Our resources are written by experienced sixth form practitioners, capitalising on their backgrounds in pastoral care, careers education, honing study skills and building wider awareness of the world in readiness for adult life.
Our resources are written by experienced sixth form practitioners, capitalising on their backgrounds in pastoral care, careers education, honing study skills and building wider awareness of the world in readiness for adult life.
This lesson includes:
Powerpoint presentation
Teaching notes, which include a link to duplicate a prelimanary survey on Microsoft Forms
Case Studies sheet
This lesson is designed to help students to think about what deaf awareness means and to build understanding of the challenges around deafness. It could fit with Deaf Awareness Week in May or at any point in your PSHE/Lifeskills programme. There are various opportunities for discussion and some suggested video links to support the discussions.
Fairtrade Fortnight
St David’s Day
Book Day
World Wildlife Day
National Careers Week
International Women’s Day
Pi Day
World Sleep Day
St Patrick’s Day
Mother’s Day
This bundle includes all you need to support your students in learning how to study and in acquiring the best techniques to succeed.
5 part Bitesize Study Skills pack, covering Cornell Notes, Pomodoro Technique, Interleaving, Planning is Key and Revision Techniques
5 part Bitesize Study Skills Vol II pack, covering Mind-mapping, Key Words, Teach Yourself/Teach Others, Reinforce and Reward and Testing Times
Newly added at no extra cost, Making the most of your summer break - learning from Year 12, preparing for Year 13
A resource for International Mother Language Day (could also be adapted for European Day of Languages in September). Includes an introductory quiz on Forms (link to duplicate in the Teaching Notes), a Powerpoint presentation with discussion points, to get students think about the diversity of languages in the world and UK and where they could be beneficial in the world of work.
This resource is designed to build student’s understanding of what Hate Crime is, why it happens and how to deal with it. As well as an introductory quiz on Forms to get students thinking (link in teaching notes) there is a Ppt presentation and headline discussion worksheet. The presentation ends with a plenary which can be adapted to use with smaller groups or for individuals to feedback on their understanding.
Sixth form brings many new experiences, including turning 17 and learning to drive. This presentation underlines the dangers for young drivers, highlights particular risky behaviours and reminds about legal responsibilities. There are opportunities for discussion, links to further reading and to optional videos. It would work as a stand-alone session, but would also support revisiting content from a presentation from an emergency service. It is supported by a preliminary quiz on Forms to ascertain student perceptions of themselves as drivers and of gauging risk and a plenary quiz to check impact. Both are accessed via links to duplicate in the Teaching Notes.
This lesson coincides with Emergency Services or 999 Day in September, but in recognition that this is already a busy time of year, can easily be adapted to fit elsewhere in your plan. It talks about the services, how to make an emergency call, what constitutes and emergency and includes links to videos and additional reading is included at the end after the plenary slide. THe teaching notes include a link to duplicate a survey on forms to ascertain understanding of the subject before you begin.
This lesson discusses the importance of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development and includes opportunities for discussion and optional videos (timings included, so you can calculate what works for your time slot). The Teaching Notes include a link to duplicate a general knowledge quiz to begin to consider the value of cultural diversity and how much is already present in students’ lives. The presentation includes further reading and finishes with a plenary to evaluate the discussion and understanding.
This presentation is ideal for an assembly with Year 12 before the summer break, to remind them of the importance of taking a break, while also taking stock of Year 12 and planning to build skills, complete college work and prepare for post 18 applications. It discusses achieving a balance, the importance of planning and reminds about techniques to help with effective study.
This adaptable PowerPoint can be used as an assembly or complete lesson to discuss Fairtrade, the 2023 theme and gauge understanding through an introductory and plenary quiz. Links to duplicate the quizzes are in the Teaching Notes. There are optional opportunities to engage in discussion or insert video links, depending on time and the purpose of your presentation.
This now includes an updated 2024 version of the lesson, keeping some of the slides from 2023 and looking at the 30th anniversary in 2024.
This resource is designed to reinvigorate reading amongst those in college, with an introductory quiz on Forms, presentation with discussion points and suggestions to revisit the idea of reading, as well as a review discussion worksheet. The links to the introductory and plenary quizzes are included in the teaching notes.
It was put together with WBD in mind, but could fit at any time in your Lifeskills/Study skills programme.
This lesson includes a Ppt presentation with various optional discussion points and the Teaching Notes include a link to duplicate a quiz on Forms fro students to complete in advance or at the start. It allows for discussion of current issues around misogyny and where they may stem from, while giving opportunities to consider the differences faced by men and women going out in terms of their own safety. It looks at the debate around making misogyny a Hate Crime but also where feelings of misogyny stem from and what could make a difference.
It is part of our Dealing with… series https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/dealing-with-12819323, so please check out our TES shop for new additions.
This bundle includes our
Sixth Form Induction Pack, with
How to Make the Most of Sixth Form Presentation,
Health For Learning Presentation,
Organisation for Learning (including folder organisation support and Cornell Notes template)
5 part Bitesize Study Skills pack, covering Cornell Notes, Pomodoro Technique, Interleaving, Planning is Key and Revision Techniques
5 part Bitesize Study Skills Vol II pack, covering Mind-mapping, Key Words, Teach Yourself/Teach Others, Reinforce and Reward and Testing Times
Reading in Sixth Form presentation
A great start to supporting those new to Sixth Form and revisiting the skills needed.
This revisits material students have probably seen at school, but considers the scenarios of starting university and leaving home. It includes advice on spiking and dealing with being offered drugs. The teaching notes include links to a preliminary and plenary quiz to duplicate on Forms. There is also a worksheet to think about the different classes of drugs and the presentation looks at what this can mean in terms of possession, production and distribution.
This is part of our Making Safe and Healthy Choices series https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/making-safe-and-healthy-choices-12819104 - please have a look at what other presentations are on offer.
This lesson is inspired by the Movember movement, but deals with men’s health issues which warrant discussion at any point in the calendar, i.e. prostate and testicular cancer, mental health issues and suicide prevention. The teaching notes include a link to a preliminary survey and the penultimate slide ends on a plenary to measure understanding. The presentation includes points for discussion and suggests links to videos which would support discussions. The quiz sheet allows students to note their findings as they go along, as there is quite a lot of information to take in in this lesson. THe final slide includes links to further information.
This lesson is part of our series on Women’s Health and is designed to raise awareness of a little-discussed topic, highlighting the importance of awareness for all. It looks at what symptoms are involved, the value of support and sources of help. It also introduces the idea of the impact on the workplace and the value of support there, bearing in mind that students will be going into workplaces in the future, managing teams and being part of the decision-making, so gives the opportunity to discuss menopause policy in the workplace.
The lesson includes a powerpoint, discussion sheet and teaching notes, which include a link to duplicate an introductory survey on Microsoft Forms.
This presentation comes with a preliminary quiz on Forms to get students thinking (link to duplicate is in the teaching notes). The presentation includes discussion points so please go through in advance, as you may wish to adapt to your time frame. In addition to further reading , there is a printable exit ticket to ascertain understanding and what ideas have been taken away. While this fits with World Wildlife Day, it could fit at any juncture in your PHSE/Citizenship/Lifeskills programme.
This is part of our Our Planet, Our Impact series, so can be purchased as part of a bundle.
This includes
Exam Stress, Seeking Help and Support
Dealing with Disappointment: building resilience
Reading, Literacy and Academic Study
Making the most of your summer break - learning from Year 12, preparing for Year 13
This presentation is in recognition of the growing vaping trend and includes links to videos and uses reputable sources to inform the slide content (credits in the Notes and Further Reading). The lesson uses up to date sources and has just been updated to include findings from a study reported in The Guardian in April 2023.
The Teaching Notes include a link to an introductory quiz which can be duplicated and used to ascertain existing perceptions before delivering the presentation. The presentation recognises that people have different time slots, so is adaptable to fit your needs.
This is part of our Making Safe and Healthy Choices series, so please visit our shop https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/SFVirtualTutor to see what else is on offer or follow our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1454056151669562/