This six week scheme of work focuses on LGBTQ+ identity and is suitable for KS3, KS4 or KS5 in PSHE or form time. The lessons are easy to follow and simple to deliver, and include PowerPoints, handouts, resources and homework. The focus of the scheme is discussion and understanding and the lessons contain a mix of starters, worksheets and videos to help navigate complicated subject matter. At the end of the scheme, students are asked to assess their own learning and show understanding through a roundup activity. Lesson 1: What is LGBTQ+? Lesson 2 Trans and Non-Binary Lesson 3: Challenging Prejudice Lesson 4: Coming Out Lesson 5: LGBTQ+ History Lesson 6: The Plus Lesson 1 serves as a general introduction to LGBTQ+ by defining key terms, looking at different flags and their meanings, discussing who in our lives is LGBTQ+ and thinking about LGBTQ+ celebrities. Homework is focused on Pride as a means of busting common misconceptions about the event. Lesson 2 focuses on trans and non-binary identities by defining key terms, prompting discussion about how we might support trans friends at school, clearing up common misconceptions and watching videos that highlight trans voices. Lesson 3 allows students to get to grips with challenging prejudice, explaining what homophobia an transphobia are, analysing the different kinds of bullying, and asking the class what they can do to support their LGBTQ+ peers. There are lots of recommendations for books, film and television that students can enjoy included. Lesson 4 asks students to consider Coming Out. As well as showing positive depictions of LGBTQ+ people who have come out, the lesson stresses that it is important to come out when you are safe and ready. There is a worksheet analysing an extract from the book* Love, Simon* and multiple class discussions. Lesson 5 traces LGBTQ+ history in the United Kingdom, asking students to make predictions about when certain historical events occurred and then running through a timeline of key milestones. There are in-depth focuses on the impact of the Stonewall Riots and HIV. Homework is to complete a fact file on Marsha P. Johnson. Lesson 6 unpacks the plus in LGBTQ+, looking at gender dysphoria, pronouns and intersex people, with a range of video resources included to help navigate complicated discussions. Students are asked to evaluate their learning at the end of the lesson, as well as provide answers to prove this.

This six week scheme of work focuses on Mental Health and Wellbeing and is suitable for KS3, KS4 or KS5 in PSHE or form time. The lessons are easy to follow and simple to deliver, and include PowerPoints, handouts, resources and homework. The focus of the scheme is discussion and understanding and the lessons contain a mix of starters, worksheets and videos to help navigate complicated subject matter. At the end of the scheme, students are asked to assess their own learning and show understanding through a roundup activity. Lesson 1: Mental Wellbeing Lesson 2 Anxiety and Depression Lesson 3: Anger and Stress Lesson 4: Coping Techniques Lesson 5: A Healthier You Lesson 6: Supporting Friends Lesson 1 serves as a general introduction to mental wellbeing by defining key terms, looking at forms of mental health difficulties and their meanings, and considering ways we might keep mentally well. Homework is to put a fact file together on a celebrity who has faced mental health challenges. Lesson 2 focuses on anxiety and depression, prompting discussion about the difference between normal feelings and mental health challenges, learning to spot the signs of mental health difficulties in ourselves and others, and thinking about how we already manage our mental wellbeing. Lesson 3 allows students to get to grips with anger and stress through exploring what healthy emotional responses might look like. There are self-evaluation worksheets that ask students to productively think about methods of calming down and bettering their response to difficulties. Lesson 4 asks students to consider coping techniques. As well as diving into the meaning of self-care, there is a section on harm minimisation explaining how to reduce the risks involved with self-harm and suicidal thoughts. National mental health charities are also signposted. Lesson 5 looks at the steps we can take to lead healthier lives. Thinking through the basics of healthy living, the lesson builds in a chance for the students to synthesise their learning through practicing strategies such as meditation and colouring. Homework is to keep a self-care diary. Lesson 6 unpacks how we can support our friends, with focuses on men’s mental health and stigma in different communities. A largely discussion and video-based lesson, there is a worksheet at the end for students to evaluate their learning.

This six week scheme of work focuses on Black Lives Matter in Britain and is suitable for KS3, KS4 or KS5 in PSHE or form time. The lessons are easy to follow and simple to deliver, and include PowerPoints, handouts, resources and homework. The focus of the scheme is discussion and understanding and the lessons contain a mix of starters, worksheets and videos to help navigate complicated subject matter. At the end of the scheme, students are asked to assess their own learning and show understanding through a roundup activity. Lesson 1: Black History Lesson 2 BLM Lesson 3: Black Music Lesson 4: Black Film Lesson 5: Black Literature Lesson 6: Anti-Racism and Solidarity Lesson 1 serves as a general introduction to black history in the United Kingdom, asking students to make predictions about when certain historical events occurred and then running through a timeline of key milestones. There are in-depth focuses on black Tudors, the slave trade, WW2 and the Brixton Uprisings. Lesson 2 focuses on BLM by defining key terms, prompting discussion about why BLM is necessary in the UK, clearing up common misconceptions and watching videos that highlight trans voices. Homework is a comprehension worksheet on racism in the UK. Lesson 3 allows students to get to grips with black music, exploring the different genres that black artists have helped create and shape. Alongside the next two lessons, there are lots of recommendations for music, books, film and television that students can enjoy. Lesson 4 asks students to consider black filmmaking. As well as showing positive depictions of black life in cinema, the lesson questions why it is important that we see black representation on screen. There is a homework task to create a fact file on a black director or filmmaker. Lesson 5 traces black literature in the UK, exploring the work of authors like Malorie Blackman and Kayo Chingonyi. There are multiple worksheets included focusing on Noughts & Crosses and the creation of blackout poetry. Lesson 6 unpacks anti-racism and solidarity, exploring how students can become engaged citizens and support their black peers. Students are asked to evaluate their learning at the end of the lesson, as well as provide answers to prove this.