2026 RSHE DfE GUIDELINES COMPLIANT (see lesson plan included for details). NEW PSHE lesson all about what communities are, why they are beneficial to us, how our mental health improves when we become involved in off-line communities and how our mental health suffers when we lose contact with our off-line communities. Students will investigate different types of communities, how they develop, how they overlap and how they can lend support in time of need. They will also examine the phenomenon of the hikikomoris of Japan, individuals who choose to actively cut themselves off from all off-line communities, and explore the impact this has on their mental health. This has been written to cover the 2026 PSHE guidance on the importance of communities. The lesson will last you at least one hour and is best suited to upper KS3 or KS4. Includes detailed lesson plan. There are a variety of tasks, from creative to literacy, to clip and analysis. Everything is editable and ready to go. This lesson is taken from the new EC Publishing 2026 Complete Secondary Package which can be found at the EC Publishing website. 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, The Bank of England, The British Legion, 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. You can visit our website at EC Publishing for further discounts, complete school packages and much more, and can email us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Check out our PSHE Packages on Tes here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE Complete KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete KS3 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack x68x Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 12,000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

MEETS NEW 2026 DfE GUIDANCE - In this lesson students will investigate what communication skills are, why communication skills are so important and how everyone can develop or improve on them with practice. Students are given practical activities to help improve their communication skills in pairs or small groups and will set their own skills targets. Includes practical, analysis, clip and creative activities. Suitable for KS3 or KS4. Includes lesson plan. This lesson is taken from the new EC Publishing Complete 2026 PSHE Package which can be found at the EC Publishing website. Everything is editable and easy to pick up and run with and includes future DfE updates too. This has been written to cover the 2026 PSHE guidance from the DfE and PSHE Association for RSHE. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk 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, The Bank of England, The British Legion, 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. Please visit our Tes store https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources for everything PSHE, RSE, RE and Citizenship. We still offer a free lesson of your choice for each time you leave a review! Just email info@ecpublishing.co.uk Check out our PSHE Packages on Tes here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE Complete KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete KS3 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 12,000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

A selection of communication boards with Widgits to support children in expressing their needs, asking for help and answering questions. It includes Choices Needs Feelings School things Days Weather Colours If these are of interest but need adapting to fit the need of your children/school, please feel free to leave a comment for alternative ones to be made. Enjoy!

2 FULL LESSONS - 2x 1 hour PPs, worksheets, clips, 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

Community is the theme of Mental Health Week 2025 this year, so we’ve produced this secondary resource which shows how essential communities are to our mental wellbeing and how they can be used as support networks… The lesson heavily emphasises throughout how online communities do not have the same beneficial impact on our wellbeing as spending time with real life, off-line communities. There are two options of board templates to choose from. Students will complete a wide range of tasks, literacy-based, creative, analysis and clip tasks. Everything is editable and easy to just pick up and use. All information need is included. Includes sign-posting to further help provided from charities / hotlines. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk 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, The Bank of England, The British Legion, 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. Please visit our Tes store https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources for everything PSHE, RSE, RE and Citizenship. We still offer a free lesson of your choice for each time you leave a review! Just email info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 12,000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

Awaken the senses through a sensory workout with a Christmas theme. Pupils explore their 5 primary senses and have opportunities to communicate preferences. This resource includes: • Lesson Plan - Describes the learning, outlines the lesson order, activities and lists resources and preparation needed. • PowerPoint presentation - this will lead you through the lesson and has embedded sounds and songs. • Communication ALD - Specifically made to complement ‘Christmas Sensology’ encourages pupils to communicate understanding and preferences if relevant.

In this lesson, students are able to gain an understanding of the basic differences between capitalism and communism. This lesson can be used to pre-empt any topic where the terms are used such as the Cold War, inter-war years, Russian Revolution Vietnam War etc. ** The main key questions of the lesson are:** What is capitalism and communism? What are the features of capitalism and communism? What are the strengths and weaknesses of capitalism and communism? What are the common public attitudes towards capitalism and communism? You will be purchasing: 1 x A4 worksheet 1 x 21 slide Power Point The Main Power Point Includes: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Progressive Learning Aims Slide 3/4: A choice of discussion questions for students as they enter the room Slide 5: The importance of learning about capitalism and communism. Slide 6: Starter Task - What do you know about capitalism or communism? Slide 7: Printable fact sheet Slide 8-9: Background information about capitalism and its strengths and weaknesses Slide 10-11: Background information about communism and its strengths and weaknesses Slide 12-15: Activity 1 - Problem solving scenarios and answers Slide 16: Instructions about the A4 worksheet - a sorting task to categorise communism and capitalism. Slide 17: Higher level challenge questions Slide 18: Learning Review 1 Slide 19-21: Learning Review 2 - Key term match up with answers. 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. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

Communication Boards for EYFS areas of continuous provision.

A detailed lesson exploring community cohesion in Britain and how to promote it. Editable PowerPoint Lesson for Citizenship Studies. (60-120 Minutes worth of Material) suitable for KS3 or KS4 students. CIT/C8/LS/49 Learning Outcomes: Secure: To explore the concept of community cohesion Extended: To understand characteristics of communities with high and low cohesion Advanced: To evaluate the changing nature of community cohesion in Britain over the past 60 years Made by a team of Specialist Practicing Citizenship Teachers as part of one of the leading Citizenship Resources Providers in the UK - Cre8tive Resources . What is included in this product? Fully editable 21 slide PowerPoint Lesson 60-120 minutes Det of Debates Sheet Communities and respect information handout Revision Clock Activity sheet 20 Exit tickets Answer Keys: Student input creates some of the answers. Product Code CIT/C8/LS/49 Description of Product Ready-to-Use pack of classroom activities will enthuse and engage students! This lesson material is designed to be used for between one and two teaching periods and includes; activities, challenging and thoughtful questions, student hand-out (for use during lesson or as a homework), embedded URL links (where appropriate), differentiated tasks and, all relevant information to help students learn about issues relating to the topic. N.B This lesson can be taught with no printing (For those on tight budgets :) Our Philosophy We aim to help you equip students with the knowledge and skills to take ownership of their own learning. Products come ‘Ready-to-Teach’ with everything you need to teach fun and creative lessons. Our products are teacher-designed, classroom tested & student approved. With over 600 Citizenship and PSHE Products to pick from why not try looking at one of these: British Values Quiz Comparing electoral systems Voting systems and electoral reform GCSE CItizenship UNIT What is Identity

This presentation has 8 slides, encompassing various components: Learning objectives The importance of effective communication skills A scenario, suitable for individual or collaborative classroom engagement A section on verbal and non-verbal communication skills An enjoyable non-verbal activity that not only engages students but also maintains a peaceful classroom environment A plenary with an exit ticket task. for reference used this resource for a session that was 2 hours please leave feedback. Thanks

A lesson looking at what tolerance is and the consequences of living in an intolerant society.

This resource has been designed for Entry Level 3 students working towards Functional Skills English qualifications at Level 1 (Edexcel-Pearson, NCFE, City and Guilds, AQA, Highfield Qualifications, NOCN, Open Awards). It contains a 30-page task book on speaking, listening and communicating. This resource will help students to prepare for the speaking, listening and communication discussion and presentation tasks. It explains in detail what is involved in the speaking, listening and communicating exam and the outcomes on which assessment is made. It gives advice and tips on how to make a successful presentation and how to contribute to group discussions. It contains five topics for group discussion and templates for preparing for the discussion. Advice and templates are also provided for preparing and delivering a presentation. Please note, the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be grateful if you could leave a review. In return, you can have a free resource up to the value of your purchased resource. Email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like. You may also be interested in: Level 1 - Speaking and Listening - 80 Slide PowerPoint Lesson Save money and buy both resources at a discounted rate: Level 1 - Speaking and Listening - PowerPoint Lesson and Task Book The bundles below contain workbooks and PowerPoint lessons that cover the entire specification at each level. Entry Level 1 Functional Skills English Workbook and PowerPoint Bundle Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English Workbook and PowerPoint Bundle Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English Workbook and PowerPoint Bundle Level 1 Functional Skills English Workbook and PowerPoint Bundle Entry Level Maths Resources

Description Celebrate Refugee Week 2025 (16–22 June) with this thoughtful and engaging 11-slide assembly all about the power of community. Aimed at UK secondary schools, this ready-to-use presentation helps pupils understand what it means to be a refugee, why people are forced to flee their homes, and how small acts of kindness and inclusion can make a huge difference. Centred around this year’s theme, “Community is a Superpower”, the assembly explores the emotional and human impact of displacement through the story of Hamid, who fled Eritrea as a child. Pupils are encouraged to reflect, empathise, and think about practical ways they can help build a more welcoming world. Fully editable and beautifully presented – ready to deliver or tailor to your setting. What’s included? • 11-slide PowerPoint assembly (fully editable) • Clear explanation of what a refugee is and why people become refugees • A moving video suggestion (Hamid’s story) for optional inclusion • Reflective prompts to get students thinking about empathy and belonging • Discussion around the importance of community and how we can help • Simple Acts – practical ways pupils can support refugees • Ends with a call to action: What will you do? Ideal for: • KS3, KS4 or KS5 assemblies • Form time or PSHE sessions during Refugee Week • Supporting SMSC, Personal Development and Citizenship • Promoting empathy, inclusion, and global awareness in your school Help pupils see that small acts of kindness can have a big impact – because community really is a superpower.

BTEC Applied science level 3. Unit 1 - Principles and applications of science I: Waves in communication calculations. Complete 67-slide PowerPoint lesson with 28-page workbook students work in. Each equation is introduced, followed by a worked example (I Do), scaffolded question (We Do) and an independent question (You Do). At the end of each section there are exam style questions for students to work through. All answers provided on the powerpoint Suitable for BTEC Forensic and Criminal Investigation unit 1 Equations covered: Time period of a wave Wave speed Wave speed on a string Refractive index Critical angle Inverse square law **Please note; the PowerPoint and workbook covers calculations only, not the theory behind the equations. Ideal as an end or unit/revision resource. Head over to my TES shop for more BTEC resources. All the best, Adampo

Colour communication chart/board (AAC) to use with your SEN, Autistic, EYFS, Year 1 plus, pre-verbal, behaviour needs, pupils. Use this to model/support language and communication whilst your pupils play and learn. Make your classroom a communication friendly one!

PSHE: Citizenship: Personal Safety in the Community PowerPoint presentation and task sheets on personal safety and how to stay safe in the community . Could be useful for tutorials or with entry level students working on qualifications about independence and personal skills.

This booklet allows students to identify themselves and their communities as well as look into their own pasts

A full lesson for a mid - high ability set studying 'Animal Farm'. Includes a range of pre-reading activities based around building students' confidence with the concepts of allegories and Communism.

A resource for Health and Social Care AS/level 3. This unit examines types of communication, the factors affecting communication, and barriers to communication. For more materials relating to this resource, please visit the NGfL site, linked below.

Introductory lesson on belonging to a community. Used for my year 7 pupils. Feedback would be appreciated. Thanks