This is an inspirational assembly that looks at the issue of what can we do to make a difference. Some terrific video clips and some really good stories. This can be done at any time of year, but it will almost certainly result in you getting a standing ovation! One of my best assemblies. Highly recommended.

The assembly is aimed at sending the students off at the end of the school year thinking about the future. It focuses on the passing of time and the idea of growth and achievement. The students are encouraged to reflect on their time in school and their hope for the future. It finishes by encouraging the audience to think about how to measure success and what it would look like for them. It is also suitable for the end of calendar year.

The assembly introduces the students to Red Nose Day -What it is -When it takes place -Why it started -Who it is helping -How the students can help The assembly can be updated for Sports Relief or for Children in need. If you like this assembly please leave a review.

The assembly looks at the issue of injustice and how we can respond to it through the case study of Maya Angelou. It tells the story of Maya Angelou and her life as an inspiration to the students. If you like this assembly please leave a review.

An interesting lesson that looks at the issue of bullying and gets the students to consider the causes of bullying, the effects of bullying and what we can do to help. It focuses on a Christian persepective, but also uses empathy to consider the motivation behind the bullying, what the impact of bullying may have and introduces concepts such as the Golden Rule to help to prevent bullying, This lesson was created for a GCSE RS course but can be easily adapted to other year groups or other subjects. An interesting lesson that focuses on important values such as community, morality, ethics and empathy.

This is an interview lesson (so is an outstanding lesson) It covers the issues of safety in the community (and at home) and gets students to investigate threats. They need to come up with solutions/advice as to how to deal with threats. They also need to write a poem/rap to demonstrate what they have learned.

An excellent lesson that gets the students to work as a teams to solve various problems. Unsurprisingly this lesson involves a lot of teamwork with fun activities that get the students off their seats and competing with each other in groups. The main feature of the lesson is a plane crash activity that is both challenging and fun. The students LOVE this lesson!

An excellent lesson that considers fears and worries and what we can do about them. “we have nothing to fear but fear its self” The students will reflect on their fears and what they can do about them.

A good introduction lesson to PSHE that gets the students to think about and identify. A lot of students don’t really understand what PSHE is or why it matters, this lesson is designed to explain to them why we study it at school. It is a good intro lesson to the course or a stand alone lesson to remind students of why it is such an important lesson to study.

This lesson explains Chrsitan attitudes towards drugs and alcohol using Christian teachings, UK law and morality to explain what the attitudes are and how they developed. This is a well resourced lesson that is suitable to be used in RE, citizehship or PSHE. It can easily be adapted for different year groups, although it is Primarily aimed at GCSE students. A fun and fascinating lessons what will get the students to think and ask good questions.

This lesson is most effective in year 7 or 8. Students are asked to write a letter to themselves to explain what they are like and what they want in the future. Then in year 11 (or 13) they open the letter and see how much they have changed and grown since the wrote the letter. A really fun and interesting lesson that shows how much the students grow while they are at school.

This lesson is to help the students to plan their revision by doing a twist on the idea of a post mortem. While a post mortem is after the event, the pre-mortem does the same thing but before the event (or exam). So instead of thinking about why they failed, they will think about why they might fail and try to put into place a plan to prevent that happening! A useful and thought provoking lesson.

This lesson looks at the various Christian attitudes towards homosexuality. It investigates three different perspectives (Liberal Protestant, Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic) and why they believe in this view. This lesson can be used for KS3 or KS4. There is a model answer included (this is based on the GCSE Edexcel SoW) but can easily adapted for another SoW. Students then look at a flawed model answer and are asked to improve it. They are also encouraged to consider their own views, why they hold those views and whether their views mirror one of the religious perspectives studied in the lesson. Overall a fantastic lesson.

This powerpoint (with activities) can be adapted to your own personal use or planner design. It is designed to help tutor and pupils to ensure they are using their homework/study planners correctly and effectively. It also helps to promote consistency and efficiency and help to improve h/w recording across our school. This was a problem at my school until I created this presentation, and now it is much much better!

This lesson gets students to think about what being part of a community means and why they should try to be kind to other people. This is a PSHE lesson but would work just as well in Citizenship or as part of a tutor time program. It focuses on the idea of the Social contract (i.e. treat others as you want others to treat you) by looking at case studies of poor behaviour. The students really enjoy this lesson.

This lesson gets students to consider what is important to them. It is a good test of their honesty and their integrity. A fun but interesting lesson.

This lesson gets students to think about how to manage their money and why it is so important. This is a usful lesson as students complain they don’t get enough life skills, and money management is a very important skill.

UPDATE - I have now included a powerpoint to guide the students through filling in the Transition Passport This is a useful and fun welcome booklet aimed at students who are moving from Primary to Secondary School. It contains a number of activities designed to help students to settle into a new school and get to know their class mates. This booklet is also useful for: -Tutor group activities in form time. -PSHE lessons. -Getting to know you activities. -Summer school -Breakfast club -Homework activities

Title: Say what you mean and mean what you say This assembly focuses on getting the students to think about communicating clearly as words have consequences. It does this by looking at bad translations, famous parables and an amusing story. It culminates with a hilarious true(ish) story about a lost in translation discussion between a Swiss Priest and an English school teacher. This is one of my most popular assemblies with the students discussing it long after it has been held and requesting a follow up for a long time afterwards! This is a good assembly with a strong message.

This is a fantastic twist on the flash cards idea that will prove to be a really useful revision tool in class. INSTRUCTIONS: There are 28 cards with key words on one side and their definitions on the other side. The twist, no one has a matching key word and definition. So they need to call out their key word and everyone must look at their definitions to see if they have the definition to that key word. If they do, they flip their card over and read out their key word and so on until you go all around the class and back to the first person who read out. This can get really competitive and forces the students to learn ALL the key words and definitions. You can make up your own rules (personally I time it, and every time there is a mistake I make them swap cards and start again!). This activity can easily be adapted to other schemes of work or even other subjects. I have used it for RE, History and Humanities. A fantastic and useful resource.