Russia & Ukraine Assembly, Tutor Time, Citizenship, PSHE

This is a 20 minute session which can be used as an assembly, a PSHE or Citizenship tutor time session or could be easily shortened and it can easily last 60-90 minutes if required focusing on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia (originally created on 30th January 2022 but fully updated on 25th February 2022). It was originally being used for a Citizenship tutor time News session. This is suitable for KS3 - KS5 (Ages 11-18, Years 7-13, Grade 6-13). There are no written activities but plenty of discussion tasks and downloaded video clips that will never disappear. This covers:

 What is happening between Ukraine & Russia
 Key terms - Soviet Union, Kremlin, NATO
 How UK and US have reacted to the Russian troops on the border
 What has happened now Ukraine has been invaded by Russia
 A video that explains the conflict
 Information about the history and sanctions
 Debate about sending troops to Ukraine - practicing democracy in class vote
 Discussion questions
 Connection to Fundamental British Values
 Connection to the UN Rights of a Child
 Two reflection points
 A brief look at what else is going on in the news this week
 A few links for extension tasks or home study

It also contains an updated PowerPoint which I am using for 7th March 2022 which has the same format as above and has the downloaded video clip from Newsround and a video about how to spot fake news.

They are narrated sessions but this can easily be changed by deleting the icon on each slide. This session covers PSHE, Citizenship, Fundamental British Values, SMSC and Character Education and is suitable for a whole school focus.