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 classify drugs by group and effect • I can examine reasons why people misuse drugs • I can widely evaluate the impact of drugs The Lesson includes:  PowerPoint- 12 slides  Resources – Drug Classification Table (made on PPT), Circles of Impact Worksheet and brain Reflection icons for plenary task ( both made on Publisher) The lesson teaches students the difference between a prescribed drug and an illegal drug. It shows students how to categorise and classify dugs based on their effect and grouping. Students learn about stimulants, analgesics, hallucinogens, and depressants. Students examine reasons why people take drugs and then are challenged to evaluate why they misuse them. Students are also introduced to County Lines and are asked why children are used to traffic drugs in many cases. Students also have to consider the wider impact of drug use that extends beyond the individual user. 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  Gambling and Debt This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach.

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the PSHE/SRE Statutory Curriculum. Editable Powerpoint with 60 minutes worth of material. The lesson covers the topic of Social Media and Filters, with students evaluating how harmful filters are to mental health and body image. Learning Intentions: • I can identify reasons why people use filters • I can evaluate who is to blame for the impact filters has on mental health • I can suggest appropriate advice on how to use filters to safeguard mental health The Lesson allows young people to challenge the concept of beauty and realism. Students are encouraged to analsye the pros and cons of using social media and filter apps, to edit and augment reality. Students are encouraged to debate and rationalise why and when it is okay to use filters, if at all. Students will be challenged to suggest advice on how to use filters safely to a younger audience, to ensure young people are self-aware and self-responsible. The Lesson includes: • PowerPoint- 12 slides • Resources-Statement Sort (Publisher), Triangle Plenary slips (Publisher) 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 are scaffolded and sequenced throughout, to encouraging the development of critical thinking. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and develops wider literacy skills throughout. The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning, as well as suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly and helpful for ECT. 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  Social Media  Body Image  Eating Disorders *If you download, please so kind as to leave a review This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach.

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the National Citizenship Curriculum which can introduce rights as a concept, by focusing on animal rights or can be used comparatively after teaching about human rights. The lesson asks big questions such as ‘Who deserves more rights and protection?’ Students use a pre-made knowledge organiser, detailing the UK laws on animal welfare, to debate and question the humane and inhumane uses/treatment of animals. Focusing on animal testing students are challenge to evaluate and analyse the need for animal testing to save human life. The lesson also encourages students to consider what is meant by ‘cruelty-free’ and how this is different to Veganism. Students are given opportunity to put forward their own arguments and are challenged to build upon their learning to lobby organisations and companies in power to end animal testing/the use of animals in fashion, sport or for entertainment purposes. The lesson also includes self-assessment and time for reflection by way of an exit ticket plenary. Learning Intentions -I can outline key facts about UK Animal Welfare law -I can analyse arguments for and against animal testing and the different uses of animals -I can utilise my knowledge to compose a persuasive letter, influencing others of my opinion What is included? -Powerpoint-10 slides -Resources- Opinion sheets, I think, I know, I wonder plenary exit tickets, Arguments for and Against Animal Testing Tables, Knowledge Organiser, True or False Quiz slips (all made using Publisher) 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 can be used summatively through the final write up task. The lesson develops wider literacy skills and introduces technical terms. 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. This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

A ready to use Religious Studies lesson (from KS3 upwards) which introduces the concept of life after death. The lesson is fully editable and includes activities/resources to cover 60 minutes. The lesson is thought provoking and engaging allowing students to explore and challenge beliefs. Students learn to recognise the similarities/differences between the Christian teachings of life after death and those found in Islam. Students are challenged to create their own knowledge organisers, to extend their vocabulary and to draw upon information to analyse and evaluate their own beliefs by answering a written enquiry-based question. This is scaffolded and built upon throughout the lesson so that students can then do do a deep dive into not only what they think but why. The lesson also includes an optional homework task, whereby students have to create a travel brochure using either the Christian or Muslim beliefs about life after death or they can create their own ‘place’ where people go after death. Learning Intentions -I can outline key teachings about life after death from two religions -I can compare the religious teachings and beliefs -I can evaluate the teachings to form my own opinion and belief system about whether there is life after death Lesson includes: -PowerPoint (9 slides) -Resources-Diamond 9 DIN task, (PPT) Editable Homework Sheet (PPT) Homework instruction slips (PPT) Keyword match up task (Word) Knowledge Organisers and Info Sheets (PPT) PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and can be used summatively through the final write up task. Tried and tested lesson used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. the PowerPoint includes suggested timings to aid Early Careers Teachers and Non-Specialists. This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

Citizenship GCSE Concept revision mats-perfect for revision! x13 mats included and fully editable so that you can swap and change your own images/questions in the boxes. (Therefore a resource that can be used multiple times, year on year) Can be used for in-class revision or set as independent study. Can be set at the end of teaching a theme or as preparation for mocks/exams. Each mat is A3 and made using Publisher. There is an image in the centre of each mat which is purposefully simplistic in nature and vague. Around the image are boxes with prompts questions/tasks. Students have to make revision ready notes around the image. The questions/tasks are the same on each mat (yet can be edited) for example: ‘Key facts, laws, events, case studies that I can link to this image?’. Each mat also challenges students to write their own exam questions. Students have to write an ‘Identify, Explain, Compare and Evaluate’, which reinforces understanding of exam command words. The concepts of Justice, Equality, Morality, Democracy’ are evident in these revision mats, which push students to unpick what these concepts actually mean in real life. They also reinforce literacy and extend vocabulary as students have to identify keywords that could be used to describe the issue/content of the image. The A3 Concept mats are great for developing the ability to retrieve information, link topics/themes and the overall ability to conceptualise topic. (A much needed skill for the extended writing questions on both papers). There is one per theme -A-E and then some mats have multiple crossovers to encourage students to find ways to connect topics/themes to through meaningful and purposeful links. These mats test Citizenship knowledge as well as encourage critical thinking. It is advised to to complete a mat first yourself and then to model it with the class, especially to support lower ability students. Students can use textbooks and revision materials to help them complete the mats, at your discretion. Used by many students in the Northwest and loved. Once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study.

A ready to use Religious Studies lesson (from KS3 upwards) which introduces the concept of religious identity. The lesson enables students to answer the Enquiry Question: Why do religious groups wear specific clothing? The lesson includes the 6 main world religions and is fun, thought provoking and fully editable, with tasks to last 60 minutes. Students are challenged to use key terms such as; ‘Chastity, Purity and Modesty’, when evaluating why religious believers wear specific items of clothing. Students begin by reflecting on why teams, soldiers and students wear a uniform. They are then tasked with researching the religious and cultural practices surrounding specific items of clothing and practices for key religious believers. Their understanding is assessed when students have to apply the key terms to different religions and items of clothing for example the Hijab, Habit and Kippah, through comprehension questions such as- ‘How does wearing a Turban for a Sikh represent Unity?’ There is self-differentiation and assessment for learning throughout, which leads up to a creative design challenge, in which students are encouraged to design a religious item of clothing which is in keeping and respectful to religious teachings and practice. Learning Intentions -I can identify reasons why religious people may wear specific items of religious clothing -I can apply key terms to each religion to evaluate why specific religious item are worn -I can demonstrate my knowledge of religious teachings and practice through a creative design challenge Lesson includes: -PowerPoint (8 slides) -Resources-Keyword Matching table (Word), Information Sheets (Publisher) and Comprehension Question Cards (Publisher) PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font. Tried and tested lesson, used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. The PowerPoint includes suggested timings and teaching tips to aid Early Careers Teachers and Non-Specialists. If you purchase please be so kind as to leave a review :) This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

A ready to use lesson on Nuclear Weapons and Conflict. A thought-provoking and controversial topic yet taught in a controlled and mature manner. Allows children to debate and challenge opinion. Designed with KS3 students in mind, yet does have many opportunities to stretch and challenge Higher ability learners. The lesson includes 60 minutes worth of content and teaching activities that encourages collaborative learning, critical thinking and debate, leaving the teacher with very little to do! Learning Intentions: Lesson 1 -I can describe what a nuclear weapon is and a time when they have been used -I can explain the effects and dangers of using nuclear weapons I can evaluate opposing opinions on the use of nuclear weapons Literacy Focus The lessons introduce key terms such as: -Treaty -Non-Proliferation -Radiation -Devastation High quality resources, the activities teach resilience, independent study and collaborative learning, which aids lower ability students. The Powerpoint includes teacher notes, as well as timings for each task. Assessment for learning opportunities are embedded throughout. If you want a mini scheme of work on the topic of nuclear weapons, please head to my shop where you can find a mini scheme of work covering three lessons for £8.00. Lesson two covers Hiroshima and Chernobyl and lesson three introduce the advocacy of CND and encourages debate about nuclear disarmament. Once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study

A ready to use Religious Studies lesson (from KS3 upwards) which introduces Places of Worship from the 6 main religions. The lesson encourages students to compare places of worship. The lesson is fun and thought provoking, engaging students to explore different religious practices. Fully editable with tasks to last 60 minutes. Students learn to recognise the similarities/differences between the main world religions in how they pray and show worship. Students explore the key features of places of worship and are supported to find similarities and differences between them. Students are challenged to create their own knowledge organisers, to extend their vocabulary and to draw upon information to analyse and evaluate different religious practice working towards being able to answer an enquiry-based question. Learning Intentions -I can recall key facts about the 6 places of worship -I can apply key vocabulary and religious specific keywords in my comparisons -I can evaluate the practices/places, to find similarities and differences between them Lesson includes: -PowerPoint (18 slides) -Resources-Din image sheets and keyword cards (Publisher), Knowledge Organiser (Publisher) and Information Sheets (Word) PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities in the style of a quiz and the student’ work can be assessed summatively. Tried and tested lesson, used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. the PowerPoint includes suggested timings to aid Early Careers Teachers and Non-Specialists. If you purchase please be so kind as to leave a review :) This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the National Citizenship Curriculum which can introduce rights as a concept or consolidate prior learning of human rights. The lesson teaches students about child soldiers and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Students are encouraged to analyse why child soldiers are used as an alternative to adults and have to select and identify the rights being violated. Students are stretched to evaluate which methods of advocacy would be the most effective in raising awareness of child soldiers. Students are encouraged to collate research on child soldiers and to gather evidence throughout the lesson so that they can write either a letter to the Prime Minister or a National speech, to becomes advocates themselves on child soldiers. Lesson includes videos, short tasks that scaffold and build the learning. Learning Intentions -I can identify the human rights violations involved in using children as soldiers. -I can evaluate a range of advocacy methods that would make a child soldiers campaign effective. -I can adopt a range of sources, facts and bias, to argue persuasively why child soldiers is an issue that still requires campaign Powerpoint-9 slides (plus a slide including a choice of creative homeworks-comic strip or diary entry) Resources-Child Soldiers Case Study Questions Strips, Knowledge Organiser, Advantages and Disadvantages of advocacy methods (all made with Publisher) 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. This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

A ready to use Religious Studies lesson (from KS3 upwards) which introduces the concept of God and introduces the Omnis. The lesson is fully editable and includes activities/resources to cover 60 minutes. The lesson is thought provoking and engaging allowing students to explore and challenge beliefs. A lesson that is comparative in nature and looks at the basic beliefs about God from a Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu perspective. Learning Intentions -I can explain each Omni using examples -I can interpret religious quotes that suggest that God is Omni. -I can imagine and suggest what an Atheist response would be about God being Omni Lesson includes: -PowerPoint (10 slides) -Resources-Match the characteristics table (PPT), Atheist perspectives on God being omni (PPT) and Quotes about God being Omni sheet (Publisher) PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and can be used summatively to asess knowledge about key beliefs. Lesson is tried and tested, used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. The PowerPoint includes suggested timings and strategies on delivery to aid Early Careers Teachers and Non-Specialists. This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

A ready to use KS3 lesson about deforestation, suitable for Citizenship or Geography. Lesson contains 60 minutes worth of material and is thought provoking and relevant to today’s climate. Students are challenged to evaluate the scale of impact deforestation has (minimal damage and what type? Significant damage and how?) and are thus taught how to become critical thinkers, and active citizens. AFL is embedded throughout and activities are designed to enable students to see their learning grow and self-assess their progress throughout. Learning Intentions: -I can differentiate between the types of deforestation -I can examine the root causes of why deforestation happens -I can suggest solutions to deforestation Tried and tested lesson in the Northwest, engaging and good quality resources. PPT includes suggested timers for activities and is ideal for Early Careers Teachers. Lesson has been designed to leave the teacher with little to do and so can develop their questioning skills and AFL. The lesson teaches itself. Resources use Word and Publisher The purchase allows the seller only to use it in their classroom. It must not be adapted, modified and then resold. This lesson is subject to copyright and TES licensing regulations. For like-minded lessons and lesson aimed at KS3 Citizenship/PSHRE please head to the shop ‘Empowered Learning’.

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the National Citizenship Curriculum, which introduces the concept of migration with a specific focus on Refugees and Asylum. 60 minutes worth of engaging and thought provoking activities, attractive and student friendly resources that allow children to discuss and debate the issue of allowing refugees into the UK sensibly and in a controlled and mature manner. The lesson encourages students to evaluate what they know, see, think and feel about refugees and aims to challenge students to dispel myths about refugees through a quick quiz. Students are supported to recognise the difference between an economic migrant, a refugee, an asylum seeker and an illegal immigrant. Students are given push factor scenarios to consider how they would feel and what their own pull factors would be. Students are given the task of evaluating how refugees can benefit UK society as well as discussing the cons that allowing refugees into the UK can bring to society also. Learning Intentions -I can define and explain the terms connected to Migration -I can identify and explore the push and pull factors of being a Refugee -I can reflect upon and evaluate the pros and cons of allowing refugees into the UK What is included? -Powerpoint-14 slides -Resources- Starter picture sheets (PPT) Missing word challenge (Word) Pros and cons of Refugees task sheet (Word) Pull Factor Activity Sheet (Word) thinking Hats Plenary Sheet (PPT) 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. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and can be used summatively through the final plenary task. The lesson develops wider literacy skills and introduces technical terms. 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. This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

A ready to use Religious Studies lesson (from KS3 upwards) which introduces the concept of belief and the topic of prayer. The lesson enables students to answer the Enquiry Question: ‘Is the use of religious artefacts in prayer necessary to help people to connect to God?’ The lesson includes the 6 main world religions and is fun, thought provoking and fully editable, with tasks to last 60 minutes. Students are challenged to use key vocabulary in their writing such as collective, devotion, congregation and meditate when learning about the different methods of prayer and artefacts used in the 6 main world religions. Assessment for learning opportunities throughout enable the teacher to make on the spot checks of the direction of the learning. Students learn through a team fact hunt key facts about the use of different artefacts to help theists connect to God by creating their own knowledge organisers. Students have to sort arguments for and against the use of prayer, before the extended writing enquiry task. Learning Intentions -I can recall religious artefacts used in prayer -I can analyse arguments for and against the use of artefacts during prayer -I can evaluate the arguments out forward to form my own opinion, using evidence, of whether religious artefacts help theists connect to God. Lesson includes: -PowerPoint (7 slides) -Resources-Use the keyword in a sentence task (Word), Arguments for and Against task sheet (Word) Knowledge Organiser (Publisher) Prayer Fact hunt Sheets (Word) Enquiry question slips (PowerPoint) PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font. Tried and tested lesson, used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. The PowerPoint includes suggested timings and teaching tips to aid Early Careers Teachers and Non-Specialists. If you purchase please be so kind as to leave a review :) This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

A ready to use introductory lesson on Human Rights, aimed at KS3. The lesson includes 60 minutes worth of content and teaching activities that encourages collaborative learning, critical thinking and debate, leaving the teacher with very little to do! The lesson teaches students about human rights by requiring students to question the difference between wants and needs. The lesson introduces the creation of the UDHR and HRA through video and by requires student to create their own knowledge organiser through targeted questioning. Introducing terms such as ‘Collective Consciousness’ and ‘Equality’. Students then must debate whether rights should be automatic or earned by working collaboratively to debate and justify arguments for both side, before confirming their majority vote. For example ‘Should prisoners be allowed to have rights or should they earn them back by doing good’? The lesson teaches itself and is very adaptable and easy to use, particularly for ECT and Non-specialists. Students are finally tasked with selecting a human right to research to create an informative, yet structured poster, detailing what the right means in practical everyday life for citizens. Learning Intentions: -I can differentiate between wants and needs -I can evaluate whether rights should be automatic entitlements or whether they should be taken away and from whom -I can create informative material about human rights demonstrating my knowledge and understanding of rights in everyday context What’s included: -PowerPoint- 5 slides -Resources-HR Knowledge Organiser, Human Rights Debate Sheets, Human Rights Info sheets (all made using Publisher) Wants and Needs Cards (made on PPT) High quality resources, the activities teach resilience, independent study and collaborative learning, which aids lower ability students. The Powerpoint includes teacher notes, suggested questioning and strategy as well as timings for each task. Assessment for learning opportunities are embedded and the final task can be used as an assessment piece of work/display work. The pedagogy behind this lesson is tried and tested and has had great success in schools in the Northwest. Not for resale, once bought must not be shared, copied/edited then sold on. Check terms of Tes licence.

A ready to use Religious Studies lesson (from KS3 upwards) which introduces the concepts of Belief and Faith. In this lesson students are introduced to Atheism, Theism, Agnosticism and Humanism. The lesson encourages students to compare different types of belief, through fun and thought provoking tasks. The lesson challenges students to explore similarities and differences, with the tasks and content being scaffolded and sequenced so as to enable students to answer the enquiry-based question-Can you have faith and hope and not believe in a God? The Powerpoint is fully editable with tasks to last 60 minutes. Literacy and vocabulary are embedded throughout. Assessment for Learning opportunities are also throughout, supporting teachers to make on the spot assessment and progress checks. The PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font. The lesson has been tried and tested lesson, used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest of the UK. The PowerPoint also includes suggested timings to aid Early Careers Teachers and Non-Specialists. Learning Intentions -I can rank and compare different beliefs, justifying my opinion -I can demonstrate my knowledge of key belief systems -I can evaluate whether faith and belief is the same of different across the belief systems Lesson includes: -PowerPoint (9 slides) -Resources-DIN belief statements (Publisher) Diamond 9 Ranking (Publisher)Belief System Matching task (Word) Humanism Word gap (Word) If you purchase please be so kind as to leave a review :) This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the National Citizenship Curriculum which introduces Capital Punishment. Fully editable lesson and resources, with 60 minutes worth of content. Lesson interleaves the concepts of human rights and justice. It is engaging and challenges students to become critical thinkers. The lesson can be used as part of a series when teaching human rights or as part of the GCSE Citizenship programme of study. (Themes A and C-Edexcel) Learning Intentions -I can recall key facts about the Capital Punishment and its use globally. -I can evaluate arguments for and against the use of Capital Punishment by identifying counter-arguments. -I can create a reasoned and well-informed opinion on whether Capital Punishment should be reinstated in the UK. The lesson challenges students to evaluate their own opinions and beliefs about Capital Punishment. Students are tasked with using technical vocabulary such as Retribution, Deterrence, Rehabilitation & Miscarriage of Justice when evaluating the pros and cons of Capital Punishment in society and the Legal System. Students are shown statistics from a recent UK poll and through differentiated comprehension questions, must explore and analyse the data. Students are encouraged to debate controversial issues, such as whether the organs of executed offenders should be used to save the lives of others. What is included? -Powerpoint-9 slides -Resources- Keyword match up task (Word), Arguments for and Against Task (Publisher), Capital Punishment Missing Word task (Word), Capital Punishment Poll and Question Sheet (Publisher) Debate Question Group Sheet (PPT) PowerPoint is 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 and includes assessment for learning opportunities. The lesson also seeks to develop wider literacy skills and opinion writing. The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and teaching tips, 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. This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

A PowerPoint complete with interactive tasks and activities to guide teachers to reflect on their use of questioning in the classroom. The CPD session can also be used for practitioners carry out independent CPD. The PowerPoint draws upon the latest academic research and educational thought to inspire teachers to become more effective in their questioning so that id rives the progress of children. A series of interactive activities are used throughout to enable staff to consider, discuss, and debate how to design and use questions. Educators learn about the difference between closed and open questioning and why effective questioning is needed in the classroom. The session also includes true/false statements about what makes good questioning, as well as how to sequence, scaffold, and plan for questions. The session includes an opportunity to rethink and challenge what they know about questioning, with the opportunity to review an open question of their choice when creating a plan that challenges them to consider the many factors and prerequisites of knowledge and skill needed before posing questions. Such as: -Where does this question fit in the curriculum and specification? -What key knowledge is linked to this question? -What prior learning needs to be recalled to be able to answer this question? -What abstract concepts students need to understand -What skills are needed to answer this question? -What subject specific vocabulary & keywords do pupils need to know and would I expect in answer to this question? -What possible misconceptions pupils could give to my question? -What would a top and bottom level answer to my question look like? Packed with useful and practical tips that will empower and up-skill educators to pose and ask questions in their classroom that drive progress. Suitable for all teachers, and perfect for ECT’s. All resources included using Word document Guidance notes for the facilitator included in the PowerPoint. Further reading and links on final slide included Resources in this download include: -Question cards -True/False Statements for card sort -Pose and Plan Pyramids -Question Planning Sheet PPT and resources must not be redistributed or sold Can be shared with staff within your school and setting Not for resale Check terms and conditions of Tes.co.uk including Copyright laws.

A ready to use GCSE Citizenship ideally made for Edexcel GCSE level, however it can still be used in schools where GCSE Citizenship is not an option, yet there is some element of Citizenship education. (To be used from year 9 onwards in this instance) This lesson introduces the concept of free press and censorship with explicit links to human rights and other themes in Edexcel GCSE Citizenship (Themes A to C). In response to the 2022 GCSE Edexcel paper, upon which many candidates struggled to explain the role of a press regulator, this lesson serves to bridge this gap in learning. This lesson can be used as a starting point and is followed in this series by a lesson on Press Regulation which teaches about IPSO and IMPRESS (also available to download separately or as part of the ‘Press Bundle’) The lesson includes 60 minutes worth of high-quality teaching and learning materials, which challenge students to debate and think critically about the role of the press and the pros and cons of censorship in modern society, with respect to freedom of expression and balancing rights. Students have to forge links between the theme D requirements surrounding the press and also topics from Themes A to C, using real case studies. The lesson also challenges students to analyse data taken from the Global Press Freedom Index-May 2022, to evaluate how democratic a country is if there is no press freedom. Learning Intentions: -I can identify links between the press to other concepts/topics in Citizenship -I can sort arguments for and against press censorship -I can evaluate and reason why press freedom is an essential facet of democracy What is included in this sale? -PowerpPoint-9 slides -Resources-Theme D Press Specification slips (Publisher), Free Press Word Fill (Word), How the Press can be linked to other Themes Worksheet (Publisher) Censorship Statement Sort (Publisher), Global Press Freedom Index Task sheet (Publisher) 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 assessment for learning opportunities and has teacher notes and suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly and ideal for Early Careers Teachers teaching Citizenship for the first time. Please leave a review where possible. This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study.

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the National Citizenship Curriculum which introduces Democracy. Fully editable lesson and resources, with 60 minutes worth of content. The lesson can be used as an introduction to theme B on the Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Specification or used at KS3 level when teaching about the British Values. Learning Intentions I can demonstrate a wide understanding of topics and keywords associated with the concept of democracy I can categorise and sort the characteristics and features that make a society democratic and undemocratic I can evaluate and measure the pros and cons of democracy In society The lesson begins by introducing the definition and meaning of Democracy with a historic explanation of where democracy came from, so as to compare it to modern democracy. Students are challenged to demonstrate their knowledge of characteristics that underpin a democracy by sorting statements into two categories, ‘democratic and undemocratic’. Students are pushed throughout the lesson, both In their writing and through their oracy in a debate, to justify and expand upon their reasoning and choices. Students are given the opportunity to evaluate the pros and cons of a democratic society, as well as being stretched to debate controversial issues linked to democracy. For example ‘Should people who move to the UK from another country be automatically allowed to vote and be given British Citizenship?’ The lesson reinforces key vocabulary associated with democracy through a fun assessment for learning Bingo game. What is included? -Powerpoint-6 slides -Resources- Democratic or Undemocratic worksheet, Pros and Cons of Democracy Task sheet and Democracy Bingo and Keyword sheets (all made using Publisher) PowerPoint is 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 and includes assessment for learning opportunities. The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and teaching tips. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly. Please be kind and leave a review if purchased This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

Fully editable and adaptable can be used time and time again to develop knowledge and understanding of topics within theme E. Enhances vocabulary and the ability to retrieve information and make connections, essential for 2, 4 and the 12 mark questions on Paper 2, Section A. Students have to identify and select appropriate keywords to write in the pyramid. Students must be able to explain in a simple sentence how they all link back to the key term. Boxes can be made bigger or alternatively printed on A3 and given as a team revision task. Theme E sheets included cover: -Qualitative Data -Primary Research -Secondary Research -Democracy -Success -Collaboration Great as an entry task to introduce the topic, yet also can be used to assess end points to inform revision and set targets. Can be used as homework and as part of independent revision to build resilience. Simple and effective, tried and tested for over a decade. Students find the simplicity less daunting, yet it develops essential GCSE Citizenship skills. Includes prompt questions to encourage retrieval of knowledge and to assist students in interlinking between topics within the theme. *Made using Word Once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach.