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www.ecpublishing.co.uk We are the market leaders in PSHE + RSE resources, with over 14 million downloads of our lessons worldwide and over 5500 five star reviews. Established in 2015, our team of consultants and teachers has written for The Bank of England, The Children's Commissioner, The CCRC, The British Legion and many other UK charities and institutions. We love what we do and we aim to be highest quality and best value for money out there. Find us at www.ecpublishing.co.uk.
Careers + Employment - Gatsby
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Careers + Employment - Gatsby

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For Gatsby Benchmark Careers Guidelines. 6 hour PSHE careers unit to help prepare students for the world of work. Originally created for KS4 but easily editable forany secondary school class too. This unit covers: Writing an amazing CV Preparing for and being excellent at work experience Preparing for and nailing job interviews Your rights and responsibilities as an employee Careers in STEM industries The benefits of joining a trade union Includes: 6 x 1 hour Powerpoints, differentiated worksheets for all tasks, clips with question activities, group tasks, fun paired activities, literacy focus tasks, measurable, colour-coded LOs to three levels of challenge throughout - everything you need to teach an engaging PSHE unit. More PSHE lessons for KS3, KS4 and KS5 can be found here.
Life After Death Unit
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Life After Death Unit

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6 hours’ worth of lessons exploring the concept of the afterlife and what happens when we die from different religious perspectives - perfect for KS3 RE. Each lesson contains a detailed PowerPoint and worksheets, well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, a variety of activities, information packs, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities. Included: Afterlife Introduction Heaven and Hell Reincarnation Christianity, Islam and Death The Soul (Christianity and Islam focus) PLUS: Assessment, mark scheme and feedback sheet Full scheme of Work Homework Project The pack is fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK. Check out our RE and PSHE Packages here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Environment Drop Down Day
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Environment Drop Down Day

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MORE ADDED! 6 x fully resourced, hour long lessons all about caring for the environment and living sustainably (KS3/4). Each includes: a one hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, is differentiated fully for MA,LA + Core and is designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ to ‘Outstanding’. Everything is fully editable. Each resource pack has individually been rated highly by Tes users. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Alternative Religions + Cults
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Alternative Religions + Cults

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A new unit all about new movements and alternative religions. Created to really engage and intrigue students in the wonderful subject of RE, before they go on to do the (slightly drier) GCSE courses in more mainstream religions. Includes: An investigation into cult leaders vs religious leaders An Introduction to Scientology An introduction to Mormonism An introduction to Humanism An introduction to Jehovah’s Witnesses An introduction to the Amish An introduction to alternative Islam An introduction to the Illuminati An introduction to Atheism A introduction to Rastafarianism Special Christmas lesson on Paganism Assessment, mark scheme and feedback sheet Scheme of work 11 x 1 hour lessons: 11 x one hour PowerPoints dozens of worksheets, fully differentiated, clip links, activities, all you need for teaching the unit to students who don’t have much background info on the movements (with plenty to challenge those who do). MORE RE RESOURCES You can also find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecteachresources/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ec_publishing and our website EC Publishing .com
Year 7 Religious Education
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Year 7 Religious Education

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UPDATED AND EXPANDED FOR 2021 - 1 YEAR OF YEAR 7 RE LESSONS 38 hours of fully resourced, well-differentiated, highly-rated, detailed and editable RE lessons for Year 7. All 38 packs (bundled into 20 downloads) are complete with at least one hour-long PowerPoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, assessments, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters and all are well differentiated to three levels throughout. All schemes of work included. The units included are: 1 Introduction and overview lesson (1 hour) 2) Religious Festivals (10 Hours) 3) Christianity (11 Hours) 4) World Religions - Beliefs , Life and Death (9 hours) 5) Sikhism (5 hours) 6) End of year RE fun lesson (1 hour) A suggested overview and detailed schemes of work for all lessons and units is included as well as a homework project. Also includes assessments, mark schemes + DIRT feedback sheets. These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to follow. Please do have a good look through the resources and read all the reviews - I know purchasing for a whole year is an investment. There is zero extra work required, you really can just pick them up and teach them. However, they are also fully amendable should you wish to. Also included : world religions homework project and SoW. I use all of these myself as a Head of RE and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally months of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. I also have a 1 YEAR OF YEAR 8 RE bundle (37 lessons) available here: 1 Year of Year 8 RE I also have a 1 YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP bundle (37 lessons) available here:1 Year���s worth of Citizenship and I also have a 1 YEAR’S WORTH of PSHE bundle (36 lessons) available here: 1 Year’s worth of PSHE Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
RE Introduction
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RE Introduction

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An hour long ‘Introduction to RE’ lesson, fully resourced and created as an introduction to RE for Year 7. The lesson focuses on what RE is, how the three main aspects of study (traditions and beliefs, philosophy, ethics and morality, religion in the world today), introduces a classroom code and contains a fun teamwork activity. The lesson is filled with engaging, well differentiated activities and very easy to follow. Also includes schemes of work for Year 7 and 8 RE. The pack includes an hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and a literacy focus plenary. These resources have been designed to be engaging and challenging. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes). This pack also includes the full written scheme of work which this lesson is from, all lessons also available here: You can find many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES Follow me for free weekly uploads :)
Respect in Relationships
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Respect in Relationships

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One hour, fully resourced lesson for planning the new PSHE 2020-24 curriculum (PowerPoint, worksheets, clip tasks, activities, all differentiated three ways) which focuses on the importance of respect and introduces different ways of easily showing respect in a variety of relationships and settings. Everything is editable, so easy to adapt for your own PSHE planning. You can find much more on the EC Publishing website. The lesson is adaptable, easy to follow and fully differentiated. It could be used by a Citizenship, PSHE or Tutor group. It was made for KS3 / 4 but could be adapted too. This resource pack includes an hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, templates, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it.If you like this, we also provide a complete KS3 PSHE Package for schools as well as hundreds of other lessons and PSHE assessment and PSHE audit tools. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk You can check out more of our PSHE, Citizenship GCSE 9-1 and RE resources here: MORE EC RESOURCES Or our new LGBT+ resource pack, designed to help schools combat homophobia and transphobia here: You can also find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecteachresources/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ec_publishing Or check out our Secondary English store for all things KS3 and GCSE, from knowledge organisers and lessons to escape room packs and exam practice resources.
Privilege PSHE
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Privilege PSHE

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1 hour, fully resourced PSHE / Citizenship SMSC lesson which focuses on privilege, what this is and how it affects us all . The lesson is most suitable for KS4 (but has been left editable) and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is also useful for Life Skills or Tutor Time. The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES
Sikhism : Khalsa 5Ks
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Sikhism : Khalsa 5Ks

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1 hour, fully resourced RE lesson which focuses on the story of the formation of the Khalsa and the 5 K’s. The lesson is most suitable for KS3 (but has been left editable) and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. Please leave a review if you like it :) You can find many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES
Facebook Activity
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Facebook Activity

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A Facebook-style profile activity (FactBook). Perfect as a ‘getting-to-know-you’ task for new classes. PDF and word version included. The whole lesson which goes with this is available here:
Transition to Secondary
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Transition to Secondary

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A fun and easy to use ‘Transition to secondary school’ lesson for Year 7. This first day back lesson is perfect for form tutors to use when they meet their new Year 7s. Includes a one hour PowerPoint, differentiated activities about starting secondary school, activities for creating a display of ‘FactBook’ profiles, and introduction for new students on the importance of learning a wide range of distinct subjects. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed, editable and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources at my shop: MORE WHOLE SCHOOL RESOURCES
Immigration Card Sort
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Immigration Card Sort

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An easy to use, reasons for immigration card sort. Useful for Citizenship or Geography. Loads more free / inexpensive Citizenship and PSHE resources available here: EC RESOURCES STORE
Sikhism
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Sikhism

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6 x 1 hour, fully resourced RE lessons and scheme of work all about Sikhism (including an assessment with markscheme and feedback sheet). The lessons are most suitable for KS3 (but have been left editable) and are filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. The pack includes 6 hours of PowerPoints, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips, literacy focus tasks and a quiz. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed, easy to follow and editable. You can find many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES
Sikhism : The Golden Temple
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Sikhism : The Golden Temple

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1 hour, fully resourced RE lesson which focuses on the story and background of the Sikh Golden Temple at Amritsar. The lesson is most suitable for KS3 (but has been left editable) and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES
Fake News Assembly
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Fake News Assembly

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An assembly focusing on the dangers of fake news, how we recognise fake news and the importance of being aware of it. The assembly explores the fact that it was Hitler who invented the idea of fake news and then examines how he used it to gain power and control the public, before comparing it to the way politicians use fake news - from Thatcher to Trump. There are then slides which explore how to recognise fake news and what to do if you’re unsure. The slides shown are just a sample of those included. The whole assembly follows an easy narrative that can be used with no additional prep (although it is also editable should you want to). Best suited for secondary students. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Or you can check out some of our most popular PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources below: Mental Health PSHE Bundle 1 Whole Year of PSHE Resources British Values Citizenship Bundle Careers, Employment and Enterprise Bundle Islam Bundle Sex and Relationships Education
Perseverance + Procrastination
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Perseverance + Procrastination

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1 hour, fully resourced PSHE / Life Skills lesson which focuses on perseverance, procrastination, what these are, why we do them and how we can apply advice to improve our focus in study and the wider world . The lesson is most suitable for KS4 or KS5 (but has been left editable) and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for PSHE, Life Skills or Tutor Time. The pack includes a 1 hour / 90 min long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES
Magna Carta Citizenship GCSE
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Magna Carta Citizenship GCSE

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A detailed and well differentiated lesson which fits both AQA and Edexcel Citizenship GCSE 9-1. This lesson focuses on the development of Human Rights from Magna Carta to the present day. Students will investigate the impact of Magna Carta and it’s significance on the evolution of rights such as the UN HDHR, the European Convention on Human Rights, the UNCRC, the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act of 2010. The lesson includes a detailed, 1 hour PowerPoint, information and source sheets, differentiated activity worksheets, differentiated challenge activities and clips tasks, timeline and information sheets. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. The PowerPoint and worksheets are in the ZIP file as there’s a lot of content. The images have been uploaded to show a few examples of the slides in the lesson :) Teaching Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with almost 4000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE 2020, RSE, Citizenship GCSE, Careers, Tutor Time and RE resources at my shop: MORE EC RESOURCES LESSONS
LGBT, Gender, Sexism + Identity PSHE
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LGBT, Gender, Sexism + Identity PSHE

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Ten x fully resourced lessons on gender, sex and transgender identities and and one LGBT+ Month tutor time session, with differentiated worksheets and clips - suitable for KS3/4, all focusing on the gender, prejudice, sexual identity and transphobia and transgender issues. Could be used all together as part of a Drop Down Day, part of an RSE / PSHE Unit of work or over a week in Tutor Time. Pack includes: An introduction into the fluidity of gender, the difference between sex and gender, as well as the prejudice faced by some of those in the LGBT+ community. Sexism. Why does gender seem to matter so much to some in the workplace and at school? What issues do women in particular face, why is this and how can society overcome them? What does it mean to be transgender? Who are the transgender role models and what can these people teach us about tolerance and gender fluidity? LGBT+ Month session - trans identity focus. What is the difference between sex and gender? What makes up our identity, our orientation and gender expression? What is the correct way to use the new terminology? What is Feminism? What has the movement achieved for gender equality and do we still need it? What is masculinity? What constitutes both toxic and positive masculinity? What effects do both of these have on males and wider society? What is biological sex? What is gender and what are gender roles? An investigation into all these questions and more. NEW - This lesson investigates the correct use of pronouns and also the rise of neo-pronouns. It invites students to make their own minds up about how useful neo-pronouns are and explains the correct use of pronouns for transgender people under the UK Equality Act, as a protected characteristic. It also talks about the use of pronouns and neo-pronouns between students, as well as how schools are advised by the government as of 2023 to handle changes in pronouns. Gender stereotypes - what are these and why are they harmful? Our PSHE / Citizenship resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources HERE
Breaking Up Relationships
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Breaking Up Relationships

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1 hour, fully resourced PSHE / RSE lesson which focuses on the end of relationships, break-ups and heart-ache. The lesson is most suitable for KS3/4 (but has been left editable) and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is useful for PSHE, RSE or Tutor Time. The pack includes a 1 hour long PowerPoint, differentiated challenge activities, worksheets, clips and literacy focus tasks. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES
Extremism
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Extremism

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NOW 20 HOURS including Andrew Tate, online misogyny and incels lesson! More now added! 17 x fully resourced lessons, with differentiated worksheets and clips - suitable for KS3/4, all focusing on Radicalisation and Extremism. Could be used all together as a Drop Down Day, a PSHCE Unit of work or over a few weeks in Tutor Time. Contains optional assessment pack too. Pack includes: An introduction to online radicalisation and extremism, with a focus on online radicalisation and how leaders convince the vulnerable to join them. Radicalisation and extremism - how to help prevent radicalisation and recognising the signs amongst our friends, school and community. Who are the extremist groups? Religious (Islamic and Christian) and political (non-religious) right-wing extremist groups. Hate crime - what is this and why do we still have hate crime in the UK today? 2 hours How do religious and political extremist leaders attract converts to their groups? An experiment your class will enjoy taking part in. What makes a good religious or political leader different to an extreme one? How can we tell the difference and not be brainwashed into extreme cults? What is religious terrorism? Why are people prepared to die in the name of their God? How have their minds been hijacked? What is right-wing extremism? Why is this on the increase? Who are the right wing extreme groups? Who is ‘Tommy Robinson’ and how does he help spread bigotry in the UK? What is hate speech? What does UK law do to protect us from this and what form do criminal actions take? What are internet subcultures and how can these spread extreme views? What is anti-Semitism? What is the history of this and where does it still exist today? Should a tolerant society tolerate some level of intolerant views? What about Left Wing Extremism? To what extent are religious leaders responsible for extremism? What is the manosphere, who is Andrew Tate? What are incels? Why are young men at risk? KS4 Political Ideology and Online Radicalisation Optional Assessment Pack Find more lessons on everything from misogyny, masculinity and Andrew Tate to dating, love, health and wellbeing, extremism, pornography, gender and transgender prejudice, racism, sex and relationships and much more on the EC Publishing website. Our PSHE / Citizenship resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources HERE