PSHE, Citizenship, RE, SMSC Lessons + Teaching Resources
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www.ecpublishing.co.uk We are the market leaders in PSHE + RSE resources, with over 14 million downloads of our lessons worldwide and over 5500 five star reviews. Established in 2015, our team of consultants and teachers has written for The Bank of England, The Children's Commissioner, The CCRC, The British Legion and many other UK charities and institutions. We love what we do and we aim to be highest quality and best value for money out there. Find us at www.ecpublishing.co.uk.
**Fast fashion - how are our clothing choices affecting the environment? **
A detailed, editable 1 hour lesson all about the fast fashion industry and the reasons why we need to consume and dispose of clothing responsibly.
Created to fit an ‘adaptive teaching style’ the lesson is influenced by Rosenshine’s principles of instruction, and promotes both cognitive and metacognitive strategies.
In this lesson, the students will discuss the global impact of the fast fashion industry and identify examples of sustainable and unstainable clothing materials.
We will describe the environmental impact of our consumption of low-cost fashion and find out what happens to our donated and unwanted clothing.
The lesson is ideally suited to students in UKS2 or younger students in KS3.
The resources are fully editable, and therefore easy to amend should you wish to use the resources with other year groups. The lesson is fully-scaffolded, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, contains a video clip with accompanying questions, and has clear measurable outcomes and success criteria.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
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TWO LESSONS - 2 x 1 hour lessons. both fully-resourced lessons all about what climate change is, how global warming happens and what causes it, the environmental effects and the actions world governments are taking to try to slow it down. It also explores why some world governments are reluctant to make changes and the possible consequences of this.
The lesson includes 2 x 1 hour detailed PowerPoints, information sheets, differentiated challenge activities and worksheets, clips tasks with questions, debate focus task and case study tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and challenging activities. The PowerPoint is in the ZIP file as it is large. The images have been uploaded to show what is in the lesson :)
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24 hours+ (around 140 resources, all worksheets, powerpoints and everything totalled up) of Citizenship GCSE 1-9 revision and lesson content. This revision + lessons Mega Pack also contains 2 x exam question generators. Used for AQA but content covered by OCR and EDEXCEL too. Huge bundle of lessons, revision booklets to be given out in the lessons or as revision materials later, past question practices, differentiated 1-9 activities, campaigning packs and a fun GCSE question generator.
Suitable for GCSE Citizenship 9-1 easily adapable (all editable formats)
Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core
Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above.
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(6 MORE LESSONS ADDED!) 12 x fully resourced Human Rights lessons: 12 x PowerPoints with dozens of accompanying worksheets, fully differentiated, clip links, KS3/4
Theres about 20 hours worth of planning here - I use all these lessons myself as Head of Citizenship, RE and PSHE.
All are - complete 1-2 hour lessons with differentiated worksheets
Suitable for KS3/4 easily adaptable
Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core
Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above.
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Updated for 2019! 2 hour Citizenship GCSE lesson all about the UK’s foreign aid policy and NGOs, Aid Match and the DFiD. The lesson explores whether the UK spends too much on foreign aid and investigates the roles of organisations such as the OECD and the of the International Development Secretary. Created for AQA but could easily be used for any exam board.
The lesson includes a detailed, 2 hour PowerPoint, a detailed information pack, practice exam question with mark scheme, debate activities and clips tasks with questions and a literacy / debate focus task. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow.
The PowerPoint is in the ZIP file as it is large. The images have been uploaded to show a few examples of the slides in the lesson :)
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2 YEARS OF KS4 PSHE 2023 + RSE (85 hours for Years 10 + 11). Complete school Key Stage 4 PSHE (PSE) resources package including Careers, RSE, Citizenship and Finance lessons. This two-year pack covers all the PSHE Association’s latest scheme of work and fits their thematic programme builder model (RSE, Living in the Wider World, Health and Wellbeing) and recommended topics for Years 10 and 11. It written to fit their latest 2020-23 guidance and the latest released DfE RSE statutory plans. You can be added to a live Dropbox for the this package, just email info@ecpublishing.co.uk
It includes all the written schemes of work for each half term too, all matched to the PSHE Association’s codings for the statutory 2020 PSHE + RSE guidelines. This package includes access to the Complete KS4 Dropbox, with additional materials, workbooks, quizzes and much more.
From Mental Health, Revenge Porn, Internet Safety, Careers, Chem Sex, LGBT+ and Gambling to Relationships and Sex Ed (RSE), Drugs, Gangs, Fertility, Personal Finance, Social Media and Sleep - this really is a comprehensive pack. You won’t need to plan any more KS4 PSHE or RSE lessons.
This pack contains all the lessons from:
1 Year of Year 10 PSHE:
1 Year of Year 11 PSHE
You can also find this pack on the EC Publishing website, where further discounts are available on prices and school licenses for KS3 and KS5 PSHE too.
All lesson packs (in 20 downloads, as most are whole units of lessons) are complete with detailed, well-differentiated and easy to follow PowerPoints for every lesson, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters and engaging activities. They also have colour coded three-level challenges throughout, so students can choose different levels of challenge in every activity and you can easily measure progress throughout the lesson.
These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to pick up and use. They are all planned according the PSHE Association’s most recently issued advice for 2020-24 and in preparation for the new statutory RSE guidance from the DfE.
We also have a new ‘One Year of KS5 PSHE’ designed to follow on from this pack, available here: One Year of KS5 PSHE
EC Resources has created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, The CCRC and has completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
There is zero extra work required here (although everything is editable if you do want to adapt it), and the whole bundle also follows Ofsted latest RSE/Safe Students guidance. The complete units overview with the suggested lesson order is in the final download.
The Complete KS3 PSHE + RSE Package which has been created to be used with years 7-9, preceding this pack can be found here:
Complete KS3 PSHE
I use all of these myself as a Head of PSHE and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally years into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team.
If you want more info before deciding to purchase this, please look through my resources and read my reviews, I realise it’s an investment, but should save your school a few hundred pounds compared to the leading market providers - and it’s every bit as good.
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Plastic and pollution KS1 PSHE lesson.
A one-hour long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS1. This lesson has been created for Year 1, however, the activities are also suitable for students in Year 2, and could easily be adapted for use with older students.
In this lesson, the children will learn about the vast quantity of plastic that is finding its way into rivers and oceans. We will discuss the impact of plastics on wildlife and the consequences of microplastics entering the food chain .
The students will read A planet full of plastic by Neal Layton, before completing an awareness leaflet activity linked to the text. The lesson includes a case study starter, a story with accompanying questions, an awareness leaflet activity and a plenary task.
This lesson would also serve as a useful resource to celebrate ‘Earth Day’. Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
16 HOURS UNIT (more just added!)- Bank Accounts, Tax, Debt, Budgeting, Inflation, Economy - everything! 50x resources in 14 lesson packs. Well differentiated to three challenge levels - all hour long PowerPoints come with clear LOs, starters, plenaries, accompanying clips and worksheets. Created by EC Publishing - who recently made the Bank of England's financial education resources.
1. Income and Expenditure Introduction- credit and debit
2. Budgeting - being financially savvy and keeping to a personal budget
3. Payslips, tax and national insurance.
4. Public money - how it's spent nationally and locally.
5. Saving, investing and pensions - how to plan for a secure financial future.
6. Personal finance and debt- managing your finances sensibly.
7. Financial products- debit cards, loans, credit cards, bank accounts, what are they for and how do we use them.
9. Money Laundering - what is it and why shouldn't we do it.
10. Financial Products, loans, avings and management.
11. Independent living - with a focus on being financially literate and self-sufficient.
12. What are payday loans and why are these so risky?
13. Why do I need to know about pensions?
14. Buying or renting? Cars and houses.
15. The cost of Living Crisis
16. The economy
Variety of different level tasks for MA,LA or Core. Suitable for secondary - all editable.
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Differentiated to 3 levels or 4 levels where possible
Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for' Good' or above
Credit to BBC for clip and links
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An hour long, fully resourced Citizenship / Geography KS3 lesson with a focus on the political, human, physical and economic reasons stopping Ethiopian children from attending school. The four-level differentiated lesson is filled with engaging, well structured and fun activities and contains a thirty minute literacy-focus with peer-assessment grading pack, where students complete an essay task explaining why some children in Ethiopia cannot gain a full education.
These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes).
This lesson could be used for Citizenship, Geography or PSHCE. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES
Citizenship resource pack - includes a 1 hour lesson with PowerPoint, clips, worksheets, case studies,
differentiated fully -KS3/4. Everything is editable, engaging and easy to follow. This can be used either for KS3 or as an introduction to Unicef and their work for Citizenship GCSE.
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One hour, fully resourced lesson (PowerPoint, worksheets, clip tasks, activities, all differentiated three ways) all about the rising levels of poverty in the UK and the reasons behind this.
The lesson is adaptable, easy to follow and fully differentiated. It could be used in PSHE, Citizenship, Geography or in Tutor Time. It is suitable for KS3 or KS4.
This resource pack includes an hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, templates, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it.
Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Renewable energy, fossil fuels, and climate change lesson.
A detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour lesson all about the UK’s energy needs and the government’s plans to phase out the use of carbon-based fuels. In this lesson, the students will learn about the nation’s energy consumption of electricity, natural gas, and solid fuels.
We will investigate the pros and cons of different energy sources including renewables and fossil fuels. We will reflect on the reasons why we are moving away from carbon-based fuels and discuss how easy it will be for the UK to achieve their carbon-neutral target.
The lesson is ideally suited to students in UKS2 or younger students in KS3. The resources are fully editable, and therefore easy to amend should you wish to use the resources with other year groups.
The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
**Sustainability - why do we need to consume our resources responsibly? **
A detailed, editable 1 hour lesson all about sustainability and the reasons why we need to consume our planet’s resources responsibly.
Created to fit an ‘adaptive teaching style’ the lesson is influenced by Rosenshine’s principles of instruction, and promotes both cognitive and metacognitive strategies.
In this lesson, the students will discuss what it means to live sustainably and identify examples of unsustainable products and activities. We will describe the environmental impact of unsustainable living and explain why we need to change and how we can go about doing it!
The lesson is ideally suited to students in UKS2 or younger students in KS3.
The resources are fully editable, and therefore easy to amend should you wish to use the resources with other year groups.
The lesson is fully-scaffolded, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, contains a brand new in-house EC Publishing video clip, and has clear measurable outcomes and success criteria.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Carbon Footprints PSHE lesson.
A detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour lesson all about reducing your carbon footprint. In this lesson, the students will learn about the activities and lifestyle choices that contribute to a person’s carbon footprint.
We will discuss strategies for reducing our carbon emissions and reflect on the changes we could make to lower our footprints.
The lesson is ideally suited to students in UKS2 or perhaps as an introductory lesson for students in KS3 (Year 7).
The resources are fully editable, and therefore easy to amend should you wish to use the resources with other year groups.
The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Climate change / global warming KS1 PSHE lesson.
A one-hour long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS1, however, the activities could easily be adapted for use with older students.
In this lesson, the children will learn about climate change and the reasons why our world is getting warmer. We will discuss the harmful effects of greenhouse gases and the different ways we can help to lessen the effects of global warming.
The lesson includes a case study starter, a video clip with accompanying questions, an sorting task and a puzzle plenary task.
This lesson would also serve as a useful resource to celebrate ‘Earth Day’. Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Environment and Climate Change KS1
A collection of KS1 resources that focus on the environment, climate change, plastic and pollution, and recycling.
The 4-lesson unit includes the following:
Caring for living things
In this lesson, the children will learn about the responsibilities associated with caring for living things. We will talk about ‘needs’ and reflect on the various things animals and plants must have if they are to survive. The students will read Don’t let them disappear by Chelsea Clinton, before completing a conservation poster activity linked to the text.
All about recycling
In this lesson, the children will learn about recycling. We will discuss the reasons why recycling is so important as well as taking a closer look at the different types of materials that can and can’t be recycled. The students will read Why do we recycle? by Jen Green, before completing an activity linked to the text. The lesson includes a case study starter, a story with accompanying questions, a recycling sorting task and a debate-style plenary.
Plastic and pollution
In this lesson, the children will learn about the vast quantity of plastic that is finding its way into rivers and oceans. We will discuss the impact of plastics on wildlife and the consequences of microplastics entering the food chain . The students will read A planet full of plastic by Neal Layton, before completing an awareness leaflet activity linked to the text. The lesson includes a case study starter, a story with accompanying questions, an awareness leaflet activity and a plenary task.
Global warming / climate change
In this lesson, the children will learn about climate change and the reasons why our world is getting warmer. We will discuss the harmful effects of greenhouse gases and the different ways we can help to lessen the effects of global warming. The lesson includes a case study starter, a video clip with accompanying questions, an sorting task and a puzzle plenary task.
Each lesson includes a variety of fun and creative activities, plus enough teaching materials to last at least an hour.
The lessons in this unit are suitable for use with students in KS1 (Year 1/Year 2), or with minor adjustments, Year 3.
The resources are also suitable for use in schools who have opted to follow the PSHE Association’s Thematic Model for KS1.
If you would like to see a sample of our resources, the following lesson is free to download:
KS1 - Private Body Parts
KS1 - What is the Internet?
7x fully resourced money management lessons: 7x1hr PP, clips, worksheets, differentiated fully for MA,LA or Core. Covers every aspect of budgeting and money management as a complete introduction to personal finance. Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above.
Suitable for PSHE, Life Skills or PSD ASDAN.
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20s5
One hour, fully resourced lesson which introduces the concept of globalisation and the positives and negatives of this world development, through the study of economic, cultural and political globalisation.
This resource pack includes an hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, case studies, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. Can be used for Geography or PSHCE. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it.
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Easy to use reading comprehension pack with three sections of differentiated questions, created for upcoming Fairtrade Fortnight. It can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in English lessons for lower KS3 or upper KS2.
Both PDF and editable word file included.
Fracking and the environment
A detailed, differentiated and editable 1-2 hour lesson all about fracking and the government’s decision to lift, and then immediately reimpose a ban that had been in place since 2019.
In this lesson, the students will learn how oil and gas are extracted from the Earth using both traditional mining and in the case of shale gas, fracking.
We will investigate the reasons why fracking is a highly controversial tropic and discuss arguments for and against it. The lesson is ideally suited to students in UKS2 (Year 6) or younger students in KS3 (Year 7).
The resources are fully editable, and therefore easy to amend should you wish to use it with other year groups.
The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
