Online Pressures PSHE

9 hours of content in 5 lessons. Suitable for KS4 or KS5 (although can be tweaked for higher ability KS3) perfect for PSHE / Tutor Time exploring the pressures experienced online by young people today - mostly on social media - to look, act and feel particular ways.

1. A one hour - 90 min, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS5 (could be used with high-abiity KS4) all about online-shaming, call-out culture and ‘cancelling.’ The lesson examines high profile cases, such as that of JK Rowling and her gender-critical comments. Students will investigate whether call-out culture helps achieve social justice can lead to a society with better morals, or whether it is at best unconstructive and at worst, toxic.

2. A detailed 1-2 hour lesson all about representations of sex, sexuality and sexual relationships in the modern media. The lesson focuses on the consequences and impact of TV shows such as Love Island as well as the accessibility of porn on the self-esteem and expectations of young people. It explores in detail the objectification of bodies as well as the changes in aesthetic norms in society in a structured and well-differentiated way.

3.A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated 2 hour lesson about why some people say we are living through a ‘culture war.’ The lesson explores the concepts of wokeness, outrage culture and click-baiting. Students will investigate how the media uses extreme headlines for monetary gain and how, in the process, this helps divide the public further when it comes to political and social views.

4.How teens can be radicalised by internet subcultures - a 2 hour, fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated PSHE / Internet Safety lesson, created specifically for the new PSHE + RSE 2020 guidelines (countering bigotry and extremism). The lesson covers the differences between the harmless subcultures such as Bronies and Otherkin and the far more dangerous subcultures, coming from extreme religious or political sites like 8Chan or Stormfront, such as Incels, and White Nationalists. This lesson is best suited to KS4 / KS5.

5.A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated 2 hour lesson which could be used over a week of Tutor Time. Students will investigate whether racism is increasing in western countries by studying data and news articles as well as quotations from politicians and academics. Critical Race Theory is also explained in detail, with students exploring why there is so much strength of opinion both for and against CRT as an ideology as well as hearing views from black Brits who have differing opinions on racism in Britain.

The lessons have been left editable and are filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. They are designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick them up and use them, although they are still adaptable should you wish to.

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