Our resources are written by experienced sixth form practitioners, capitalising on their backgrounds in pastoral care, careers education, honing study skills and building wider awareness of the world in readiness for adult life.
Our resources are written by experienced sixth form practitioners, capitalising on their backgrounds in pastoral care, careers education, honing study skills and building wider awareness of the world in readiness for adult life.
This lesson is designed for early in the academic year to support students new to sixth form to appreciate the value of academic reading. It coincides with various September dates such as Read a Book Day, International Literacy Day and E-Book Day. It comes with a preliminary quiz on Forms (link to duplicate in the Teaching Notes) and introduces students to what being a Sixth Form student involves, preparing them for further study and helping them to build a repertoire of reading to support later university applications. There are a range of opportunities for discussion and the opportunity to try out some wider reading sites if they have access to a device in the lesson. The plenary allows for students to feedback what they have gleaned and will take away with them. It could be worth sharing the presentation with both students and sixth form teachers to help with a unified approach.
This is part of our Academic Resilience series, so please check out our other resources and bundle deals.
‘Off the peg’ presentation that could be used as an assembly or a lesson about Martin Luther King Day (17 January 2023). Pre-session quiz and exit ticket quiz included to measure students’ learning and power-point presentation with detailed teacher notes. Designed for sixth formers but also suitable for younger years. Can be adapted for your own needs.
This session is ideal for a post-16 assembly but could also be used as a lesson (PSHE/ PD/ tutor time/ history, as a Holocaust intro). It explores the Holocaust via the implications of prejudice and discrimination and from the perspective of ‘ordinary people’ (this year’s theme for Holocaust Memorial Day). It could be delivered around HMD but also could be used as Holocaust education at another time of year.
This resource was designed for sixth form students but is also suitable for younger years. The pack includes an adaptable power-point including optional discussion points and detailed notes for the presenter. There are also teacher notes and a pre-session and post-session quiz to enable you to measure students’ understanding.
This adaptable PowerPoint can be used as an assembly or complete lesson to discuss Fairtrade, the 2023 theme and gauge understanding through an introductory and plenary quiz. Links to duplicate the quizzes are in the Teaching Notes. There are optional opportunities to engage in discussion or insert video links, depending on time and the purpose of your presentation.
This now includes an updated 2024 version of the lesson, keeping some of the slides from 2023 and looking at the 30th anniversary in 2024.
This is a 5 part resource of 5-10 minute PowerPoint presentations discussing Cornell Notes, Interleaving, Pomodoro Technique, Planning is Key and Revision Techniques. Ideal for tutor time or as part of an assembly, these presentations also include further reading to back up the theory and support you in supporting your sixth formers to adapt to the demands of level 3 courses and reach their full potential.
This bundle includes our
Sixth Form Induction Pack, with
How to Make the Most of Sixth Form Presentation,
Health For Learning Presentation,
Organisation for Learning (including folder organisation support and Cornell Notes template)
5 part Bitesize Study Skills pack, covering Cornell Notes, Pomodoro Technique, Interleaving, Planning is Key and Revision Techniques
5 part Bitesize Study Skills Vol II pack, covering Mind-mapping, Key Words, Teach Yourself/Teach Others, Reinforce and Reward and Testing Times
Reading in Sixth Form presentation
A great start to supporting those new to Sixth Form and revisiting the skills needed.
This presentation comes with a preliminary quiz on Forms to get students thinking (link to duplicate is in the teaching notes). The presentation includes discussion points so please go through in advance, as you may wish to adapt to your time frame. In addition to further reading , there is a printable exit ticket to ascertain understanding and what ideas have been taken away. While this fits with World Wildlife Day, it could fit at any juncture in your PHSE/Citizenship/Lifeskills programme.
This is part of our Our Planet, Our Impact series, so can be purchased as part of a bundle.
This assembly looks at the history of Mother’s Day, the religious and secular significance. It also recognises that not all families are the same and that the care givers may not be the mother, or that date may bring memories of a loved one who has died. The message is one of showing appreciation, on Mother’s Day and every day.
Fairtrade Fortnight
St David’s Day
Book Day
World Wildlife Day
National Careers Week
International Women’s Day
Pi Day
World Sleep Day
St Patrick’s Day
Mother’s Day
For Pi Day, this adaptable powerpoint lesson highlights the reasons for Pi Day, while also raising awareness of maths in our everyday lives, including in careers. The teaching notes include a link to a brief introductory quiz on Forms and the presentation includes opportunities for discussion and optional video links.
This resource is designed to reinvigorate reading amongst those in college, with an introductory quiz on Forms, presentation with discussion points and suggestions to revisit the idea of reading, as well as a review discussion worksheet. The links to the introductory and plenary quizzes are included in the teaching notes.
It was put together with WBD in mind, but could fit at any time in your Lifeskills/Study skills programme.
Our Planet, Our Impact is a growing series of lessons to support environmental awareness in a variety of scenarios, including Green Careers, preparation for university and contributing to make change.
A lot of April is taken up with Easter holidays, so this is a smaller bundle, but bear in mind that the Stephen Lawrence Day lesson includes 2 other free lessons.
These lessons mostly tie to April dates, but the Leaving home one links both with Earth Day and preparing Y13 students for leaving home and the Girls in ICT links to the International Day, but could be included wherever suits you best in your programme.
This lesson is designed as a final tutor time/Lifeskills/PHSE session, so includes opportunities to reminisce on the impact students have made during their time at college, but also what they hope to achieve personally in the future. The lesson focuses on overcoming challenges, dreams and ambitions and how students can go on to be positive members of society. The Teaching Notes include a link to duplicate a survey on Forms, which is based on the idea of Person Most Likely To…, so can be adapted to your needs, but also used for awards at a leaving celebration.
This lesson could link with Global Recycling Day in March, but is also part of our Our Planet, Our Impact series and discusses preparing for leaving home/going to university and how to managed shared living to deal with waste disposal. The preliminary quiz on Forms (link to duplicate on the Teaching Notes) will give you some idea of the starting point for many students regarding their awareness of Bin Day, recycling where they currently live and their attitude to recycling and considering their actions. It also discusses ways to manage cooking and clothes shopping on a budget, not just to save money, but also to reduce waste, so lots of food for thought. There are optional discussion points and suggested video links so you can readily adapt the lesson to fit your time allocation.
