A brief overview of what an election is, what a hung parliament is, and a debate about if 16 year olds should be able to vote. A chance for your students to make their own parties, too, and vote for them. WARNING: the youtube clip from the first slide has some mild obscenity in it (it's a humorous video by a made up party called the CBA party: intended to get students 'onside' - but not suitable for primary).

This resource is intended to facilitate independent inquiry and a choice of activity. Students should pick an activity and go through it, so this lesson works well with computers/iPads to access the resources attached which include video clips. There are also religious opinions and quotes to the environment, facilitating SMSC, RS, PHSE and Citizenship targets being met, and the lesson can of course be teacher led too. I usually give students 10-15minutes to feedback to the class what they found out.

A resource which is intended to run over 4 lessons: independent study with some introduction and video clips which can be uploaded to your server, and students can access them in their own time using headphones. Great for independent study, differentiation, SMSC, PHSE, Religious Studies and Citizenship, as well as General Studies, this resource stimulates outrage, insight and curiosity. It also includes historical and cultural insights, like the Ecuadorian Government signing in the rights of nature into law.

Suitable for year 6 and up, this is a single lesson, complete with clips and independent activities, to explain to your students what the refugee crisis is, how it happened, and if we should help. These can either be teacher led activities or student led, using a carousel system or marketplace. It therefore lends itself well to differentiation, and can be adapted to be an assembly too. 2 video clips included in this pack.

A second draft of a lesson attempting to explain and help students understand the unexplainable and shocking violence over the past couple of weeks in the UK. As news unfolds about the london attack I'll add another update about the London attackers: for me understanding the nuanced reasons for these attacks is very important to prevent Islamophobia. There are hyperlinks to videos etc. on many of the photos, and too much for an hour but plenty for you to pick and choose from depending on the needs of your students. I hope it helps your students understand what has happened, even if it can never be justified, and help them figure out positive ways to respond. Feedback GREATLY appreciated.

A 3 page glossary with gaps with brief definitions of ALL the words in the AQA religious studies B Unit 3 specification plus 10 key quotes. Also included an answer sheet. This is a really useful summary of the whole of the ethics exam for helping them answer those shorter and longer questions i.e. "Hospices are a better alternative to Euthanasia" (6 marker). My kids really liked it, so they inspired me to put it up here. Took about 3 hours to make mind, and about an hours worth of teaching included once all the questions and ideas are recapped. It's a great place to highlight weaknesses in their knowledge too.

An entire scheme of work on Immortality for Religious Studies GCSE. Including powerpoints, worksheets, activities, revision resources and clips, plenty to keep your kids interested, entertained and immersed in an educational experience. Shaped around the AQA Religious Studies B syllabus 1) What is reality 2) The evidence for immortality (NDEs and Reincarnation Stories) 3) Religious Attitudes 4) Scriptures and Life After Death (LaD) 5) The Resurrection 6) Muslim attitudes to the Resurrection 7) Paranormal Activity and Evidence for Life after Death 8) Revision 9) Revision 2

A 7 lesson Scheme of work on Poverty in the UK, including powerpoints, youtube clips, images, worksheets, booklets, and revision resources to help for KS3 or 4 work. Designed around the AQA Religious Studies B Spec. 1) What is Wealth and Poverty 2) Religious Attitudes to Wealth and Poverty 3) How do people get rich or poor 4) Poverty in the UK 5) Charitable Solutions to Poverty 6) Poverty: Solutions and Responsibility for Poverty 7) Revision/Consolidation lesson (with a 20 question competitive comprehension activity)

A 9 lesson Preparation for Working Life Scheme of Work. This includes practice exam papers, mark schemes, powerpoints, youtube clips, worksheets, glossaries, revision booklets and exam practice skills. A great way to get your year 11s prepped for the exams in double quick time!

6-10 Lessons on World Poverty, including its causes, religious attitudes (Christian and Muslim) and case studies. 16 files, PPTs, documents, worksheets and activities, including a prezi link, music videos and youtube links. 1) Introduction to wealth and poverty 2) Religious Attitudes 3) Compassion Justice and Stewardship 4) World Trade 5) Liberation Theology and Oscar Romero 6) Consolidation Feedback warmly received, as always! :)

8-10 lessons on Medical Ethics, including religious teaching (Christian and Muslim) on various procedures that simply did not exist at the time of the formation of these major world religions. Clips, hyperlinks, presentations (ppt) articles and case studies are all included in the 18 files in this bundle. There are also a couple of cover lessons/film lessons if you happen to have a copy of Gattaca or 6th Day. The topic includes: Embryo Research IVF Surrogacy Transplants and Transfusions Genetic Engineering Human Experimentation Cloning Saviour Siblings (briefly in the consolidation/revision session) I hope it's all very helpful! Feedback welcome, David p.s. Some DVDs on this topic (particularly My Sister's Keeper, Gattaca (and 6th Day to some extent) are good ones to invest in - you can buy these all on youtube)

This is a sensitive topic for many students, and this attempts to include the personal reality of old age and death whilst sensitively exploring the ethical issues around assisted dying/euthanasia. 28 files, including presentations, activities, debates, research tasks, a cover lesson template, word searches, clips and an assessment. Ideal for GCSE RS students. Including: Issues faced by the elderly religious (Christian and Muslim) attitudes to the elderly (resources here which can double as revision resources) euthanasia (and religious attitudes to euthanasia and suicide) care homes hospices revision lessons assessments Debate topics Feedback always gratefully received.

A little resource to help students to get to grips with quotes in Religious Scripture

A set of 7 lessons, including assessment, about inspiring people, including Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Nic Vujici, Aun San Suu Kyi and Gandhi. The Lesson on Nic Vujicic involves watching this clip, which is inspirational AND funny. It's 45 minutes, so will take up most of a lesson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJvEoLPLIg8 My lot loved it. Enjoy.

A set of 9 lessons about some of the most awkward stuff a teacher can try to teach. There are presentations, worksheets, online links and assessments all included here and plenty to personalize, adapt and tweek. Including: Self Esteem (4 Lessons) Pornography and Puberty Condoms Sexting Homosexuality and Christianity Break ups

8 Lessons on the environment and medical ethics including presentations, worksheets, information sheets and activities. Including: Environmental Issues Religious Attitudes to Environmental Issues Infertility Treatment, and Religious Attitudes Organ Donation and Transplants Religious Attitudes to Organ Donations and Transplants Assessment Its not the most polished of Schemes of Work, but its all there and space for you to personaliz e it. Enjoy! :)

11 Lessons, including an assessment, covering: Causes of War The Just War Theory Christian and Muslim Attitudes to War Jihad (comparison with the Just War Theory) Nuclear War Terrorism and War Independent Research Task The Sanctity of Life The Iraq War and Refugees Assessment This bundle includes worksheets, videos, presentations, assessment, starters, plenaries and everything you should need to teach this fascinating topic of Peace and Conflict. There's plenty here (hence the size of some of the presentations) so space for trimming slides and activities out. Feedback gratefully received.

A whole scheme of work on Religion in the UK, which includes a parallel SEND SOW as well. 30 files, including powerpoints, marketplace resources, videos, lesson plans and worksheets, as well as youtube links in the PPTs themselves. The links to the 2011 Census are included in the powerpoint notes so you can personalise your lessons to your locality, and Manchester is used as a case study in the multicultural segregation that occurs in cities (i.e. Muslims/Christians/Jews/Hindus/Sikhs congregate together.) Six lessons in all: 1) Identity: What is 'Britishness' anyway? (challenging xenophobia) 2) Religion in the Stockport & Manchester 3) Humanism in the UK 4) Judaism 5) Religion in the UK 6) Islam in Manchester/Stockport 6b) Islam is good (anti-islamophobia) 7) 'Natural' spirituality: The Case study of Findhorn 8) Assessment (creative dialogue) SEND: 6 lessons which follow the above but exclude Findhorn.

A whole Holocaust/Shoah scheme of work with videos, worksheets, wordsearches, youtube videos, embedded videos that include real survivors talking about their experience. I've taught and tweeked this over 6 years, teaching it perhaps 30 times, adding a real dimension of Jewish faith and how the Holocaust/Shoah challenged and strengthened different people's faiths. Excellent resource for higher achievers: level 7-8 is quite common with the scafolding here. It starts historical, and then becomes increasingly integrated with the effect on Jewish Faith. There's really loads here, including 34 files in total, so plenty to chop and change. Lesson 1: Introduction: 6 258 673 Lesson 2: Propaganda and Indoctrination Lesson 3: Timeline and Gradual Change in Nazi Germany Lesson 4: The Ghettos Lesson 5: Jewish Identity Lesson 6: The Concentration camps and Anne Frank Lesson 7: What was lost? Who's to blame? Lesson 8: Rescuers Lesson 9: Fight Back! The Bielski Brothers Lesson 10: Lessons from the Holocaust Lesson 11: Assessment

An entire 6 lesson bundle about science and religion. Includes videos, youtube links, wordsearches, assessment AND an alternative 5 lesson SEND series of lessons with simpler language and more visual activities. All for £3. Bargain.