World Mental Health Day 2018: October 10th
This year’s theme is young people and mental health in a changing world.
In the UK, 1 in 4 people, in any given year, will experience a mental health issue
Interactive resource in Prezi
Suitable for K3/4
Can be used by groups, individual learners and parents
School Diversity Week is the national celebration of LGBT+ equality in education.
Launched in 2016, over 450,000 pupils and teachers across the UK are expected to mark School Diversity Week 2018.
interactive resource in prezi
Includes short video
Suitable for whole class, small groups or individuals
Aimed at KS3 /KS4.
Healthy Eating Week is all about raising awareness for the ‘The British Nutrition Foundation’, and how to eat more healthily, & thanks to this, live a better life!
The BNF want to encourage and promote, healthy eating and drinking habits, being physically active, cooking from scratch as opposed to eating out and eating ready-made, processed food.
Interactive resource in prezi, suitable for individuals, small groups, whole classes or for parents.
Includes video material.
Aimed at KS3 or KS4
By 2025 it is estimated that over 5 million jobs in the UK will be lost to automation and robots.
This means that the job market that current school students will be joining will be vastly different from the one we know today.
The skills required to compete and thrive in this world will be those that robots and computers find difficult to copy.
Soft-skills, like creativity, communication and working with others will become vital for job seekers of the future.
Interactive resource in prezi. Contains video and infographic content.
Suitable for individuals, groups and parents.
Aimed at KS3, KS4 and KS5
World Environment Day, held on June 5th, is the a day for doing something to take care of the Earth
That “something” can be done locally, nationally or globally; it can be on your own or in a group. Everyone is free to choose.
Interactive resource in prezi
Contains short video, infographic, British Values discussion question and opportunity for learners to vote
Suitable for KS2
It’s World Oceans Day 2018 on June 8th.
The focus is ‘Preventing plastic pollution and encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean’.
The day fits in with the wider theme for World Environment Day on June 5th of ‘#BeatPlasticPollution - If you can’t reuse it, refuse it’.
Interactive resource in prezi which includes two short videos.
Suitable for individuals, small groups and classes.
Aimed at KS2 and KS3.
The Royal Wedding 2018
Contains short video recap of the event, plus British/Christian values discussion.
Interactive presentation in prezi.
Suitable for individuals and groups.
Aimed at KS2 / KS3
Whenever we face a challenge we can also face stress.
Research has shown that two thirds of us experience a mental health problem in our lifetimes, and stress is a key factor in this.
Stress can paralyse us, or it can be used to help us reach our goals.
The pressure of challenges like exams or tests can often trigger stress.
But what is stress and how can we cope with it?
Interactive resource in prezi
Suitable for individuals, small groups or parents
Aimed at KS3 or KS4
Half of all cases of adult mental illness start by the age of 14.
It is important that mental illness is diagnosed and treated early.
Yet too many people feel uncomfortable talking about mental health issues, often because they or their friends and family don’t recognise or understand the illness.
Interactive resource developed in prezi.
Can be used by small groups, individuals or by parents.
Suitable for KS2 or KS3
It has been over 400 years since William Shakespeare died in 1616.
Shakespeare Week is a national annual celebration of his life and work, aimed at primary aged students.
This resource in prezi includes: an infogram, videos and a quiz.
Suitable for individuals or groups.
March 8th is International Women’s Day, an important day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural & political achievements of women and call for gender parity.
Every person can play a part in helping drive better outcomes for women.
This year’s theme is 'Press for progress;
Interactive resource developed in prezi
Contains 4 short films and infographic stimulus material
Can be used by small groups, individuals or by parents.
This is the third Critical Thinking resource and focuses on the need for logical reasoning.
It establishes the concepts of the premise and conclusion as the basis of a logical argument. It also highlights 4 “logic traps” - the non sequitur, generalisation, assumption and irrelevance.
These principles are applied to the legend of Atlantis as a light-hearted approach to creating a logical argument. There are opportunities to evaluate the logic of ‘experts’ who have written on this topic. This approach offers opportunities to conduct further independent study to do the same thing. (There are a lot of theories out there!). Finally, learners are challenged to create their own logical argument on the Atlantis legend.
This resource could be used for KS4 learners and beyond, though it could be adapted for KS3 easily.
This Critical Thinking resource examines how to develop a line of enquiry. It is the second session in three separate Critical Thinking resources. It reinforces the need to challenge what we learn by asking questions which provide further information as well as to establish the validity of what has been discovered. It does this via 6 steps:
Step 1: What do we know already?
Step 2: Why is it important to the enquiry?
Step 3: Who agrees with the theory? (and why?)
Step 4: Who disagrees with the theory? (and why?)
Step 5: What else do we need to investigate?
Step 6: What do I believe?
The resource uses a light-hearted approach by focusing on the mystery of the Loch Ness monster and examines the theories behind the legend. At the end, learners apply what has been learned to produce a presentation which outlines their theories.
It’s suitable for KS4 and above, though could easily be adapted for KS3.
A simple introduction to Critical Thinking. It focuses on questioning in order to arrive at a theory.
Using information about the mysteries surrounding the Nazca lines, in Peru, learners are asked to develop a theory which explains this phenomenon. It includes consideration of the existence of aliens as well as theories advanced by recognised experts in this area. There are inevitable light-hearted factors for this reason!
The mantra here is to remain open-minded until you have the evidence to form an opinion, to challenge what you know and be prepared to investigate what you don’t. There are opportunities for further investigation and a presentation on the topic at the end of the session.
This resource is part of THREE Critical Thinking resources. It could be used as part of a study skills activity. Ideally aimed at KS4 and beyond, though elements could be easily adapted for KS3 learners.
Relationships aren’t always what they seem.
Sexual exploitation and grooming can happen to anyone and it’s important to be able recognise the signs and know how to protect yourself.
Interactive resource developed in prezi.
Can be used by small groups, individuals or by parents.
Be aware that a video clip within the prezi contains scenes of a sexual nature and depiction of drug use.
On November 11th, Remembrance events will be held in the UK and many other countries around the world.
These events will often include readings of famous war poems from the First World War.
This tutorial in prezi looks at three poems:
- ‘For The Fallen’, by Laurence Binyon
- 'In Flanders Fields', by John McCrae
- 'Dulce et decorum est', by Wilfred Owen
Includes SMSC questions relating to War Poetry.
Suitable for small and larger groups.
If you’re an absolute choc-aholic, you’ll love Chocolate week.
This year it's set to be bigger and better than ever, with chocolate tasting and chocolate making demonstrations being held around the country.
Includes video clip and quiz activity.
National Curry Week takes place from 9-15 October 2017
Korma, Madras, Jalfrezi, and Vindaloo … just some of the most famous curries! But what else do you know about this incredible food.
10 question quiz and answer sheet.
National Curry Week takes place from 9-15 October 2017.
It involves curry restaurants, caterers and curry lovers across the UK celebrating the dish with dinners, record breaking attempts, raffles, auctions and all manner of events designed to help combat poverty across the South Asian continent and worldwide.
Tutorial resource in prezi. Suitable for individuals or groups.
Includes recipe activity.
World Space Week is held every year from October 4th-10th.
It is an international celebration of the contribution that space, science and technology has made to the human race. This year's theme is 'Exploring New Worlds in Space'.
Tutorial resource in prezi that looks a some of the challenges faced in becoming an astronaut.
Includes transferable skills question.