Social Media and Filters-KS3-PSHRE

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the PSHE/SRE Statutory Curriculum. Editable Powerpoint with 60 minutes worth of material. The lesson covers the topic of Social Media and Filters, with students evaluating how harmful filters are to mental health and body image.

Learning Intentions:
• I can identify reasons why people use filters
• I can evaluate who is to blame for the impact filters has on mental health
• I can suggest appropriate advice on how to use filters to safeguard mental health

The Lesson allows young people to challenge the concept of beauty and realism. Students are encouraged to analsye the pros and cons of using social media and filter apps, to edit and augment reality.
Students are encouraged to debate and rationalise why and when it is okay to use filters, if at all. Students will be challenged to suggest advice on how to use filters safely to a younger audience, to ensure young people are self-aware and self-responsible.

The Lesson includes:
• PowerPoint- 12 slides
• Resources-Statement Sort (Publisher), Triangle Plenary slips (Publisher)

PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font and slides have a yellow background to ensure that it is SEN inclusive. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks that are scaffolded and sequenced throughout, to encouraging the development of critical thinking. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and develops wider literacy skills throughout.

The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning, as well as suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly and helpful for ECT.
Tried and tested lesson used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest.
If you want to save time and want all your resources in one place, why not download the Student Workpack for this lesson, which has everything included which can also be used to ‘catch-up’ absent students and support lower ability students.

Other lessons in this SRE series that can be downloaded and found at the ‘Empowered Learning’ shop on Tes are:
 Alcohol
 Smoking & Vaping
 Drugs and Trafficking
 Social Media
 Body Image
 Eating Disorders
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