A detailed and well differentiated pack of 5 lessons for Edexcel Citizenship GCSE 9-1 Power and Influence: (Theme D). Each lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, information packs, differentiated activity worksheets, differentiated challenge activities, exam questions with peer assessment markscheme and clips tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. The PowerPoint and worksheets are in the ZIP file as there’s a lot of content. The images have been uploaded to show a few examples of the slides in the lesson :) 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, 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. Check out our Complete Secondary Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack 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 6000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

** UPDATED AND EXPANDED FOR 2023 - ONE YEAR OF YEAR 9 RE LESSONS, assessments and schemes of work. mark schemes, feedback sheets, homework project, 38 hours of fully resourced, well-differentiated, highly-rated, detailed and editable RE units for Year 9.** All packs (bundled into 20 downloads of individual lessons and detailed units) are complete with at least one hour-long PowerPoint per lesson, accompanying differentiated worksheets, GCSE -style prep-tasks, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters and all are well differentiated to three levels throughout. Includes assessments, mark schemes + DIRT feedback sheets. The schemes of work are in the unit packs or the lesson downloads for each half term. These are: 1) Exploring alternative religions, new religions and cults (one term) 2) Exploring Christianity - Denominations (half term) 3) Religion, Science and Ethics (one term) 4) Religion and Human Rights (half term) These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to follow. There is zero extra work required, you really can just pick them up and teach them. However, they are also fully amendable 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 Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, 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. Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack 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.

21 highly-rated Citizenship lessons in 20 packs, all including 1 hour PowerPoints, detailed worksheets, clips, well differentiated to three levels, starters, plenaries - Ofsted ready lessons. This could last you most of the year! Suitable for KS3/4 and could be adapted for GCSE Citizenship. I use all of these myself as a Head of Citizenship and I really hope you find them excellent value. Literally months of planning has gone into this pack to make everything to the high standards I want for my own school team. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)

20 x fully resourced, highly-rated PSHE lesson packs and units suitable for Year 11 or KS5. From Revision and Study Skills, Living Independently, RSE, Finance and Careers to Body Image, Sleep, The Dark Web and University Applications - this really is a comprehensive KS4 or KS5 PSHE lesson bundle. All 20 lessons are complete with at least one hour-long powerpoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs and starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students. These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to follow. There is zero extra work required, and the whole bundle follows PSHE Association topic recommendations and Ofsted latest SRE/ PSHE Association guidance for Year 11. I use all of these myself as a Head of PSHE and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally months of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. Please leave me a review and I’ll send you any other resource of your choice for free. If you like the look of this, I also have a popular complete KS4 one year of PSHE pack here. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop - where you can find my bundles for other year groups: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) You can also find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecteachresources/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ec_publishing

8 hours of fully resourced lessons on media influence and fake news and one fake news assembly. Each well-differentiated lesson includes accompanying worksheets, clips, PowerPoints, clear LOs to three challenge levels, activities, plenaries - everything you’d want if Ofsted walked in. Pack includes: How does the media influence us? Media bias in the news - alternative facts and fake news Critical thinking skills - how can anyone debunk a fake news story? Fake news assembly - with a focus on the dangers of believing Fake news. Sex and the media - how do inaccurate representations affect us? Social media and online shaming. Media influence and culture wars (best suited to KS5 or high ability KS4) Suitable for KS3/4 - easily adaptable. Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above, pack includes clip links, accompanying worksheets, past exam questions and markscheme, starters, plenaries, 3 LOs for each task. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) 20s5

GCSE Citizenship 9-1 Britain + Politics: This pack contains two complete units of lessons for Politics and Participation and Life in Modern Britain. Created for AQA Citizenship, but everything is editable for other boards too. Perfect as detailed individual lessons or to use as revision sessions. Included Complete course introduction lesson Citizenship GCSE 9-1 Unit for Politics and Participation (Theme 3). Made for AQA, but all editable and covers the vast majority of Edexcel and OCR content too. Included 9 lessons (10 hours total) for: 3.4.1 Where does political power reside in the UK and how is it controlled? 3.4.3 Where does political power reside: with the citizen, parliament or government? 3.4.4 How do others govern themselves? 3.4.5 How can citizens try to bring about political change? Citizenship GCSE 9-1 Complete Unit (13 hours) for Life in Modern Britain. Made for AQA, but all editable and covers the vast majority of Edexcel and OCR content too. Included 12 lessons (13 hours total) for: 3.2.1 What are the principles and values that underpin British society? 3.2.2 What do we mean by identity? 3.2.3 What is the role of the media and the free press? 3.3.4 What is the UK’s role in key international organisations? 3.3.5 How can citizens make their voice heard and make a difference in society? All lessons are fully differentiated for 9-1 gradings, easy to follow, detailed and created by an experienced Head of Citizenship. Many more free and inexpensive resources for Citizenship, PSHE and Humanities here :)

ONE YEAR OF RESOURCES -This pack contains 1 Year’s worth of Yr 10 PSHE resources! 37 x fully resourced, highly-rated PSHE lesson packs and units. All ready for the new DfE guidelines and aligned to the new PSHE Association’s KS4 recommended topics. All 37 lesson packs (bundled into 20 separate downloads) are complete with at least one hour-long PowerPoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters and all are well-differentiated to three levels throughout. From County Lines and Careers to Mental Health, RSE, Revision Skills and Transphobia - this pack covers everything suggested to be taught in Year 10 by the PSHE Association. These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to follow. This pack follows on from: 1 Year of Year 7 PSHE 1 Year of Year 8 PSHE 1 Year of Year 9 PSHE There is zero extra work required, and the whole bundle follows PSHE Association 2020 SoW for Year 10 (KS4). You can also find this pack at the** EC Publishing website.** I use all of these myself as a Head of PSHE and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally months of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. You can also find the other ‘one year of PSHE’ packages for all of the KS3 groups at my store. I also have a 1 YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP bundle (37 lessons) available here:1 Year’s worth of Citizenship and I have a 1 YEAR OF RE bundle (36 lessons) available here:1 Year’s worth of RE Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :).

Citizenship GCSE 9-1 Complete Unit (14 hours) for Life in Modern Britain. Made for AQA, but all editable and covers the vast majority of Edexcel and OCR content too. Included 13 lessons (14 hours total) for: 3.2.1 What are the principles and values that underpin British society? 3.2.2 What do we mean by identity? 3.2.3 What is the role of the media and the free press? 3.3.4 What is the UK’s role in key international organisations? 3.3.5 How can citizens make their voice heard and make a difference in society? Also included - an interactive exam practice question generator. All lessons are fully differentiated for 9-1 gradings, easy to follow, detailed and created by an experienced Head of Citizenship. Many more free and inexpensive resources for Citizenship, PSHE and Humanities here :)

UPDATED! A whole year's worth of Citizenship resources! 41 (more just added for 2022/23) x fully resourced, detailed, hour-long lessons and units of lessons for KS3 / KS4 (in 20 downloads). Perfect for Drop Down Days, Citizenship lessons, British Values or PSHCE. If you purchase this you can contact info@ecpublishing to ask to be added to the live Dropbox, where everything is updated. You still have the downloads from here too :) All are highly-rated EC Resources Citizenship lesson packs and units, with five star-reviews from Tes downloaders. All 41 lessons are complete with at least one hour-long powerpoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters and all are well differentiated to three levels throughout. These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to follow for any Citizenship or CPSHE teacher. There is zero extra work required, and the whole bundle follows lastest National Curriculum Citizenship stat and non-stat recommendations and Ofsted latest SRE/Safe Students guidance. I also have a 1 YEAR'S WORTH of PSHE bundle (36 lessons) available here: 1 Year’s worth of PSHE and I have a 1 YEAR OF RE bundle (36 lessons) available here:1 Year’s worth of RE I use all of these myself as a Head of Citizenship and I really hope you find them excellent value. I've put literally months of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. Many more inexpensive and free resources - including Citizenship GCSE 9-1 and revision resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)

A Diversity Drop Down Day Pack - A set of 6 lessons to cover a Citizenship / PSHE Drop Down Day (6 hours) which could be use with either KS3 or KS4 as an off time-table day for the end of term. All the resources are editable and well-differentiated so it could be used with any year group KS4 / KS3, with the option to tweak if you want to. The Drop Down Day celebrates diversity but also investigates opposition and bigotry, as well as exploring how to tackle this, head on. Each lesson lasts an hour and they can be used in any order: What can we learn from religion about tolerance in a diverse society like the UK? What is multiculturalism - why is our society so diverse, why do some people oppose diversity? What benefits does a diverse society bring? What is homophobia? Why does this still exist? Who are trans people? What is transphobia? How can make our school an inclusive place for all? What are sex and gender anyway? How are we all incredibly diverse, with different orientations and personal expression? An examination into how some people use fake news to scare others about the consequences of embracing diversity. How to pick apart these news articles and use critical thinking by studying a variety of sources and evidence. All these individual lessons have been rated very highly by Tes users and are tried and tested in my own department. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, Tutor Time and RE resources HERE You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk

Eleven lessons all with a focus on body image, peer pressure and society. Everything is editable and created for you to cover the 2023 DfE / PSHE Association guidance. Created to be engaging, interesting and easy to use. Suitable for KS3/4 and all editable. Lessons included: Body image introduction, Body image and the media, Body image and positivity, Body image and social media, Eating Disorders - bulimia, anorexia, obesity and more, 2 hour self-esteem lesson, Male body image, Body image, role models and self-esteem, Gender stereotypes in society, Eating disorders, Obesity, Finding appropriate sources of help. The previews shown are just a small sample of what is included. Activities are scaffolded, there is a detailed and colourful PowerPoint, clip tasks with questions and answers, information pack, worksheets,literacy tasks, creative tasks, signposting to further help agencies and charities, clear outcomes and also partnered activities. It is fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. This lesson is taken from the EC Publishing Complete Secondary Package which can be found at our the EC Publishing website. You can also visit my Tes store https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources for everything PSHE, RSE, RE and Citizenship. Find more lessons on everything from RSE, misogyny, masculinity and Andrew Tate to jobs, consent, stereotyping, employment and careers, dating, love, drugs, alcohol, vaping, sleep, mental health and wellbeing, extremism, pornography, gender and transgender prejudice, racism, British Values, living in the wider world, sexual health, equality and diversity, STIs, contraception, sex and relationships and much more at our website. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources 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 Bank of England, The British Legion, The Children’s Commissioner, 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

Perfect for meeting the new PSHE Statutory guidelines, this pack has been created from the popular EC Resources PSHE lessons to match one of the new PSHE Association optional frameworks - the ‘Thematic Framework’, from their model programme builder. This is one of a variety of ways to order your PSHE content and follows the PSHE Association’s new, suggested order for content within their three categories: Living in the Wider World, Relationships and Health and Wellbeing. PSHE Association Theme: Summer 2 Living in the Wider World Topic – Digital Literacy Online safety, digital literacy, media reliability, and gambling hooks This pack is mapped against the latest DfE guidance and uses the PSHE Association Core themes (H3, H30, H32, R17, L19, L20, L21, L22, L23, L24, L25, L26, L2) for the 2020 Requirements (Statutory Health and RSE). Learning Outcomes for this unit – Students will learn… about online communication how to use social networking sites safely how to recognise online grooming in different forms, e.g. in relation to sexual or financial exploitation, extremism and radicalisation how to respond and seek support in cases of online grooming how to recognise biased or misleading information online how to critically assess different media sources how to distinguish between content which is publicly and privately shared about age restrictions when accessing different forms of media and how to make responsible decisions how to protect financial security online how to assess and manage risks in relation to gambling and chance-based transactions All lessons are editable, differentiated at least three ways so you can be Ofsted and DfE guidance-ready and ensure your pupils have the very best PSHE education. Each pack contains a variety of activities, an hour-long PowerPoint, a clip with questions, a literacy focus task, new key-term introductions, reading aloud materials, assessment opportunities, progress checkers and creative tasks. 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. Check out our PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack The rest of the Thematic Packages can be found here: 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 7000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

For the new 2020 DfE Guidelines - One year, (36 hours) of PSHE lessons for KS4 / KS5 : 1 whole year of highly-rated and popular PSHE resources. From financial and study skills to bullying, relationships education, applying to uni, recognising fake news and finding a career - this really is a comprehensive pack for KS4 or KS5. It is written to fit the DfE’s latest PSHE/ RSE guidance for 2020. If you were looking for the Complete KS4 Two Year’s of PSHE Pack, then you can find that here. Complete KS4 PSHE Pack for Years 10 and 11 If you were looking for the Complete KS3 Three Year’s of PSHE Pack, then you can find that here. Complete KS3 PSHE Pack for 7, 8, 9. This pack contains 36 x fully resourced, highly-rated PSHE lesson packs and units (KS4/5). All 36 lesson packs (bundled into 20 downloads) are complete with at least one hour-long powerpoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters and engaging activities and all are well differentiated to three levels throughout. 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 to 2018/19 PSHE Association guidance and created in preparation for the new statutory RSE guidance from the DfE. **EC Resources has created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The CCRC and has completed PSHE commissions for schools across the UK. ** These resources could also be used in Tutor Time, in which case there is enough material for 72x half an hour sessions. There is zero extra work required (although everything is editable if you do want to adapt it), and the whole bundle also follows specific KS3/4 PSHE Association topic recommendations and Ofsted latest RSE/Safe Students guidance. I use all of these myself as a Head of PSHE and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally months of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. I also have a **ONE YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP **bundle (37 lessons) available here. and I have a ONE YEAR OF RE bundle (36 lessons) available here: and finally a **ONE YEAR OF KS3 HISTORY **(36 lessons) available here. Many more inexpensive and free resources for each secondary year group at my shop:

7 fully resourced lesson packs (one download is a double) which all have a focus on issues surrounding immigration to the UK and the immigration debate. These are ideal for Tutor Time sessions, PSHCE lessons or a Citizenship drop down day. All lesson packs are complete with a detailed PowerPoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs and starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students. Included: 2x introduction lessons to immigration, asylum seekers, refugees and UK policies (Immigration + UK). An introduction to how British Values celebrate a diverse culture and heritage. An introduction to the concept of a multicultural society. Illegal immigration and the law - human trafficking and modern slavery. How to break down the fake news surrounding the immigration debate - a critical thinking lesson. What are religious views on immigration and social / community cohesion? Many more inexpensive PSHE, RE and Citizenship GCSE free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)

Now 3 YEAR'S WORTH of Tutor Time + Assembly resources - highly rated, differentiated and engaging Tutor Time / SMSC sessions and the assemblies which compliment them - enough for between 45 mins to 1 hour of SMSC / Pastoral content per week for two academic years. Everything is editable and so is easy to adapt to your needs. This is not a growing bundle - everything is already here and can be downloaded immediately so you can plan the year. Included: **74 hours' worth of SMSC, PSHCE and British Values lessons (loads of videos + questions, Powerpoints, worksheets, assemblies, creative + discussion activities)** Friendships, Attitude for learning, Revision Skills, Mental Health, Gangs and Crime, Achieving Goals, Career Planning, Target Setting, Growth MIndset, Study Skills, Resilience, Perseverance and Procrastination, Time Management, Self Management, Smart Targets, British Values, Internet Safety, Fake News, Safe Relationships, Alcohol and Smoking - and loads more. **15 Weeks worth of Special Day sessions and quizzes** Black History Month, LGBT+ Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, Remembrance Day Centenary sessions, Eid and Ramadan, Advent and lead up to Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, International Women's Day, Autism Awareness Week and much more. **Tutor Room 'all about me' display kit and tutor time rewards packs** **15 x Literacy, Current Affairs and Citizenship tutor times sessions.** 1 x 5 hour tutor time activities work booklet. and much more :) Each tutor time session has accompanying differentiated worksheets, detailed powerpoints and clip links and all are made by an experienced Head of Citizenship/PSHE. Suitable for KS3/4 but could be adapted. I use all of these myself, as do all the form tutors in my school and I really hope you find them excellent value. There's a good mix of topics here, so hopefully something to suit every schools SMSC and Form Time plans. Loads more resources for Whole School, PSHE, Citizenship, SMSC and RE [here: ](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources) Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: [EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources)

Perfect for meeting the new PSHE Statutory guidelines, this pack has been created from the popular EC Resources PSHE lessons to match one of the new PSHE Association optional frameworks - the ‘Thematic Framework’, from their model programme builder. This is one of a variety of ways to order your PSHE content and follows the PSHE Association’s new, suggested order for content within their three categories: Living in the Wider World, Relationships and Health and Wellbeing. PSHE Association Theme: Autumn 2 Living in the Wider World Topic – Financial Decision Making The impact of financial decisions, debt, gambling and the impact of advertising on financial choices **This pack is mapped against the latest DfE guidance and uses the PSHE Association Core themes (code references: H25, R38, L16, L17, L18, L19, L20, L25) for the 2020 Requirements (Statutory Health and RSE). ** Learning Outcomes for this unit how to effectively budget and evaluate savings options how to prevent and manage debt, including understanding credit rating and pay day lending how data is generated, collected and shared, and the influence of targeted advertising how thinking errors, e.g. gambler’s fallacy, can increase susceptibility to gambling strategies for managing influences related to gambling, including online about the relationship between gambling and debt about the law and illegal financial activities, including fraud and cybercrime how to manage risk in relation to financial activities All lessons are editable, differentiated at least three ways so you can be Ofsted and DfE guidance-ready and ensure your pupils have the very best PSHE education. Each pack contains a variety of activities, an hour-long PowerPoint, a clip with questions, a literacy focus task, new key-term introductions, reading aloud materials, assessment opportunities, progress checkers and creative tasks. 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. Check out our PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack The rest of the Thematic Packages can be found here: 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 7000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.

TEN HOURS WORTH! 22 x easy to use reading comprehension packs with three sections of differentiated questions each. These can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in English lesson for KS3/4 or GCSE comprehension training. Keep checking back if you download this as I’ll be adding lots more. Rise of the YouTube Vloggers - who are they and how did they make their millions? Brexit - what’s going on now? Why are people getting annoyed? What does this mean for Britain? Trump - what has he said now? What are the global implications of his presidency? What is this man’s background and why is he still so popular with some? Environmental issues - a very serious article about very scary problems students will face in their lifetimes unless serious action is taken. E-Sports and professional gamers. What’s it like to be one of these? How do they do it and what exactly do they do? Flat Earthers - what is this new trend? Why do some people believe the Earth is flat? An investigation into the growing anti-science trend and why this movement is gaining momentum. Rise of the Online Trolls - why do people ‘troll’? Who are these bullies hiding behind screens? This article investigates. The rising popularity of plastic and cosmetic surgery - what is this, what are the ethical issues behind it and why is it so popular? Virtual reality - what can we do with this technology? How does it work and what’s in store for the future? Tattoos - too cool for school or looking like a fool? Why is there so much prejudice against tattoos in a professional workplace and is this likely to change any time soon? Alternative Facts - what are these? Who came up with this term and what do we need to know? The Sugar Tax - why should your pay more for your favourite bottle of pop? This opinion piece investigates the rights and wrongs of this controversial tax. Scientology - just why is this organisation so rich? Terrorism - how have our attitudes towards terrorist plots changed? (Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes Focus) 15, Fracking - what is this and what’s the big fuss about? The antivaxx movement - who are these people rejecting vaccines? Why? What’s the problem with this? All of these articles are pretty interesting for students and teachers! All are very easy to use and a good way to combine Current Affairs / Citizenship and English. Brexit latest - all the options and possible consequences. Teenage mental health - time to take it seriously. Dangerous internet challenges - why some people fall victims to trolls. Being a responsible consumer - why it’s time to turn to fair trade. Do we really need an International Women’s Day? An investigation. Amazon and the toy-craze madness - why do people turn consumer-crazy at Christmas? All of these articles are pretty interesting for students and teachers! All are very easy to use and a good way to combine Current Affairs / Citizenship and English. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, RSE and RE resources at my store.

Drop Down Day Pack - A set of 6 lessons to cover a Drop Down Day (6 hours) introducing Citizenship to KS3. The Drop Down Day was put together for Year 7 originally, but all the resources are editable and well-differentiated so it could be used with any year group KS4 / KS3 with a tweak or so. The Drop Down Day covers an introduction to Citizenship, rights + responsibilities, Human Rights and focusing on how we can be active and positive citizens both in the UK and for the rest of the world. All these individual lessons have been rated very highly by Tes users and are tried and tested in my own department. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources HERE