide 17: Learning Review Activity Pyramid. I would be really grateful if you could leave a positive review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

This lesson investigates the life of children during the Industrial Revolution, including those working in the coal mines and cotton mills. Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire is used as an example in the video questions. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, source investigation and table to complete, mini plenary, a ‘day in the life’ task question, consolidation source question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. Check out other Industrial Revolution lessons here, including living conditions, working conditions, health & medicine, women, children and Victorian diseases: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=industrial revolution&shop=DiscoveringHistory These are available in a great value bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/industrial-revolution-12891788 Please take a look at my growing TES shop where you can find free and inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME - If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email me at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and I’ll try to solve them for you. I really appreciate being given the chance to make things right. Please support my small business by leaving a review. There are more KS3 & GCSE History lessons on the way - follow my social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email me!

Number signs to go in areas to show how many children can play here. Each one features the number formation and a picture of the corresponding number of children. Numbers 1-8

Designed for KS3 HA students: Power points, supporting worksheets and a homework choice board. Covers: -types of sentences - tension and suspense - Freytag’s story writing pyramid -links with folklore and ‘Tir Na Nog’ -Propp’s theory -emotive language - the last lesson challenges pupils to design their own lesson

This Reading Comprehension worksheet is suitable for higher elementary to proficient ESL learners or native English speakers. The text explores the harsh reality of children refugees and exposes the shortfalls in funding, aid and support for war-stricken children. After carefully reading the text, students are required to complete some comprehension exercises including a comprehension questions, True or False exercises, a crossword and engage in an in-class discussion. The text can be used for vocabulary building purposes. This handout can be completed in class or assigned for homework.

This assembly considers 21st century problems in a humorous way before considering what Children in Need does, who it helps and challenges students to ‘Do their thing’. 50% of the proceeds from this sale will be donated to the Children in Need Charity, so please ‘Do your thing’.

Garden of memories is a gentle resource designed to support children experiencing grief, loss or bereavement. Who can use this resource: Parents and carers Teachers and other trained professionals Social workers Early help case managers No specialist training is required. clear guidance is included throughout.

A bright, child friendly whole school assembly designed to help primary aged children understand mental health and wellbeing in a simple, positive and age appropriate way. Part of the My Mind Matters: Talk. Connect. Recharge. collection, this ready to use 8 slide assembly introduces children to what mental health means and encourages them to recognise their feelings, explore positive ways to look after their minds and understand where they can go for support. The assembly covers: • What is mental health? • Recognising different feelings and emotions • What can affect how we feel? • Things that can help our minds • Simple ways to look after our mental health • Understanding that all feelings are okay • Knowing when and where to ask for support The final slide explores sources of support including family, friends, trusted adults, teachers and other adults in school, school wellbeing support, helplines and support services. The presentation uses colourful, child friendly visuals with clear language, making it suitable for use across a primary school. Perfect for: • Whole school assemblies • Children’s mental health and wellbeing • PSHE • Wellbeing weeks • Mental health awareness • Pastoral provision • Class discussion and reflection • World Mental Health Day Although it works perfectly alongside World Mental Health Day activities, the assembly is not date specific, so it can be used throughout the school year. Format: PDF presentation Slides: 8 Age range: Primary, approximately 4 to 11 This resource is also available as part of the complete My Mind Matters Whole School Mental Health & Wellbeing Bundle.

In this lesson, will learn about the harsh working conditions of the children who worked in the textile mills and factories of Industrial Britain. They will be able to describe a typical working day for the children and make comparisons with their own typical school day. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – Students will use the images to help them identify the various jobs that children did during the Industrial Revolution. Slide 4: Lesson Warm Up - Answers Slide 5: Starter Activity: Students will look at a map showing the location of various industries and features of the Industrial Revolution – prompt questions provided. Slide 6: Starter Activity 2: Source analysis of a child worker in a textile factory – with prompt questions Slide 7: Photograph of children working in a textile mill and prompt questions Slide 8: Photograph of children working in a textile mill and prompt questions Slide 9: Printable lesson fact sheet in the style of an illustrated storyboard. Slide 10: Task 1: Instructions of how to complete a mind map Slide 11: Printable mind map for students to write on Slide 12: Activity 2 – Students to write their own interview with a child in a textile mill Slide 13: Activity 3 – A 60 minute documentary with task – links to the documentary are hyperlinked and in the notes section Slide 14: Activity 4 – Students create their own 24-hour timeline of their own typical day and compare this with a 24-hour timeline of a child in the textile mills. Slide 15: Learning Review Quiz – Filling in the missing terms Slide 16: Learning Review Quiz answers I would be really grateful if you could leave a positive review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

I am an experienced safeguarding, attendance, pastoral and mental health lead. I have created a ready-to-go assembly suitable for secondary school-aged pupils on the topic of mental health. This engaging and interactive assembly received incredibly positive feedback from all pupils. Slide content: The importance of mental health and a school’s safeguarding responsibility Different types of mental health concerns Interactive slide to get pupils openly reflecting on their own mental health Defining mental health as a continuum Strategies to boost mental health Challenging stigma and a clear explanation of why talking helps Support in and out of school ‘True or false?’ quiz that uses statistics about teenagers

Victorians - The Rich and Poor Children and their Differences (KS2) This lesson focuses on the differences in lifestyles and jobs of the poor Victorian children. The lesson demonstrates how rich Victorian children were raised compared to the life of poor Victorian children, who needed to work to survive. The job environments discussed are chimney sweeps, coal mines and factories. This lesson is in PowerPoint format and can be taught as it is or changed to suit individual classes. Detailed PowerPoint Lesson with 16 slides. This lesson comes with suggested activity or task that is also attached. The task for this lesson is a Venn diagram task that encourages children to compare and find similarities and differences. Learning objectives • To learn about the jobs Victorian children had • To compare the lifestyles of the poor and rich Victorians

A selection of 26 different little books to use as prompts for story or non-fiction writing. These books are easy to fold and can be used to support adult focused writing activities. They can also be added to your provision to support independent writing opportunities. The 10 different designs are linked to popular interests for 4/5 year old gilrs and boys. There is a mix of desgins with coloured images to prompt writing, black and white images to colour and plain for children`s own drawings. Keep them as little books or enlarge them to A3 to give more space to write. Please email me if you would like one that is not included or a list of the designs. inspireplaycreate@gmail.com Photographs of book in my classroom images on Instagram @inspireplaycreate_eyfs

2 fun team/pub-style quizzes comprising of 6 rounds each, on a range of topics suitable for primary/secondary school students. The questions were taken from The Telegraph website. Please rate the resource and leave some feedback, it will be much appreciated. *newly edited 17/09/2012*

Handouts to help understand the needs of children with autism.

Here I have put together some colouring sheets for children that can go in a calm corner or kit.

A detailed and thorough analysis of Dickens’ presentation of the theme of family in ‘A Christmas Carol’. Super clear powerpoint with opportunities for language analysis and discussion. Contextual links are included in each section. A sample essay question comes at the end with a detailed, model essay plan to help students tackle the exam. This resource has been written for AQA, but will be very useful to all students studying GCSE English Literature. Link to our yt video is at the end for extra engagement. Any questions, please email office@lightbulbrevision.com