3 hours of lessons which all have a focus on on scepticism - from the rejection of religious thinking to how we approach the media. All lesson packs are complete with a detailed PowerPoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs and starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students. Included: Atheism - why are more people rejecting religious thinking? What does it mean to be an atheist? Critical Thinking - why is it such a good idea to approach modern media with a sceptical attitude? How can we actively do this? Humanism - what does it mean to be a Humanist? How do people apply and follow morals without religion? Many more inexpensive PSHE, RE, Tutor Time and Citizenship GCSE free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)

TEN HOURS WORTH! 22 x easy to use reading comprehension packs with three sections of differentiated questions each. These can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in English lesson for KS3/4 or GCSE comprehension training. Keep checking back if you download this as I’ll be adding lots more. Rise of the YouTube Vloggers - who are they and how did they make their millions? Brexit - what’s going on now? Why are people getting annoyed? What does this mean for Britain? Trump - what has he said now? What are the global implications of his presidency? What is this man’s background and why is he still so popular with some? Environmental issues - a very serious article about very scary problems students will face in their lifetimes unless serious action is taken. E-Sports and professional gamers. What’s it like to be one of these? How do they do it and what exactly do they do? Flat Earthers - what is this new trend? Why do some people believe the Earth is flat? An investigation into the growing anti-science trend and why this movement is gaining momentum. Rise of the Online Trolls - why do people ‘troll’? Who are these bullies hiding behind screens? This article investigates. The rising popularity of plastic and cosmetic surgery - what is this, what are the ethical issues behind it and why is it so popular? Virtual reality - what can we do with this technology? How does it work and what’s in store for the future? Tattoos - too cool for school or looking like a fool? Why is there so much prejudice against tattoos in a professional workplace and is this likely to change any time soon? Alternative Facts - what are these? Who came up with this term and what do we need to know? The Sugar Tax - why should your pay more for your favourite bottle of pop? This opinion piece investigates the rights and wrongs of this controversial tax. Scientology - just why is this organisation so rich? Terrorism - how have our attitudes towards terrorist plots changed? (Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes Focus) 15, Fracking - what is this and what’s the big fuss about? The antivaxx movement - who are these people rejecting vaccines? Why? What’s the problem with this? All of these articles are pretty interesting for students and teachers! All are very easy to use and a good way to combine Current Affairs / Citizenship and English. Brexit latest - all the options and possible consequences. Teenage mental health - time to take it seriously. Dangerous internet challenges - why some people fall victims to trolls. Being a responsible consumer - why it’s time to turn to fair trade. Do we really need an International Women’s Day? An investigation. Amazon and the toy-craze madness - why do people turn consumer-crazy at Christmas? All of these articles are pretty interesting for students and teachers! All are very easy to use and a good way to combine Current Affairs / Citizenship and English. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, RSE and RE resources at my store.

17 x essential SMSC assemblies for any secondary school. These assemblies have gained excellent reviews so far and are all editable and adaptable. They are best suited to KS3 / KS4. Each one is 15-20 minutes long and is very easy to follow, with clips, stories and funny parts but also important and memorable advice for students. Included: Resilience Assembly Achievement and Aspiration Assembly Attendance Assembly Anti-bullying Assembly Mental Health Assembly Behaviour Assembly Inequality Assembly Fake News Assembly Brexit Assembly Kindness Assembly Careers Assembly Autism Awareness Assembly Black History Assembly Fresh Starts Assembly Mental Health / Exam stress assembly End of Term Assembly Safer Internet Day Loads more resources for Whole School, PSHE, RSE, Citizenship, SMSC and RE here: Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)

Prepared especially for schools working towards establishing or maintaining outstanding SMSC, this pack contains 20 fully resourced, highly-rated, SMSC lesson packs. All 20x lesson packs are complete with at least one hour-long Powerpoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, starters, AFL tasks, clear LOs and plenaries. All are well-differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students. These lessons are all planned according to the latest Ofsted, PSHE Association and Citizenship Teachers’ Association guidelines and have been used individually in hundreds of schools throughout the UK, many of which have used them to help obtain the SMSC Award or Quality Mark. This pack sees all the SMSC-specific lessons made available together at a discount, as requested by Tes users. There is zero extra work required, but the lessons are all completely editable too. Instructions are very clear and all lessons follow the same, clear and engaging format. I use all of these myself as a Head of SMSC, RE and Life Skills and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally weeks of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. Please leave me a review and I’ll send you any other resource of your choice for free. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: <a href=“https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources”> Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)</a> EC Resources are a team of teachers and consultants, whose most recent commissions include resources for The Children’s Commissioner, The CCRC and MACs Charity

16 hours of fully resourced PSHCE lesson packs which all have a focus on our legal rights as UK citizens. From employment and consumer law to CSE, voting rights, anti-social behaviour laws and age of criminal responsibility, this pack contains thorough coverage of both our rights and responsibilities under the British Law. All lesson packs are complete with a detailed PowerPoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs and starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students. Included: Our employment rights and responsibilities Health and Safety laws in the UK UK drugs laws Our rights in civil and criminal courts and the differences between these. Anti-social behaviour and the law CSE (child sexual exploitation) and the law Free Press and Media UK Laws Controlling relationships under UK law Age of criminal Responsibility (English focus) Our legal rights in UK democracy and how it works Forced and arranged marriages and the law Hate Crime and UK laws Cyber Crime and UK law How the UK law and legal system works Our legal entitlements in trade unions Our rights under UK law as consumers Many more inexpensive PSHE, RE and Citizenship GCSE free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)