During this lesson (B16-1 The importance of communities) GCSE students work through a variety of tasks to develop their understanding of the relationship between communities and ecosystems, and the importance of stable communities. Based on the 1st from the AQA 9-1 GCSE Biology (OUP scheme) B16: Adaptations, interdependence, and competition chapter.
Also available as a digital worksheet, which is ideal for distance learning, independent study or catch-up of missed work through absence.
Presentation contains (33 slides)-
Bell work activity
Lesson objective and success criteria
Information slides
Challenge activities (group work)
Practical activity (where appropriate)
Demonstrate understanding tasks (with answers)
Lesson resources (additional to scheme)
Aimed at a mixed ability class covering content 1-8.
Please note: Kerboodle worksheets from scheme are not included due to license.
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!
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.
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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.
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This assembly explores the many ways and many reasons that humans come together in groups/ communities.
It explores why inclusion and belonging are important and how we can nurture them within our groups.
The assembly ends with an inclusion pledge.
Through this interactive assembly students will come to understand the importance of being part of strong groups and how to play their role in nurturing an inclusive communities.
Each slide is accompanied with notes as a guide.
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.
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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.
Modern KS3/KS4 Product Design drawing workbook with 18 premium worksheets covering sketching, rendering, annotation, exploded views & presentation.
Perfect for Design & Technology, Product Design and Engineering Graphics lessons, this professionally designed workbook helps students develop visual communication and product sketching skills through structured, engaging activities.
Designed specifically for KS3 and KS4 students, this resource supports:
• Product design sketching
• Technical drawing basics
• Annotation and presentation skills
• Rendering and shading techniques
• Exploded views and assemblies
• Orthographic drawing
• Layout and communication skills
• Design development processes
The workbook includes:
✓ 9 instructional helper sheets
✓ 9 matching student worksheets
✓ Clear step-by-step guidance
✓ Sketching tasks and practice activities
✓ Realistic product examples
✓ Printable high-quality pages
✓ Consistent modern visual style throughout
Topics included:
• Sketching Fundamentals
• Drawing Form & Shape
• Technical Drawing Basics
• Shading & Tone
• Exploded Views
• Annotations & Notes
• Rendering Techniques
• Presentation Layouts
• Practice & Improve
Ideal for:
• KS3 Design & Technology
• GCSE Product Design
• Cover lessons
• Homework tasks
• Independent learning
• Sketchbook development
• Display resources
• Design communication projects
Created in a clean, modern “design studio” style to engage students while maintaining strong curriculum relevance and professional presentation quality.
What does it mean to belong to a community - Primary Careers / PSHE . A fully-resourced editable PowerPoint lesson for Ks2 Students (1 hour +) which can be used by teachers to deliver a detailed workshop / session on the importance of this topic.
Learning Outcomes:
To identify what a community can look like, to understand what the benefits are of being part of a community, to know ways to become involved in my local community
Key terms
Belonging, Philanthropy, Foster care, Interdependence, Identity, Cohesion, Democracy
Homework Activity
"List all the ways your school is a community. You may wish to add which mini-communities exist within your school too! Use the information and activities from the lesson to help you. "
Each Lesson Pack Contains:
1 Fully Editable Careers PowerPoint (Learning Outcomes, Confidence Checkers, Assessment of Learning, Variety of Tasks, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides, Extra Support Websites, Challenging & Thoughtful Questioning)
Assessment Opportunity (Confidence Checker)
The lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, variety of student facing tasks and comprehension tasks These resources have been designed to be engaging, informative and pick up and teach.
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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
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Widget core communication boards for each area of provision in EYFS. Communication mat are made using Fitzgerald colour coding.
Areas Include:
Maths
Funky Finger
Small World
Construction
Creative
Phonics
Mark Making
Sand
Water
Reading
Malleable
This contains all 11 lessons in the Language, Thought & Communication topic for AQA GCSE Psychology. It also contains a Homework booklet, a Starter booklet and the entire Language, Thought & Communication Workbooklet.
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.
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Download the complete scheme of work for J836 Cambridge National in IT, R050 Unit 5: Digital Communications. Includes fully editable student workbooks, end of topic test, PowerPoints, and all answers.
This full scheme of work includes:
5.1 Types of Digital Communications
5.2 Software
5.3 Digital Devices
5.4.1 Types of Distribution Channel
5.4.2 Distribution Channel Connectivity
5.5 Audience Demographics
5.6 Revision and Assessment
Revision and assessment lesson includes test paper and mark scheme.
Printable student workbook (PDF and editable Word documents)
Engaging lessons, packed with dual-coding illustrations for your students, with ease of planning and flexibility for you!
All R050 units of work are now available
This lesson has been created specifically for the NEW AQA Trilogy Physics GCSE, with a focus on the ‘Communications’ Scheme of Work (SoW).
The presentation includes the following elements:
Lesson objective
Success criteria
Slides with relevant information
Challenging activities
Tasks to demonstrate understanding
Lesson resources suitable for a class with a range of abilities,
covering content 1-8
The lesson is available as a digital worksheet, and the resources have been designed to cater to the needs of a mixed ability class.
If you need further assistance, please feel free to reach out to me at PhysicsCentre@gmail.com.
This lesson is designed for the NEW AQA Trilogy Biology GCSE, particularly the ‘The importance of communities’ SoW
Presentation contains:
• Lesson objective
• Success criteria
• Information slides
• Challenge activities
• Demonstrate understanding tasks
• Lesson resources (aimed at a mixed ability class covering content 1-8)
It is available as a digital worksheet and its resources are designed to meet the needs of a mixed ability class
If you require more assistance, please contact me at-
BioLabResources@gmail.com
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.