I made this as a poster to put up in the classroom to bring us in line with the official regulations, after we were given some very ugly ones to put up. I hope if you are struggling for a more engaging British Values visual for the same reasons that this might help you out for your classroom(s).

Perfect for introducing your class to the Diwali festival. Students need a second piece of paper, scissors, glue and colouring pens/pencils/crayons to go along with this exercise. Your pupils must colour in the shapes, cut them our and arrange them with glue on a fresh piece of paper. Alternatively the pieces can be used as templates., or as inspiration for the pupils to produce their own designs.

An artistic activity for your students to accompany their learning about Hanukkah and Judaism. The activity asks students to draw a design on the template provided, which can then be cut out and stuck together to create a dreidel. This is intended as a fun activity to get students creatively engaged with the lesson.

Introduce your students to the dreidel game this Hanukkah. This easy to understand worksheet explains in simple terms hoe to play with a dreidel. Along with this resource you will need a dreidel, some tokens, beads, sweets of gelt (chocolate coins for an authentic hanukkah experience). Divide your students into small teams and give them each a driedel and a worksheet and some ‘gelt’. This worksheet is a fun activity aimed at RE students to introduce them to different cultures and holidays.

A simple reading and comprehension exercise to introduce young learners to the Hanukkah festival. The worksheet features a child named Tamara celebrating Hanukkah with her family. She describes how they celebrate the festival. There is an accompanying Question and Answer sheet. This work is perfect for introducing your students to the Hanukkah festival, other cultures and perfect for RE classes.

Aimed at a higher age group, this is an ideal work pack for a history / politics class looking to understand more about democracy and reform. The Peterloo Massacre was an important event in local history. This sheet begins with an introduction to Richard Carlile, who escaped the Peterloo Massacre and published his own eye-witness account and put pressure on other papers to keep reporting on the massacre. The students are instructed to create their own news article about the Peterloo Massacre. As this is supposed to encourage students to research and explore the events of the Peterloo Massacre for themselves, this is intended as a homework activity, but you are also able to incorporate it into your class if you prefer.

Aimed at a higher age group, this is an ideal work pack for a history / politics class looking to understand more about democracy and reform. The Peterloo Massacre was an important event in local history. This worksheet activity contains an introductory sheet take discusses the types of banners and slogans that were carried on the day of the Peterloo Massacre. There follows a page with a template for pupils to design their own banner to carry to the ‘Manchester Meeting’. Your class can be encouraged to create a banner in groups on a larger scale with more materials, but otherwise, they are able to create a banner design with this easy template as individuals.

(This particular sheets comes with a TRIGGER WARNING - violence/ descriptions of brutality and graphic details). Aimed at a higher age group, this is an ideal work pack for a history / politics class looking to understand more about democracy and reform. The Peterloo Massacre was an important event in local history. In this worksheet you will find an eye-witness account from reformer Samuel Bamford. The group is asked to read the account and break into groups and discuss the Peterloo Massacre, the reasons for it and it’s consequences. PLEASE NOTE - this work pack is rather text heavy. The Peterloo Massacre also covers sensitive topics about the right to protest and talks about police brutality with descriptions of violence, injury and murder and should be navigated with sensitivity. As such this work pack is aimed an older student body.

(These particular sheets come with a TRIGGER WARNING - violence/ descriptions of brutality and graphic details). Aimed at a higher age group, this is an ideal work pack for a history / politics class looking to understand more about democracy and reform. The Peterloo Massacre was an important event in local history. In this activity you will find an eye-witness account of the massacre from Archibald Prentice, followed by a question and answer comprehension exercise. PLEASE NOTE - this work pack is rather text heavy. The Peterloo Massacre also covers sensitive topics about the right to protest and talks about police brutality with descriptions of violence, injury and murder and should be navigated with sensitivity. As such this work pack is aimed an older student body.

Aimed at a higher age group, this is an ideal work pack for a history / politics class looking to understand more about democracy and reform. The Peterloo Massacre was an important event in local history. This Q&A sheet follows on from the previous information sheet/handout. PLEASE NOTE - this work pack is rather text heavy. The Peterloo Massacre also covers sensitive topics about the right to protest and talks about police brutality with descriptions of violence, injury and murder and should be navigated with sensitivity. As such this work pack is aimed an older student body.

Aimed at a higher age group, this is an ideal work pack for a history / politics class looking to understand more about democracy and reform. The Peterloo Massacre was an important event in local history. This handout contains an overview of the Peterloo Massacre which explains the reasons why people were protesting and the consequences of the massacre. PLEASE NOTE - this work pack is rather text heavy. The Peterloo Massacre also covers sensitive topics about the right to protest and talks about police brutality with descriptions of violence, injury and murder and should be navigated with sensitivity. As such this work pack is aimed an older student body.

(These particular sheets come with a TRIGGER WARNING - violence/ descriptions of brutality and graphic details). Aimed at a higher age group, this is an ideal work pack for a history / politics class looking to understand more about democracy and reform. The Peterloo Massacre was an important event in local history. In this pack you will find: An overview of the Peterloo Massacre which explains the reasons why people were protesting and the consequences of the massacre. A following page of comprehension questions. An eye-witness account from Archibald Prentice. A following page of comprehension questions. Samuel Bamford’s eye-witness account Activity page, including a discussion group and directions to design your own banner for the Manchester Meeting. A worksheet with a template for banner designs. A homework activity instructing students to write their own article about the Peterloo Massacre. PLEASE NOTE - this work pack is rather text heavy. The Peterloo Massacre also covers sensitive topics about the right to protest and talks about police brutality with descriptions of violence, injury and murder and should be navigated with sensitivity. As such this work pack is aimed an older student body.

If you’re getting started teaching about festivals and holidays of different cultures, here’s a quick start activity. Use this word search to introduce the names and spellings of popular festivals from different cultures.

Perfect little activity for the Halloween season! Great starter activity for teaching young children (along with beginner ESOL/ESL learners) about emotions and feeling. The activity features five blank pumpkins and invites your learners to draw faces to match the words described.

Here is a simple worksheet where your learners can design their own Halloween pumpkin. The exercise is intended to introduce the Halloween holiday to learners, get them talking about the holiday, how it is celebrated, and why we create pumpkin lanterns for this particular holiday. This exercise is aimed at younger learners, but it can be fun for all ages. Students will need items like pens, pencils, colouring pencils, crayons and a good imagination.

A brief exercise to get your pupils talking about festivals and holidays. There are a small number of the most popular and well-known festivals from different cultures in coloured boxes. Students are asked to circle the holidays they celebrate. This exercise can be used to start a conversation about what holidays they celebrate, which holidays they know about and which they have never heard of.

Ideal for all levels (but primarily aimed at children and young adults) this is a fun starter activity word search to help warm up a group of learners or introduce vocabulary and spelling relevant to the Halloween holiday.