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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.

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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.
Smile Day
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Smile Day

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This resource is designed to coincide with Smile Day on 6 October, but could be adapted to fit in elsewhere in your sixth form programme. It would very much complement our Is Kindness the New Superpower lesson. The lesson includes opportunities to discuss the power of a smile and the personal right to smile or not, as well as introducing the notion of the positive aspects of acts of kindness. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate a preliminary survey on Forms and the lesson ends with a plenary slide and links to further reading.
Work experience and volunteering bundle (Enrichment support)
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Work experience and volunteering bundle (Enrichment support)

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This 2 part bundle includes a powerpoint on the value of work experience and tips on how to find a placement, and a powerpoint on the value of volunteering, to celebrate International Day of Charity at the start of September, but also at any time to demonstrate the value of volunteering, for the mental health of the volunteer, to help people in need, and to build skills such as empathy, teamwork, showing initiative, which are of value in the world of work and sought in job and university applications.
Be Brave Bundle
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Be Brave Bundle

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This bundle focuses on mental health and supporting young people to know that it’s OK to be open about their worries and to have some idea of where and how to seek further help
Supporting Men's Health and Wellbeing
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Supporting Men's Health and Wellbeing

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These resources combine to support issues with Men’s Health and seeking help and support. The Suicide Prevention lesson is adapted from our lesson for World Suicide Prevention Day, but can be used at any point in the calendar.
Transgender Awareness Week
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Transgender Awareness Week

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This lesson is designed for Transgender Awareness Week and looks at its purpose, issues surrounding transgender and the importance of advocacy and support. It includes optional discussion, video and articles to consider and the Teaching Notes include a link to duplicate an introductory quiz on Microsoft Forms to gauge understanding prior to the session. The plenary slide allows for a summing up and to gain understanding of what students have gleaned.
October bundle
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October bundle

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These resources can be used for events in October such as World Artist Day, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Space Week, Osteoporosis Day, Smile Day and World Financial Planning Day, World Sight Day
Eye Health - Health Issues
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Eye Health - Health Issues

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This lesson was put together with World Sight Day in mind, but could be used at any juncture in your programme. It deals with understanding around eye health, how to protect your eyes at work and study and consideration of careers around eye health. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate a brief introductory survey on Teams.
Human Rights Day
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Human Rights Day

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This lesson links to Human Rights Day on 10 December and helps students to find out more about the history and the future of the move to ensure Human Rights around the world. There are numerous opportunities for discussion and the teaching notes include a link to duplicate a survey on forms to begin to get students thinking about the topic.
Dental Health - Health Issues
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Dental Health - Health Issues

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This lesson highlights the importance of regular check-ups and highlights the oral health issues faced in the UK today and how regular check-ups can aid prevention. There are opportunities for discussion and a links to suggested video content. With university and leaving home in mind, it underlines the different charging systems across the UK and underlines the value of being up to date with checks before leaving full time education and of registering with a dentist at university. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate a quiz on Forms on current dental statistics. The lesson also gives opportunities to discuss the other health issues which dentists can detect. This is part of our Health Issues package.
Vaccines - Health Issues
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Vaccines - Health Issues

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This lesson leads a discussion on vaccines, where they originated and why and what their role is in modern life. It raises questions around fears over vaccines and where to find reliable information, while also looking at the benefits of new vaccines against some of the world’s biggest killers. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate a survey on Forms to start students off about thinking about the topic and there are various suggested videos and discussion points, as well as the NHS advice to students going to college or university.
November bundle
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November bundle

8 Resources
These lessons meet the needs of key dates in November, but also contribute to your PSHE programme.
Our Planet, Our Impact
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Our Planet, Our Impact

10 Resources
Our Planet, Our Impact is a growing series of lessons to support environmental awareness in a variety of scenarios, including Green Careers, preparation for university and contributing to make change.
Leaving College - Our Planet, Our Impact
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Leaving College - Our Planet, Our Impact

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This lesson is designed as a final tutor time/Lifeskills/PHSE session, so includes opportunities to reminisce on the impact students have made during their time at college, but also what they hope to achieve personally in the future. The lesson focuses on overcoming challenges, dreams and ambitions and how students can go on to be positive members of society. The Teaching Notes include a link to duplicate a survey on Forms, which is based on the idea of Person Most Likely To…, so can be adapted to your needs, but also used for awards at a leaving celebration.
Waste disposal – Leaving home -  Reduce, reuse, recycle - Our Planet, Our Impact
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Waste disposal – Leaving home - Reduce, reuse, recycle - Our Planet, Our Impact

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This lesson could link with Global Recycling Day in March, but is also part of our Our Planet, Our Impact series and discusses preparing for leaving home/going to university and how to managed shared living to deal with waste disposal. The preliminary quiz on Forms (link to duplicate on the Teaching Notes) will give you some idea of the starting point for many students regarding their awareness of Bin Day, recycling where they currently live and their attitude to recycling and considering their actions. It also discusses ways to manage cooking and clothes shopping on a budget, not just to save money, but also to reduce waste, so lots of food for thought. There are optional discussion points and suggested video links so you can readily adapt the lesson to fit your time allocation.
Green Careers - Our Planet, Our Impact
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Green Careers - Our Planet, Our Impact

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This lesson focuses on green careers and the commitment of companies to reduce their carbon footprint in coming years, giving opportunities to discuss the potential impact on the job market of the future and the importance of checking out a company’s green credentials. It points out that any job has the potential to contribute to lowering carbon emissions, making a company more sustainable and much more. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate an introductory survey on Forms, which can be sent out prior to the lesson, or the QR code added to the Ppt for students to complete on arrival. This lesson is part of our growing Our Planet, Our Impact series, so please check out what else is on offer.
Health issues
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Health issues

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This bundle is designed to raise awareness of health issues. There is scope for discussion and raising awareness in each of these lessons.
Earth Hour - Our Planet, Our Impact
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Earth Hour - Our Planet, Our Impact

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This lesson discusses Earth Hour, but also the human impact on our planet, what the current situation is with Climate Change based on the Cop28 Convention, and allows for reflection on what individuals, communities and governments can/should be doing. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate an introductory survey on Forms and there is also a worksheet linking to an article for students to do their own reading, discuss and feedback their findings. This will be part of a series on Our Planet, Our Impact.
Dealing with Knife Crime
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Dealing with Knife Crime

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This lesson looks at the issue of knife crime, clarifying what this actually means, how it affects people and what steps you an take, while allowing opportunities for discussion. The lesson is wholly adaptable to your time slot and the teaching notes include a link to duplicate an introductory survey to get the discussion started. The final slide includes links to further reading and sources, so you may wish to share this with students.
Smoking and vaping
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Smoking and vaping

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These 2 lessons look at smoking and vaping and complement each other as the first on Smoking and Tobacco highlights the length of time it took to realise the full health impact of smoking, something to bear in mind with vaping.
April Bundle
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April Bundle

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A lot of April is taken up with Easter holidays, so this is a smaller bundle, but bear in mind that the Stephen Lawrence Day lesson includes 2 other free lessons. These lessons mostly tie to April dates, but the Leaving home one links both with Earth Day and preparing Y13 students for leaving home and the Girls in ICT links to the International Day, but could be included wherever suits you best in your programme.