A Teach Peace lesson from the Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom. Building on more than a century of women’s peace activism, learners explore how war and conflict are experienced differently by men and women. They are also asked to reflect on why we need to talk about war and conflict and to consider how they are connected to our present lives. Citizenship and action | History & Society | Wellbeing

How can you love an enemy? A Teach Peace lesson from Coventry Cathedral (coventrycathedral.org.uk) If your home was bombed by an unseen enemy, how would you respond? That was the reality for the people of Coventry in 1940, and thousands of other towns and cities around the world before and since. Learn about this story. History & Society | Citizenship and action | Religion and ethics

Express opinions about a variety of issues affecting young people across the world, and listen to others’ views. Explore how and why children become ‘child soldiers’, and how it affects their lives in different ways. Build empathy with young people who have not been able to experience childhood. History & Society | Talking and listening

A Teach Peace lesson from Anti-slavery International. Beginning with the 2020 destruction of slave trader Edward Colston’s statue, this lesson from Anti-slavery International looks at slavery’s past and present, inviting learners to consider its impact and how it can be challenged. The learning looks at the connection between racism and slavery, and how these can be challenged today. Citizenship and action | Religion and ethics

This lesson looks at the rich history of Afghanistan and explores the long Afghan tradition of kite-flying. It can be easy to forget that Afghan history didn’t start in 2001 with the US-British invasion. Young people, however, may have only encountered Afghanistan after the fall of the last government in 2021, when the news was full of distressing stories. This interactive lesson will explore Afghan history and culture behind the news. It will also look at how kites have become symbols of peace and resistance. History & Society | Creative expression | Citizenship and action

A Teach Peace Secondary lesson from West of Scotland Development Education Centre (WOSDEC). Explore Scotland’s connection with Nelson Mandela and feel empowered to take action on issues of importance to them today. Leaners will explore the context of apartheid South Africa and the life of Nelson Mandela and the Scottish anti-apartheid movement and practise speech-making as an awareness-raising tool. History & Society | Citizenship and action | Creative expression ** Curriculum for Excellence Scotland** Curriculum for Excellence: Responsible citizens | Curriculum for Excellence: multi-discipilinary learning levels 2-3 Social Studies | | SOC 3-01aI can use my knowledge of a historical period to interpret the evidence and present an informed view. Social Studies | develop my understanding of the principles of democracy and citizenship through experience of critical and independent thinking Social Studies | SOC 2-16b Z | I can gather and use information about forms of discrimination against people in societies and consider the impact this has on people’s lives. Literacy | Reading |LIT 2-15a | I can make notes, organise them under suitable headings and use them to understand information, develop my thinking, explore problems and create new texts, using my own words as appropriate. Social Studies | SOC 3-05a | I can describe the factors contributing to a major social, political or economic change in the past and can assess the impact on people’s lives. Social Studies |SOC 3-06a | I can discuss the motives of those involved in a significant turning point in the past and assess the consequences it had then and since. Literacy | Reading |LIT 3-15a | I can make notes and organise them to develop my thinking, help retain and recall information, explore issues and create new texts, using my own words as appropriate National Curriculum, England History | KS3 | challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day | Britain’s place in the world since 1945 Citizenship | GCSE (AQA) | 2. Life in Modern Britain |Identity | The need for mutual respect and understanding in a diverse society   Citizenship | KS4 | human rights and international law History | KS4 | the ability to create their own structured accounts, including written narratives, descriptions and analyses. English Language | KS3 | giving short speeches and presentations… participating in formal debates and structured discussions… English Literature | KS4/GCSE | AO1 - Read, understand and respond to texts History | GCSE | Thematic studies, which can include war, peace and nonviolence “British Values” | Mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs SMSC - Moral | | interest in investigating and offering reasoned views about moral and ethical issues and ability to understand and appreciate the viewpoints of others on these issues.’ Curriculum for Wales

A* Teach Peace Secondary* lesson from Greenham Women Everywhere. 'You can’t kill the spirit’ was sung by women from across Britain as they struggled against the placement of nuclear cruise missiles at Greenham Common. Discover what motivated the biggest female-led protest in Britain since the Suffragettes. Through contemporary news media and literature, discussion, drama and zine-making learners will explore tactics used by the protestors, the conditions they faced and consider their success. Curriculum links, England Citizenship | GCSE (AQA) | 2. Life in Modern Britain |Citizen voice | examples of how citizens working together, or through groups, attempt to change or improve their communities  History | KS3 | challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day | Britain’s place in the world since 1945 History | KS3 | challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day | social, cultural and technological change in post-war British society SMSC - Moral | | interest in investigating and offering reasoned views about moral and ethical issues and ability to understand and appreciate the viewpoints of others on these issues.’ Art and Design | KS4/GCSE | actively engage in the creative process of art, craft and design in order to develop as effective and independent learners, and as critical and reflective thinkers with enquiring minds Religious Education | A-Level | Edexcel: Religion and Ethics, Topic 3.1: War and Peace Citizenship | A Level | Unit 4: Global Issues and Making a Difference (Human rights; Conflict and its resolution). Curriculum links, Scotland Curriculum links, Wales

Using the short film ‘Unknown Ravens’, from doumentary maker Sema Basharan, learners will find out about conscientious objection in Britain during World War I and World War II. They will explore the reasons why some people might refuse to fight in wars and reflect on their own position.

In this lesson from Scientists for Global Responsibility, learners explore Physics, History and Citizenship. Bohr, Chadwick, Oppenheimer, Szilard, Fermi, Meitner, Einstein - What did the people who made possible the first atomic bomb want to happen? Scientists in the first half of the 20th Century were making strides in theory and experimentation to understand atoms: How are atoms structured? What forces hold atoms together? Can the atom be split? And what happens if we do? By the 1940s, the answers were a matter of life and death. In this lesson, learners will study the scientists, what they discovered, and what they wanted to happen with the atom bomb and what they did for peace. Covers the development of the model of the atom (common content with chemistry) The Atomic Scientists is a lesson from Teach Peace secondary, a pack of 50 lessons from the Peace Education Network.

A Teach Peace lesson from the Peace Pledge Union. Why did some people choose to be conscientious objectors in World War I and what did this mean for them? What does military conscription mean? Learners will reflect on their own principles and consider when they would be prepared to take action if confronted with military conscription. History & Society | Religion and ethics Talking and listening