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.
This resource contains interactive tasks for Ks3 students
the contents of this resource includes.
video
worksheets
powerpoint presentation
The resource can be used to introduce students to the hazards that may arise within a workshop and rules they must follow.
September 2025 is the start for the Pearson BTEC AAQ in Health & Social Care Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development complete delivery teaching package, adaptable to suit your teaching style for A1.4 Early Adulthood.
This unit is completely resourced in individual packages also on TES.
This package has 61-slide presentation with pause points and lots of teacher guidance in the Ppt notes, to support teachers that are out-of-subject. Included is also a 29-page student booklet with activities and exam practice tasks. There are 3X 9-mark questions to practice using PEE as an answering technique and accompanying student-friendly mark scheme as a learning tool.
The content covered is:
A1.4.1 physical: physical maturity: physical strength peaks, fertility, brain growth
until early twenties; pregnancy and lactation occur; synaptic pruning
A1.4.2 intellectual: new intellectual skills develop relating to further/higher
education and work
A1.4.3 emotional: long term intimate relationships; changes to self-concept
including self-esteem and self-image related to lifestyle (work, family);
bonding and attachment with own family/guardians.
A1.4.4 social: independent from family, groups of friends.
C1.3 Stress, accidental injury, depression, and anxiety at work
C1.5 Obesity and general health
C2.3 Mental Health education and C2.6 Accident prevention
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September 2025 is the start for the Pearson BTEC AAQ in Health & Social Care Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development complete delivery teaching package, adaptable to suit your teaching style for A1.6 Late Adulthood.
This unit is completely resourced in individual packages also on TES.
This package has 60-slide presentation with pause points and lots of teacher guidance in the Ppt notes, to support teachers that are out-of-subject. Included is also a 19-page student booklet with activities and exam practice tasks. There are 1X 9-mark questions to practice using PEE as an answering technique and accompanying student-friendly mark scheme as a learning tool.
The content covered is:
A1.6.1 Physical growth eg. lungs, heart, and reduced mobility
A1.6.2 Intellectual eg. wisdom, recall slower
A1.6.3 Emotional eg. calmer, alone, young at heart
A1.6.4 Social development eg. reduction in social circle
C1.3 Depression, inactive, acquired brain injury,
C2.2 Vaccinations, blood pressure, dementia screening
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September 2025 is the start for the Pearson BTEC AAQ in Health & Social Care Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development complete delivery teaching package, adaptable to suit your teaching style for A1.5 Middle Adulthood.
This unit is completely resourced in individual packages also on TES.
This package has 76-slide presentation with pause points and lots of teacher guidance in the Ppt notes, to support teachers that are out-of-subject. Included is also a 31-page student booklet with activities and exam practice tasks. There are 2X 9-mark questions to practice using PEE as an answering technique and accompanying student-friendly mark scheme as a learning tool.
The content covered is:
A1.5.1 Physical growth eg. perimenopause, menopause
A1.5.2 Intellectual eg. verbal and reasoning skills
A1.5.3 Emotional eg. priorities, empty nest, libido
A1.5.4 Social development eg. retirement, more socialising time
C1.3 Depression, inactive/sedentary lifestyle
C2.2 NHS health check, blood pressure, early cancer screening
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Pearson BTEC AAQ in Health & Social Care Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development complete delivery teaching package, adaptable to suit your teaching style for B3 Health inequalities
This unit is completely resourced in individual packages also on TES.
This package has 70-slide presentation with pause points and lots of teacher guidance in the Ppt notes, to support teachers that are out-of-subject. Included is also a 23-page student booklet with activities and exam practice tasks. There are 2, 4 and 6 mark questions to practice using PEE as an answering technique and accompanying student-friendly mark scheme as a learning tool.
The content covered is:
B3.1 Current NHS definition of health inequalities.
B3.2 Health inequalities to include:
B3.2.1 difference in life expectancy across different socioeconomic groups
B3.2.2 prevalence of mental health difficulties across socioeconomic
groups/gender/race and ethnicity
B3.2.3 access to health services and difference of experience in healthcare –
race and ethnicity, learning disabilities, gender
B3.2.4 discrimination.
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September 2025 is the start for the Pearson BTEC AAQ in Health & Social Care Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development complete delivery teaching package, adaptable to suit your teaching style, for A1.3 Adolescence. This unit is completely resourced in individual packages, also on TES
This package has 104-slide presentation with pause points and lots of teacher guidance in the Ppt notes, to support teachers that are out-of-subject. Included is also a 34-page student booklet with activities and exam practice tasks. There are 3X 9-mark questions to practice using PEE as an answering technique and accompanying student-friendly mark scheme as a learning tool.
The content covered is:
A1.3.1 physical growth eg. hormone changes and sexual characteristics
A1.3.2 intellectual eg. abstract thinking, reasoning skills
A1.3.3 emotional eg. developing own identity, and self-concept, including self-image and self-esteem
A1.3.4 social development eg. peer pressure, independence
C2.1 Health education smoke/vape/take drugs and alcohol, sexual health
C2.3 Mental health education
C2.5 Health education for smoking, alcohol and drugs, sexual health.
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This is a complete resource package for teaching the new AAQ BTEC Unit 5 Learning Aim A Understand the purpose of health education. There are four weekly PowerPoints covering A1 Purpose of health education, A2 The role of health education, A3 Organisations influencing health education, A4: Legislation and regulations impacting on health education and A5: Monitoring the health of the nation. It is based on Version 1 of the Pearson Set Assignment Brief, focusing on smoking as the health and well-being issue. As well as the weekly PowerPoints covering 3 lessons a week, there is also a detailed scheme of work and associated resources as referenced in the PowerPoints.
Unit 5 Learning Aim B and Learning Aim C are also available .
September 2025 is the start for the Pearson BTEC AAQ in Health & Social Care Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development complete delivery teaching package, adaptable to suit your teaching style for A1.7 Later Adulthood.
This unit is completely resourced in individual packages also on TES.
This package has 80-slide presentation with pause points and lots of teacher guidance in the Ppt notes, to support teachers that are out-of-subject. Included is also a 29-page student booklet with activities and exam practice tasks. There are 2X 9-mark questions to practice using PEE as an answering technique and accompanying student-friendly mark scheme as a learning tool.
The content covered is:
A1.7.1 Physical eg. bone density, stiffness, skin changes
A1.7.2 Intellectual eg. cognitive decline due to stroke or dementia
A1.7.3 Emotional eg. increased sense of own mortality
A1.7.4 Social development eg. disengagement theory, activity theory
C1.4 Dementia, heart disease, oral health C2.4 Dental checks
C2.1 Vaccinations eg. shingles, Covid, Flu
C2.6 Accident prevention
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2 HOUR 2026 RSHE GUIDELINES COMPLIANT PSHE lesson, suitable for new 2026 RSHE curriculum (see lesson plan for details).This KS3 lesson lasts two hours and introduces students to the concept of STIs / STDs and sexual health, including HIV / AIDS prevention and information on PrEP. The lesson includes active tasks, clips, creative tasks, partnered tasks, information sheets, answer sheets and much more. No gory images, nothing explicit, just a gentle but thorough introduction to the facts teenagers need to know. Includes detailed lesson plan.
It’s a very thorough lesson with a lot to get through so it’s recommended you teach it over two lessons or two hours. Everything is editable, with a wide variety of tasks including match-ups, analysis, clip-tasks creative tasks, literacy-based activities and more.
This lesson is taken from the new 2026 EC Publishing Complete PSHE Package. which can be found on the EC Publishing website. 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.
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Pearson BTEC AAQ in Health & Social Care Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development complete delivery teaching package, adaptable to suit your teaching style for C2 Health and social care promotion and prevention
This unit is completely resourced in individual packages also on TES.
This package has 64-slide presentation with pause points and lots of teacher guidance in the Ppt notes, to support teachers that are out-of-subject. Included is also a 25-page student booklet with activities and exam practice tasks. There are 2, 4 and 6 mark questions, plus two 9-mark question to practice using PEE as an answering technique and accompanying student-friendly mark scheme as a learning tool.
The content covered is:
C2.1 Vaccinations: purpose and role; herd immunity.
C2.2 Age-related health checks and screening: newborn hearing screening; growth (height and weight) and developmental milestones (infants); hearing and eyesight checks (across all life stages); NHS health check (diabetes, hypertension, height/weight, blood pressure, blood test for cholesterol); early cancer screening (cervical, bowel, breast); dementia screening.
C3.1 Nurses: health visitor
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This is a complete resource package for teaching the new AAQ BTEC Unit 5 Learning Aim B Explore key issues and priorities for health and the factors that affect health and well-being. There are four weekly PowerPoints covering B1 Health issues and priorities and B2: Factors affecting health and well-being. It is based on Version 1 of the Pearson Set Assignment Brief, focusing on smoking as the health and well-being issue. As well as the weekly PowerPoints covering 3 lessons a week, there is also a detailed scheme of work and associated resources as referenced in the PowerPoints.
Unit 5 Learning Aim A and Learning Aim C are also available.
Pearson BTEC AAQ in Health & Social Care Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development complete delivery teaching package, adaptable to suit your teaching style for C2.3 Mental health education and relevant C3 professional; C3.1 Mental Health Nurse, C3.3 Psychiatrist and C3.9 Psychologist and counsellor
This unit is completely resourced in individual packages also on TES.
This package has 60-slide presentation with pause points and lots of teacher guidance in the Ppt notes, to support teachers that are out-of-subject. Included is also a 20-page student booklet with activities and exam practice tasks. There are 2, 4 and 6 mark questions, plus one 9-mark question to practice using PEE as an answering technique and accompanying student-friendly mark scheme as a learning tool.
The content covered is:
C2.3 Mental health education.
C3.1 Nurses: mental health
C3.3 Psychiatrist
C3.9 Psychologist and counsellor
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This is a complete resource package for teaching the new AAQ BTEC Unit 5 Learning Aim C Examine approaches to health education campaigns and their impact on health and wellbeing. There are five weekly PowerPoints covering C1 Current and ongoing health education, C2 Models and approaches used in health education to promote health and wellbeing and C3 Planning a health education event. It is based on Version 1 of the Pearson Set Assignment Brief, focusing on smoking as the health and well-being issue. As well as the weekly PowerPoints covering 3 lessons a week, there is also a detailed scheme of work and associated resources as referenced in the PowerPoints.
Unit 5 Learning Aim A is Learning Aim B are also available.
NEW 2026 DfE RSHE GUIDELINES COMPLIANT (see lesson plan included) - A new lesson for 2026 which focuses on the stigma surrounding mental health, what we mean by ‘stigma’, why some demographics face more stigma than others and how this links to the language we use. Students will investigate why stigma has surrounded mental health for thousands of years and what has been done about this (and what still needs to be done) in modern times. Includes creative tasks, anaysis and clip tasks, literacy-based tasks, match-up taks and more. All editable, most suitable for UKS3 or KS4.
Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2026 Complete PSHE Package. 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.
You can contact 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
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.
I am a qualified nurse and an experienced HSC teacher with over 30years experience teaching HSC. I have also written some of the Pearson units on the current specification for the Level 3 Extended Diploma.
This is a complete resource package for teaching the new AAQ BTEC Unit 2 Human Biology and Health. There are:
• individual lessons in detailed PowerPoints covering all of Unit 2.
• Each lesson has detailed explanations including videos where appropriate.
• For every sction , there is an example exam question to guide students on the type of questions they will have. There is also guidance on how to revise in each PowerPoint.
• For every disorder there are detailed links to WHY the disorder causes the effects it does with clear link to the anatomy and physiology of each body system that is affected.
As well as the PowerPoints, there is also:
• a detailed scheme of work with associated resources as referenced in the PowerPoints.
• three mini mocks coverin Learning Aim A, Learning Aim B and Learning Aim C individually with associated mark schemes.
• a detailed Excel file for recording marks and calculating grades (the grade boundaries have been estimated using the old specification)
• a Unit 2 front sheet for recording grades.
Also available in my shop is a detailed excel spreadsheet covering the whole AAQ specification which allows you to track all of your student progress and in real time automatically generates personal tracking sheets. This is also available for the current Level 3 Extended Diploma qualification.
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
Lesson covers the role of uneven development in the poverty cycle and includes describing activities for wealth and poverty around the world
All resources included within the ppt