Employability/Work Skills: Key Words: Skills and Qualities A bundle of activities to introduce the topic of skills and qualities and for students to think about their own skills and qualities. Would be useful for entry level students studying for any employability qualifications or in preparation for work placements.

The European Union PowerPoint Quiz UK Brexited Quiz: What do you know about Brexit and the European Union? • 32 slides • 30 Multiple choice questions following the referendum on June 23.

Employability Skills: Health and Safety at Work PowerPoint presentation and quiz (20 questions) with Word task sheets to introduce and or recap the topic of health and safety. Would be useful for entry level students studying for any employability qualifications or in preparation for work placements.

No Smoking Day 2017: March 8 Two PowerPoint presentations about smoking: 1. No Smoking Day • What’s in a cigarette? • What are the health risks of smoking? • Some facts! • TRUE or FALSE? • What are the health benefits of quitting? • Why do people start smoking? 2. No Smoking Day Quiz: 20 Questions about smoking

PowerPoint presentation and work book to mark the the Battle of the Somme in 1916. 1. PowerPoint presentation. 2. Work book: Task 1: Find out about the events and chronology of the Battle of the Somme. Make a timeline of events. Task 2: Answer these questions. 1. Describe the role of Commonwealth soldiers in the Somme campaign and its effects on their communities and countries. 2. Account for the role of the Pals Battalions in the Battle of the Somme. Task 3: Task 3: You are a soldier on the Somme on July 1 1916. You have been keeping a diary; add your comments for this day. Task 4: Write a mini biography about one of the key figures involved in the Battle of the Somme, focusing on their role in it. Task 5: Read the quotes. Which do you agree with? Based on the quotes write your own account of the first day at the Somme. 3.PowerPoint presentation about World War One: 1916 covering: Who fought in World One? 1916: An introduction Month by month timeline including: • Conscription for British men • Battle of Verdun • Where is Verdun? • Easter Uprising in Ireland • Battle of Jutland • Battle of the Somme • Where is the Somme? • Tanks and air raids used for the first time • Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister • 1916: Imagine…The noise • Shelled and shocked

Summer 2017: Quiz: Superheroes What do You know about Superheroes? (x2) Rounds on: • Superhero logos • Superheroes • Superhero movies • Superheroes on TV

Based on the BBC programme Pointless, an adaptable and interactive quiz with 16 categories of questions. One hundred people were surveyed. Your aim is to find the answers with the lowest points. If you give an incorrect answer, your team will score the maximum 100 points. Hopefully, you can find a pointless answer somewhere on the board. Categories: • Football • Soaps • Super Heroes • Music • Flags • History • Logos • TV • Geography • Olympics • Game Shows • Comedy • Songs • European Union • Religion • Countries

Shrove Tuesday 2017: Pancake Day – February 2017 Contents of pack: PowerPoint presentation that includes: Learning outcomes: • Choose four new vocabulary words from the PowerPoint and find the definitions either using the PowerPoint or a dictionary. • Demonstrate an understanding of Shrove Tuesday by taking part in a quiz. • Answer a written question about Shrove Tuesday. 24 slides about Shrove Tuesday Task sheets Word search Craft idea Pancake recipe

Christmas 2016: Christmas Around the World: Food Quiz PowerPoint quiz: 25 questions/30 slides Questions about the foods eaten at Christmas in 25 countries.

Healthy Eating: Nutrition Awareness Week 2017 PowerPoint presentation and task sheets that provide an overview of nutrition awareness. PowerPoint presentation and task sheets about nutrition; key words and terms. Used with entry level students.

Citizenship: General Election 2017: Quiz (People; Parties and Logos) PowerPoint quiz with 30 questions/multiple choice answers on the people; parties and logos we’ll see so often over the next few weeks.

2017: Quiz: Comic; Cartoon Characters and Superheroes PowerPoint based quiz: Comic and cartoon characters/16 categories

PowerPoint presentation that includes: Learning outcomes • Define key words: extremism and tolerance • Identify why extremism is dangerous • Identify why tolerance is important • Say how you can challenge extreme ideas Tasks: Task 1: Define key words: extremism and tolerance. Work with a partner to define ‘extremism’ and ‘tolerance’. You can use either an online or hard copy dictionary to help you. Add examples of extremism and tolerance you know underneath your definitions. Task 2: In groups, discuss why you think extremism can be dangerous. Write at least three points of how you would challenge someone who held these views. Feedback your points to the whole class. Task 3: In a group discuss why you think tolerance of others ideas and opinions is important. Write down at least three of your ideas and feedback to the whole class. Plus: • Worksheets for all tasks • Reading and writing activity • Extremism and tolerance word search

British Values: An Introduction PowerPoint presentation that includes: Learning outcomes: • Identify the different parts of Britain • Define ‘Britishness’ • Define ‘values’ • Identify British values • Describe British values • Know that sharing values doesn’t mean you have to be British • Make a British values guide • Create a British values flag Task sheets; quiz sheets and word search. PowerPoint presentation that includes: Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an awareness of: • What the EU is and when it began • Who’s in the EU • When the UK joined the EU and about the 1975 referendum • What the EU is for and what it does • Know about the Euro and the EU flag Demonstrate knowledge about the EU by taking part in a quiz Produce a fact sheet about a member state of the European Union Highlight; colour and label EU member states Solve the EU anagrams Plus: task sheets; quiz sheets and word search activity In total: 84 slides/pages 20 slide quiz on the EU

British Values: Tolerance; tolerance; respect; diversity; rule of law and inclusivity PowerPoint presentation including: Sections: • St George – Patron Saint of…? • Who celebrates St George’s Day? • St. George and Georgia • St George’s Cross • Who was St George? • St George and England? • St George and the dragon? • St. George’s Day in Manchester and George as a Black British icon • The Tomb of St George • George of Lydda and Al Khader Learning outcomes Identify and highlight countries that celebrate St George’s Day Take part in a quizzes about St. George’s Day: 1. Patron Saint and celebrations 2. St. George – His life and death 3. St George and England 4. St George and Manchester 5. St. George and Al Khader Make a flag for St. George’s Day PowerPoint presentations: • You Say game: St. George’s Day and What’s more English than…? • What’s more English than…? The Queen at 90: Contents of pack: PowerPoint presentation that includes: Learning outcomes: • Choose four new vocabulary words from the PowerPoint and find the definitions either using the PowerPoint or a dictionary. • Demonstrate an understanding of the Queen by taking part in a quiz. • Answer a written question about British values and the Queen. Task sheets and word search activity.

Citizenship: European Union: Brexit - What Now? (Bundle) European Union: Brexit: What Now? Brexited; What Now? 1. PowerPoint presentation about the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. It looks at what might happen to the UK economy; the United Kingdom itself and immigration, as well as the ways in which the country could leave the European Union. 2. European Union: Brexit: What Now? Work Book Five tasks to reflect on the Brexit decision. 3. PowerPoint presentation about the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. It looks at the reaction to the decision from: • Newspapers • EU Leaders • Remain voters • Brexiteers • Celebrities • The financial community 4. PowerPoint presentation looking back at the last referendum in 1975 and comparing it with the 2016 campaign.

Citizenship: English Legal System: The Court Structure 1. PowerPoint presentation and quiz on the court structure in England and Wales. (31 slides) 2. Work book with tasks on the court structure in England and Wales. (12 pages) 3. Two Word bases activities based on the court structure in England and Wales.