WE Won't Rest Secondary Lesson Package

Homelessness is a problem that affects people all over the UK each year. It takes many forms and affects people of all ages. People find themselves homeless for any number of reasons—if they lose their job, their health deteriorates, they are fleeing domestic violence or are young runaways. Women and children in particular are often part of the “hidden homeless”—people living in friends’ homes and temporary accommodations. Homelessness exists all over the world, in our cities and communities, often hidden in plain sight.

With this resource, students will have the opportunity to look below the surface and spread the word about the causes and realities of homelessness. Students will learn about the realities of homelessness in the UK and how they can use their voices to bust the myths surrounding the issue. These lessons are grounded in the WE Schools Learning Framework ensuring students develop the core skill sets they need to become young leaders and help build a better global community.

Each lesson in the package is organised into starters, main activities and plenaries, with suggestions for differentiation. Clear learning objectives and success criteria following Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning ensure progression within each lesson and the package as a whole.

These lessons develop many aspects of character education and SMSC with a holistic and tangible approach, encompassing local and global social awareness and action, and empowering young people to make positive changes in the world around them.