Gambling and Debt Lesson

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the PSHE/SRE Statutory Curriculum. Editable Powerpoint with 60 minutes worth of material.
Learning Intentions:
• I can distinguish between occasional and problem gambling.
• I can evaluate the wider impacts of gambling
• I can pre-empt the risk or falling into debt across a range of money management schemes

The Lesson includes:
• PowerPoint- 9 slides
• Resources-Diamond 9 Worksheet, (made with Word) Circle of Impact Worksheet, (made with Word) Gambling Scenarios (made with Word), Paying Off Debts Info Sheets(made with Word) and Debt Management Worksheet (made with Publisher)

The lesson teaches students about gambling and debt. Students begin the lesson with a fun gambling game before the topic is introduced so that they can identify the feeling of losing. The students are asked to identify what people can gamble on and then asked to distinguish between an occasional gambler and a problem gambler. Students are tasked with identifying the consequences of problem gambling before being asked to evaluate the wider impacts of gambling. Through problem-based scenarios and a risk ladder, students have to identify in their teams the level of risk. Students then learn about debt and money management schemes ranging from loan sharks, borrowing from friends, credit cards and Government Help schemes. Students have to pre-empt the risk associated with each scheme and justify their scoring.

PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font and slides have a yellow background to ensure that it is SEN inclusive. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks that challenge students to be critical thinkers. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and develops wider literacy skills.
The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning, as well as suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly.
Tried and tested lesson used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest.
If you want to save time and want all your resources in one place, why not download the Student Workpack for this lesson, which has everything included which can also be used to ‘catch-up’ absent students and support lower ability students.
Other lessons in this SRE series that can be downloaded and found at the ‘Empowered Learning’ shop on Tes are:
 Alcohol
 Smoking & Vaping
 Drugs and Trafficking