This excellent assembly looks at the issue of mental health and tries to strip away some of the taboos surrounding talking about mental health issues. It includes the sad story of Robin Williams and looks at a advert from a Canadian charity focused on Mental Health. A really useful and powerful assembly that can be held at any time of year (but is best in May during MHA Week) Highly recommended.

This lesson gets the students to explore ancient world relgions and investigate similarities and differences between them and between modern day religions. It is a really good introduction to ancient societies, history, archaeology and anthropology. An enjoyable and well resources lesson.

This assembly was originally desgined to introduce changes to the school rules, but it can be easily adapted to look at school rules or laws in society. It would also be useful to use as tutor time activity.

This is a powerpoint presentation that can be used to stimulate debate and allow the students to explore major world issues and topics. There are 51 different topics here and these cover popular debating topics (animal rights, immigrants, democracy) and more obscure topics (about junk food and curfews!) Really useful starter, plenary, tutor time activity, drama activity or in a debating club.

This is an excellent assembly to get the students to think about the power of gossip and the importance of communicating effectively. It uses several examples to make the point and features intro and exit music (and a clip featuring advice from Socrates) An excellent one off assembly or an assembly to respond to gossip around school.

The assembly focuses on the importance of sleep. The health, psychological, relationship, educational and even economic benefits. It also has tips for sleeping better. If you like this assembly please leave a review.

This assembly was originally created to introduce Mental Health Awareness week (in May) but can be done at any time of year. It covers: -causes -effects -Consequences -Prevention -A case study (Robin Williams) -Video with real world examples This is designed to be an assembly that is designed to run for 10 to 15 min. If you like this assembly please leave a review.

The assessment is source based and uses the 2016 Edexcel GCSE sources paper. The lesson includes an exam paper, a sources sheet and a mark scheme. Only four of the six questions that would be in a real GCSE paper are used as the assessment needed to be less than 60 min. I would suggest giving the students 10 min reading time prior to the assessment. If you like this lesson then please leave a review.

This lesson looks at the many reasons why the police were unable to successfully track down Jack the Ripper. -The lesson looks at the ‘From Hell’ and ‘Dear Boss’ letters. -The students put together a timeline of events of 1888 -It looks at Jack’s MO -The students us Jack’s MO to decide which of the various murders carried out in East London in 1888 were carried out by him -Finally the students will have to assess which of the reasons why the police failed were the most significant. This is an excellent lesson which students should enjoy (and they will learn a lot about policing techniques in 1800s). If you like this lesson then please leave a review.

This well resourced and well explained assembly looks at the history of fire works night, how it is celebrated today and why we celebrate it today. It also looks at the firework code, the dangers of fireworks and how be considerate and how to stay safe. It also has a true story to bring home the point that fireworks are not toys. I have included teachers notes to help to explain the slides. If you like this assembly please leave a review.

There are two parts to this lesson and it is recommended that you take a couple of lessons to complete all the activities. The first part is a revision lesson (where the students are given guidance as to what to revise and how to revise) The second part of the lesson is to help the students to prepare for the new style of assessment using another example (the British colonisation of Australia). It includes the new style of questions from the 2016 Edexcel Source based paper. It also includes indicative answers. If you like this lesson then please leave a review.

In the long run did Jack the Ripper actually have a positive impact on London? Yes or No? Students will try to answer this question by researching the topic and then teaching one another. Students will look at the problems in East London at the time and whether or not those problems were fixed (and why). If you like this lesson then please leave a review.

The purpose of this lesson is for the students to look at the five victims of Jack the Ripper and identify similarities between the victims. They then have to act as detectives and try to spot patterns in Jack’s behaviour to try to prevent future murders. If you like this lesson then please leave a review.

The assembly gives the history of Christmas and why there are so many strage traditions involved. It explains the pagan roots, the links to Christianity and how it has evolved to include a wide number of strange customs and traditions. The main part of the assembly features a fun quiz that the students can take part in. I get the whole year group to take part in a fun group activity. This is a really really good assembly! If you like this assembly please leave a review.

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.

This lesson looks at sources from the time of Jack the Ripper to understand why it was so difficult to prevent these crimes let alone catch the killer. The students will learn how to analyse sources and work on key the key historical skill of source analysis. The focus of the lesson is on inferences with the students using original sources to learn why solving crimes in the Victorian period was so tricky. An interesting and challenging lesson that the students should enjoy. It is also good preparation for the end of unit assessment. If you like this lesson then please give a positive review.

This is a welcome back lesson or series of tutor time activities designed to help students cope with returning to school following lockdown. -It is designed to encourage the students to reflect on their time away from school and how they have been feeling. -It is also designed to get the students to consider the positives as well as the negatives from lockdown. -It will help the students to address their concerns and anxieties about returning to school. -It includes several activities, videos and tasks. Overall - It will help the students to think about the impact of Covid-19 on individuals, their community and society as a whole.

This is a fantastic assembly that looks at how we spend our time. This can be used at any time but may be most effective at the start or at the end of the year when the students have an opportunity to reflect on their own use of time. It covers: -Where units of time came from -Why the calendar doesn’t make sense -How the calendar could be better -How people in the UK use their time -What we can learn from the regrets of people who are dying about their lives -Inspirational quotes This is a very popular and thought provoking assembly, and one of my favorites. Highly recommended.

Christmas Quiz 2020 - Free Sample This quiz contains ONE FREE ROUND of my epic Christmas Quiz. It features questions about 2020 and Covid-19. If you aren’t sure whether or not to download the full quiz, then download this first for FREE and see if you like it! If you do like this quiz, then please download the full quiz. The full version of the quiz has an additional six full rounds including movies, music, general knowledge, celebrity makeover, sequences and news. IF YOU LIKE THIS QUIZ THEN PLEASE GIVE ME A REVIEW! I hope you like it! Merry Christmas.

This is an assembly to explain the gender pay gap in society today. -It covers why there is a pay gap -What are the causes of the gap -How equal the UK is compared to other countries -What we can do to fix the pay gap -And it investigates Iceland (the most equal county in the world) The assembly finishes by getting the students to think about the gift of education and what they can do to make the UK a fairer society. The assembly should take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete and is always very popular. This is an outstanding and inspirational assembly.