This is the twentieth in a series of lessons on Buddhism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A]. The complete series of GCSE Budhism lessons can be downloaded at our TES Shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/godwin86 The Download (comprising 3 files, within one zip file) includes: -A PPT Containing a Full Lesson -A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline -A double sided worksheet -A Homework Task The topic of the lesson focusses on the following part of the specification: Ceremonies and rituals associated with death and mourning: • In Theravada communities • In Tibet: Tibetan Book of the Dead • In Japan: Obon • The significance of death and death customs in Buddhism  • The influence of local culture on practices associated with Buddhist death and mourning rituals • The importance of death rituals for the person who has died and for their family • The meaning and significance of death rituals within the framework of Buddhist concepts including Kamma, rebirth and the six realms of existence • The events and significance of Obon • Death and the Buddha’s teaching about impermanence   Sources: • The Tibetan Book of the Dead • Dhammacakkappavattana sutta (Setting the Wheel of the Dhamma in motion) • Dhammapada 37 and 170–171 Thank you for your download! Positive reviews are greatly appreciated.

This download contains practice assessment materials for AQA GCSE Sociology (Crime & Deviance). It contains 5 exam sections, 5 mark-schemes, and 5 model 12-mark answers. An ‘exam section’ is half of a full-exam: students should complete it in 50 minutes, making these ideal for assessment lessons. This download covers the topic of ‘Crime & Deviance’ - you can save money buy buying assessment materials for all four-sections here. Complete units for GCSE Sociology can be downloaded here. Please note: These are not official exam scripts, I do not work for AQA: I have aimed to make reasonable practice exam-questions based on the specimin material already provided. All items are editable: if you think the 12-mark model-answers are too intimidating, feel free to reduce them. Copyright Adam Godwin (2018) - strictly not for re-distribution.

The Philosophy Boxes Method is a new approach to P4C designed for students in KS1, 2 & 3: it is graphically stimulating, engaging, and fun. This download is also suitable for older students: but the format was designed with younger students in mind. The topic of this Philosophy Boxes download is ‘Who Am I? - The Philosophy of Identiy’. The download comprises a P4C lesson/session that can be used 2-3 times with the same group. The aim of Philosophy Boxes is to bring philosophy and critical thinking into every subject at every level: we believe that any subject becomes philosophy when students are asked the right questions and when they think about a topic hard enough and on the deepest (most fundamental) level. The Philosophy Boxes Method presents students with a set of ‘mystery boxes’, when a student selects one of the boxes they are presented with 1 of 21 discussion/debate activities [that use 1 of 8 different formats]. The presentation has integrated AfL so that teachers can test knowledge at any point in the lesson. There are 10 different AfL slides to choose from. The design is colourful, animated, fun and engaging: all activities require movement and teachers can decide whether students are expressing their ideas purely verbally or by using post-it notes. The nature of the design is that it can be used for short sessions (5-10 minutes) or much longer sessions (up to 2 hours!) - it allows for classroom practitioners to be flexible and adaptable. It can, therefore, be used in lessons or as a tutor-time activity. The download includes a PowerPoint Show; if you would like an editable PPT presentation so that you can make your own ‘Philosophy Boxes’ presentation you will need to download the template here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-the-philosophy-boxes-method-template-for-creating-your-own-philosophy-boxes-lessons-p4c-p4k-11463227 A complete selection of Philosophy Boxes lessons can be found here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?&q=philosophy+boxes+godwin86 You can also save money by purchasing lessons as bundles.

This fun philosophy lesson focuses on political philosophy: the branch of philosophy that explores matters relating to politics, liberty, justice, property, and rights. Political philosophy also explores law and how laws are enforced by authorities, the purpose of government, what rights and freedoms it should protect, what form it should take. Political philosophers also investigate the responsibilities and duties we all have in relation to the state, what duties citizens owe to a legitimate government, and when (if ever) governments may be legitimately overthrown through revolution. This session introduces political philosophy to young learners and refers to important philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. This session is of interest to all teachers working with students aged 8-16 but has a special relevance to teachers of civics, politics, and those covering politics in their school’s PSHE/SMSC curricula. This session explores topics such as: Different forms of government The importance of laws The nature of freedom and ‘free societies’ Human Rights The nature of utopias and dystopias The big question asked in this session is “What would a perfect society (utopia) be like? To what extent is creating one possible?”. Using a variety of engaging activities students will discuss and debate a wide range of other philosophical questions such as: What do terms like ‘freedom’ and ‘liberty’ really mean? What qualities ought a good leader of a country to have? All in all, are we more or less free as a result of living in a modern civilised society? In our own society, which laws (if any) do you think are potentially unjust? Students will also analyse and evaluate an eclectic mix of philosophical claims such as: “Society cannot function without people sacrificing certain freedoms” “I would rather live in a tribe in the jungle than in a modern society” “I can think of ways to improve this society and make it a better system for people to live in” This session uses our unique format for philosophy teaching resources and features an integrated menu that allows teachers to select from a variety of starter, main, plenary, assessment and end-of-lesson reflection activities. The file is a PowerPoint Show: no planning or preparation is required, just run the file and the intuitive menu system will make delivering a powerful philosophy session very easy! This resource is suitable for students aged 8-16; due to the flexible nature of the sessions design it can be used for multiple hour-long sessions or as a short stimulating tutor-group activity.

This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new WJEC/EDUQAS Sociology GCSE specification (9-1). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle. This is lesson 15 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Crime & Deviance’ section; it focuses on Marxist perspectives, Marxist researchers and theorists, and statistical data supporting/detracting from the Marxist perspective. It can be purchased as a part of a complete 20 x lesson bundle (from June, 2017) The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality, editable, and fully-animated PowerPoint presentation that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A3 worksheet (see cover image for preview) -A knowledge hunt file with information to be used with the worksheet -Homework These lessons are designed around the new EDUQAS / WJEC specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons. AQA equivalents are available on TES.

This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle. This is lesson 12 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Social Stratification’ section. This lesson focuses on ‘Power Relationships’ and pays special attention to the researcher Walby and her feminist analysis of patriarchal structures in society. The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A4 Double-sided worksheet -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification but are certainly useful for any GCSE Sociology specification. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated (and rewarded, just email us!)

This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new WJEC/EDUQAS Sociology GCSE specification (9-1). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle. This is lesson 18 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Sociology of Crime & Deviance’ section. The lesson focuses on sources of data about crime: the reliability and validity of official police data when compared to victim-report studies (e.g. BCS) and self-report studies. The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality, editable, and fully-animated PowerPoint presentation that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A4 colour worksheet (.pdf) -Homework These lessons are designed around the new EDUQAS / WJEC specification, we take considerable time making the highest quality lessons. AQA equivalents are available on TES.

This fully resourced lesson is professionally designed for the new AQA Sociology GCSE specification (8192). This resource can now be downloaded as a part of a complete 20-lesson bundle. This is lesson 4 of our 20 lesson course for the ‘Social Stratification’ section. This lesson focuses on the topic of Karl Marx, Marxism and Marxist sociology on the issue of social stratification and social status. It is one of two lessons on the topic in this series. The download includes: -A detailed lesson plan: highlighting differentiation, AfL, key-words, SMSC and a timeline of learning activities (.pdf) -A premium quality PowerPoint presentation (fully animated) that covers the entire lesson -A double-sided A4 information sheet -Group-work ‘place around the room’ activity file. -Homework All lessons are designed around the new GCSE specification but are certainly useful for any GCSE Sociology specification. We take considerable time making the highest quality lessons, positive reviews are greatly appreciated (and rewarded, just email us!)

Instantly create random philosophical debates for any KS3-5 classroom or tutor group. Created by a philosophy teacher with a masters in philosophy and designed to take students as deep as possible in as short a time as possible! This is a 200 slide PPT, containing 198 philosophical debates, discussions, and dilemmas. It also contains a ‘randomiser’ slide: when clicked a random moral problem is presented to the group. For a FREE DEMO please search: ‘The Philosophical Debate Generator [Free Demo Version]’ Uses: -P4C (Philosophy for kids) -Form time activities -R.S./Philosophy/Citizenship cover lessons -Debating societies -Making best use of spare time at the end of lessons Discussions follow one of four formats, each asking students to move from one side of the room or the other to make their position clear: teachers should then use questioning to foster a debate between students, encouraging them to present reasons for their choice and defend their position. The formats are: -True or False -Which Philosopher is more correct? -Agree or Disagree? -Which is more True? This resource is great value at £4.99 and cannot be found elsewhere: -It clearly contributes to your school’s SMSC provision -Furthers students’ critical thinking skills -It allows for countless hours of discussion and debate to be structured in a focussed and engaging manner. -It would take days to reproduce yourself. -It can save vast amounts of staff time in preparing cover lessons -It is the perfect way to make the most of any time a teacher might have left at the end of a lesson. -It deals with cross curricular issues Please note: this resource deals with controversial issues, debates and questions that may be deemed unsuitable for younger children. It is designed for secondary school students, but can be easily adapted to younger years with appropriate amendments by their teacher.

This video worksheet session covers the topic of Buddhist Festivals. It is a complete lesson that, whilst very flexible, can last for over an hour if needs be. This lesson is one of a 10-part series of KS3 video-learning lessons for the religion of Buddhism. You can save money by buying the complete set by clicking the link below. It is a perfect 'instant lesson' and is useful both to RE specialists and as an emergency cover lesson led by non-specialists: all you need to do is print out one of the included worksheets and run the PowerPoint! Aside from links to carefully selected videos; this download includes: -a full lesson PowerPoint Show (.ppsx) -AfL tasks -SIX video-learning worksheets (.doc or .pdf) -A detailed lesson plan (and a slightly amended version for cover teachers) The worksheets are specially designed 'Video-Learning Worksheets' that structure students' learning whilst they use documentary evidence to research a subject: three of the worksheets are A4 and the other 3 A3 size (all double-sided!). Our video-learning sessions are also useful for GCSE Religious Studies classes. Since we provide a selection of video-links for each topic it is easy to differentiate for your class: you can even use your own videos in conjunction with the video-learning worksheets provided. Positive reviews are warmly welcome! ------------------------------------- The contents of this page, the download, and all included materials are copyrighted by Adam Godwin (2017) ____________________ System Requirements: Internet Access Access to YouTube Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word) 512MB Ram 1.5GHZ Processor Teachers are advised to use a VPN to ensure unhindered access to YouTube videos. ____________________

This fun philosophy lesson is focused on ‘environmental ethics’: the branch of ethics that studies the moral relationship between humans and the natural environment. This multi-use session will help your students to explore how we should act towards the environment and the creatures that live in it. This philosophy session is useful as a part of your schools PSHE/SMSC provision and is of particular interest to biology teachers, geography teachers, teachers of environmental sciences and ethics teachers. It’s also a perfect resource for educators to use for ‘Earth Day’ (April 22nd). The session explores topics such as: Humanity’s relationship to nature Climate change and its implications Moral duties towards wildlife How to live an eco-friendly lifestyle Sustainable Societies The environmental impact of lifestyle choices The big question asked in this session is “To what extent is it climate change a problem that can be solved?”. Using a variety of engaging activities students will discuss and debate a wide range of other philosophical and ethical questions such as: What is the single biggest threat to the health of our planet’s ecosystem at the moment? To what extent is spending time in natural environments important for maintaining good mental health? In terms of choosing a career: which careers and jobs cause the most harm, and which the least, to the environment? If the meat industry is one of the leading producers of greenhouse gasses that cause climate change: should we all go vegan? What are our moral duties to ‘climate change refugees’? If you were the ruler of the world: what laws would you create in order to protect the planet from environmental harm? This session uses our unique format for philosophy teaching resources and features an integrated menu that allows teachers to select from a variety of starter, main, plenary, assessment and end-of-lesson reflection activities. With a massive selection of activities designed to trigger philosophical discussions, debates and reflections: you can re-use the resource numerous times with the same group. Students will also analyse and evaluate an eclectic mix of philosophical and ethical claims such as: “It is never acceptable for a company to pollute a river”’ “Since an asteroid will one day destroy all life on earth: environmentalism doesn’t actually matter” “The basic drivers of climate change will not change – so humanity is doomed” “There are too many humans on this planet: it’s best not to reproduce and create more” and “Humans have a right to do with the planet whatever we want” The file is a PowerPoint Show: no planning or preparation is required, just run the file and the intuitive menu system will make delivering a powerful philosophy session very easy!

A non-subject-specific Christmas quiz, featuring 50 well-presented questions, and an answer sheet. The quiz also includes a word-search (on screen) and a couple of anagram rounds. The questions are all Christmas-related and not connected to a specific school-subject: it is, therefore, suitable for all teachers, or for form/tutor groups. Differentiation can easily be achieved by changing quiz group sizes. The quiz is suitable for KS3-5. Completing and peer-marking the 50-question quiz should take the best part of a 1-hour lesson.

Topics Include: What is Philosophy? Introduction… Zelda themes P4C guide (designed for YouTube '8BIT Philosophy’Videos) [upto 3 lessons] Introducing Famous Philosophers and Debating their Ideas Existentialism Political Philosophy Chinese Philosophy Deductive vs Inductive Reasoning Features a host of activities designed to stimulate debate and foster critical thinking, reasoning, and deductive reasoning skills. Makes use of the established P4C method as well as many others! Tried and tested on YR6-9, but in theory can be used with ANY age-group (even adults!)