This is an assembly all about George Floyd, what racism is and and what is Black Lives Matter. It includes slides with information and pictures as well as some videos to help explain to students what has happened with the USA protests and why it has happened. It also draws upon the UK riots and has lots of links for further reading, watching and listening for the students. Please note that as this assembly was created during lock down it is designed to be a virtual assembly but can easily be adapted for a normal assembly. It can also be adapted for a lesson. If any of the videos do not work then please let me know and I can forward them to you.

This assembly covers what mental health is and the stigma behind it. It then covers how students can enhance their mental health. Mindfulness is also covered and specific mindful meditation strategies also included. At the end of the powerpoint there is a support slide where students can click on the logo’s to take them to the websites. The assembly can be adapted and used as either a lesson, tutor session or whole year group / school assemblies. There is a mixture of information, useful websites and videos and is in total of 17 slides long.

This assembly is based on the book by prof Steve Peters. It explains what the book is about and helps students to understand how they can change their mindset when reacting to situations. It is 16 slides in length, fully editable and includes information, questions, scenarios and video’s. There are notes with the slides to help the delivery of the content. I have presented this assembly with 6th form, KS4 and KS3 students and adapted it each time to aid understanding. I have also presented this to staff as part of a CPD course. It has been hugely successful every time I have presented it. UPDATE - I have now uploaded a new version due to there being a couple of spelling errors on the previous version.

A 13 slide assembly looking at resilience and 3 key characteristics that resilient people have. With the assembly is also a script that can be found in the notes section of the slide. There are 2 videos within the assembly, if the embedded videos do not work then please find youtube links in the notes sections of the slides.

A presentation designed as a virtual assembly (but can be easily adapted) about the history of Pride and LGBTQ and why we celebrate pride. This presentation is 13 slides long and includes video’s links to websites, information, inspirational LGBTQ people and links to further reading / watching / listening. It can easily be adapted for a lesson if not using it as an assembly.

A 12 slide powerpoint that talks through the importance of learning from failure in order to be successful. It includes videos and examples of current celebrities relevant to the 3 main points of the assembly which are: Don’t quit too early There is no such thing as failure The past does not equal the future As you can see from the preview in the notes section of the slides is a script for you to follow for the assembly. This is one of my go to assemblies for KS4/KS5 students but is also applicable for younger years. The powerpoint can be edited.

This is an anti-racism booklet with a power point that runs along side the booklet. It is split up into 4 sessions and includes news stories (including the recent racism in football issues and the George Floyd killing), video’s, discussion questions and reflection tasks. This can be used as a booklet for a consequence course, RJ work with students or as a lesson or group of lessons.

This assembly focuses on how we can change our mindset to overcome obstacles and challenges. It include slides and scripts for the slides on the notes section in the powerpoint. There are also 2 videos, one about Growth and Fixed mindset and the other an advert about not giving up. This assembly has always gone down well with KS4 and KS5 pupils and can be adapted for a lesson or for KS3.

This is an assembly that I am presenting to students this week all about the impact of Sarah Everard and public sexual harassment on women and girls. It is a very powerful assembly and so far has gone down well with the students. Slides have a script at the bottom for the presenter to follow. Slides 1-4 = Intro to Sarah Everard and what has been happening in the news and on social media about her death and public sexual harassment. Slides 5-7 = Information, statistics and a video all about public sexual harassment. Please note that you will want to look at the video first as it may not be suitable for all age groups. Slides 8-12 = How can we tackle PSH and what can we do in school in ensure it does not happen in the school building. You will want to change one or two things on these slides to ensure it is in line with your school policy. The final slide is the most powerful - As all the names of women who have died in the last year as the result of males are read out dismiss the assembly (this list goes on for around 5mins!

A 13 slide informative powerpoint assembly about the importance of sleep and the effects of a lack of sleep. Slide 1 - Title and intro Slide 2 - Facts about sleep and aging Slide 3 - The brain Slide 4 - The brain and sleep experiment Slide 5 - Experiment results Slide 6 - The brain and a good sleeper Slide 7 - The body - CV system Slide 8 - Interesting fact about sleep and CV system Slide 9 - The immune system Slide 10 - Drop in WBC activity Slide 11 - Sleep is your super power - use it! Slide 12 - Video Slide 13 - Top tips for sleep.