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Hinduism - Rig Veda
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Hinduism - Rig Veda

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A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated 1 hour lesson which introduces students to the Hindu holy texs of the Vedas, in particular the Rig Veda. This lesson is editable, so easy to adapt for your own planning and is best suited to KS3. The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, a 2 page information pack, detailed worksheets, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities. It 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 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.
Religious Festivals
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Religious Festivals

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A detailed introduction to religious festivals and all the different elements that make the up, for the six largest World Religions. It focuses on the similarities between religions and is perfect for Year 7. Includes: Complete 1 hour lesson with accompanying worksheets, adaptable and well differentiated. Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core. Really easy to just pick up and use. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
World Religions - Leaders
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World Religions - Leaders

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A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated 1-2 hour lesson which introduces students to the religious leaders of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Hinduism and Buddhism. Students will complete differentiated literacy tasks, clip tasks, research and creative tasks - all information on each type of faith leader is included. This lesson is editable, so easy to adapt for your own planning and is best suited to KS3. The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, a six page information pack, detailed worksheets, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities. It 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.
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.
Relationships and Families  AQA RS
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Relationships and Families AQA RS

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Complete AQA Theme A - 8 hours of lessons (plus a revision lesson and 2 revision guides) created for Spec A, Thematic Studies, AQA RS Theme A Relationships and Families. This bundle covers every aspect of Theme A in detail: Sex before marriage Attitudes to homosexuality Contraception Divorce Children and Families Gender and LGBT Issues Contemporary Family Issues Prejudice and Discrimination The religions in focus are Christianity and Islam. These have been used for GCSE RS Thematic Studies AQA (9-1) Theme A (but are editable for other exam boards or KS3). Everything is fully adaptable and includes essay preparation, detailed PowerPoints, quote analysis tasks, a variety of activities, 12 mark and 5 mark practice questions, clips + questions, active and creative tasks as well as revision tasks. All created by an experienced Head of RE. Everything is fully differentiated (to three levels throughout - from target grades of 4 to 9). You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, RSE and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
The Afterlife: Life after death
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The Afterlife: Life after death

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Complete 1 hour PowerPoint, clip, worksheets, differentiated to 3 levels, suitable for KS3/4. Variety of different level tasks for MA,LA or Core and designed to fit Ofsted criteria for' Good' or above. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Leave me a review and I'll send you a resource for free. Just message me with the one you want :)
Buddhist Beliefs
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Buddhist Beliefs

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A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated 1 hour lesson which introduces students to the Buddhist beliefs including the The Universal Truths, Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. This lesson is editable, so easy to adapt for your own planning and is best suited to KS3. The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, a 2 page information pack, detailed worksheets, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities. It 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 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 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.
Stem Cell Research
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Stem Cell Research

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1 hour PowerPoint, clip, worksheets, differentiated fully KS3/4 Complete 1 hour lesson with accompanying worksheets Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for' Good' or above Please leave me a review and I'll send you any other resource of your choice for free. 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 :) 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 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 GCSE CITIZENSHIP 9-1
Suffering
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Suffering

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A fully-resourced, detailed and differentiated 1 hour lesson which introduces students to religious and non-religious ideas to explain suffering. Students will examine the concepts of free will, original sin, karma, dualism and much more, comparing and contrasting reigious ideas and completing a GCSE style literacy task at the end. Best suited to upper KS3. The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, a 2 page information pack, detailed worksheets, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities. It 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 We also run the EC Publishing website and 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.
Abortion PSHE
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Abortion PSHE

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2 HOUR LESSON - Abortion, legal status and beliefs. A detailed lesson all about the legal status of abortion in the UK and the differing beliefs and opinions surrounding the subject. This lesson will last your students two hours and has a wide variety of activities, is editable and also easy for non-specialists to use, as information packs and answers are included. All editable and very easy to pick up and use, for non-specialist too. This lesson is taken from the new EC Publishing Package for 2024-25. You can find that on the EC Publishing website. Contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk. 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 Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, The British Legion, 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. You can visit our website at EC Publishing for further discounts, complete school packages and much more, and can email us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Check out our PSHE Packages on Tes here: Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE Complete KS5 PSHE and RSE One Year of Citizenship and British Values Complete KS3 RE Complete Careers and Employability AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 12,000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Diversity
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Diversity

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2 HOUR PSHE focus on our British identities and diversity, fully resourced lesson (PowerPoint, worksheets, clip tasks, activities, all differentiated three ways) which introduces the concept of identity and allows students to explore and celebrate their own. It focuses on the idea that diversity is something which should be celebrated and spoken about with pride. Part of the lesson sees the students creating their own ‘Identity Cubes’ which can be used as a display piece. Perfect for actively demonstrating SMSC. The lesson is adaptable, easy to follow and fully differentiated. It could be used by a KS3 or KS4 Citizenship, PSHE or Tutor group. 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. 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 RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES
ISLAM
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ISLAM

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ISLAM Religious Education lessons: belief, practices, teachings, everything. More just added, so now 12 full 1 hour lessons and one assessment. This includes 12 x 1 hour PowerPoints, dozens of worksheets, all fully differentiated, clip links, activities, literacy focus tasks - everything you need for a full teaching unit. Perfect for students who don’t have much background info on the religion (with plenty to challenge those who do) - most suitable for KS3/4 (but amendable and fully differentiated). There is also an optional scheme of work that you can use. All off these lessons are taken from the Complete Year 7 and 8 RE Package. Theres about 20 hours worth of planning here - I use all these lessons myself as Head of RE. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Many more inexpensive and free 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 GCSE CITIZENSHIP 9-1 You can also find us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ecteachresources/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ec_publishing
Hinduism
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Hinduism

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4 hours’ worth of lessons introducing Hinduism - perfect for KS3. This pack has been created for Year 8 although could be tweaked for other KS3 groups. It can be used with students who know very little about Hinduism to begin with. 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. The pack is fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. Lessons included: Introduction to Hinduism Hinduism and holy texts - Vedas and Rig Veda Hinduism and Gods - Polytheism, Monotheism and Henotheism BONUS LESSON: Reincarnation Free assessment (Hinduism and Buddhism assessment) 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 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.
Sikhism KS3 Unit
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Sikhism KS3 Unit

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MORE ADDED! 6 x 1 hour, fully resourced RE lessons all about Sikhism including a full scheme of work and an assessment / marks scheme / DIRT 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 x 1 hour long PowerPoints (one assessment lesson), one detailed scheme of work, 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. Lessons: Who was Guru Nanak and how did he start a religion? The 5 Ks and establishment of the Khalsa The Golden Temple + History of Sikhism Sikhism in Britain Diwali Lessons and Quiz Assessment lesson (includes peer assessment, markscheme and feedback sheet) You can find many more inexpensive and free RE, Citizenship and PSHE resources at my shop: MORE RE RESOURCES
Abrahamic Religions
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Abrahamic Religions

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A detailed, one hour PowerPoint, with differentiated activities and worksheets, clips with questions and creative activities, all investigating the similarities and shared origins of the three Abrahamic Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. There is a large focus on what unites the three religions, and activities to discover the story of Abraham. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Forced marriage , Child + Arranged Marriages
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Forced marriage , Child + Arranged Marriages

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An hour long, fully resourced lesson focusing on the differences between arranged and forced marriages and how a person in danger of a forced marriage can access help. This resource pack includes an 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. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes). 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 This lesson could be used for PSHE, RE, Citizenship or Life Skills. 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 :)
Edexcel Citizenship Theme A
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Edexcel Citizenship Theme A

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Complete Unit to cover Theme A - A bundle of 9 very detailed lessons, most lasting two hours hours, all created for Citizenship GCSE Edexcel Theme A Living Together in the UK. Includes: Introduction lesson Changing population of the UK and its impact (2 lessons) Respect, understanding and community cohesion Identity Rights, duties and values that underpin democracy Development of Human Rights (2 lessons) Citizens, local government and public services Content quiz Each lesson includes a detailed, 1 or 2 hour PowerPoint, information / source sheets, differentiated activity worksheets, differentiated challenge activities, clips tasks and exam practice questions / mark schemes. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. They have been created using the Edexcel Pearson 9-1 spec and based on the Edexcel assessment materials and mark schemes. 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
Medical Ethics RE
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Medical Ethics RE

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A Medical Ethics Unit lasting 12 hours (one lesson is a double) that was created for Year 9 RE, but could easily be used for a capable Year 8 or none-GCSE KS4 group. Each lesson is very detailed, editable and differentiated three ways with colour-coded challenge tasks for every activity. The lessons are very easy to follow as all the instructions are on the PowerPoints and worksheets. Each of the individual lessons have had excellent reviews so far. The unit includes: What are the religious and ethical views on abortion? A lesson exploring the pro-choice and pro-life debate and introducing the concept of sanctity and quality of life. What are the religious and ethical views on euthanasia? A lesson examining the quality vs sanctity of life debate in detail while examining types of euthanasia and religious views on these. Stem Cell Research - an investigation into embryology and the controversial issues surrounding the science. The lesson investigates how scripture can be applied to these issues and why there is so much debate. Capital Punishment and The Death Penalty - a two hour lesson which focuses on capital punishment, its legal status around the world, the moral and religious arguments for and against and the history of the death penalty. Drugs and morality - a lesson exploring the moral and religious debate around drug use before examining religious quotes and practicing GCSE style exam questions. Genetic Engineering - an overview lesson on test tube and designer babies as well as religious objections to the technology, with a focus on Christianity and Islam. An detailed article with differentiated comprehension questions all about the ethics, morality and faux-science of the anti-vaxxer movement. Why do some religions have objections to particular medical technologies and procedures? IVF - what is this and what are the different religious views towards it? What do Islam and Christianity believe about medical death? Religion and science - are they forever destined to work against each other, or can they work together? Assessment, feedback and mark scheme Scheme of work 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 RE 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 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 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.
Islam: Hajj
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Islam: Hajj

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Islam: Hajj : 1 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, well differentiated, KS3/ KS4. Also includes end of unit assessment. These 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 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
Religious Prejudice / Islamophobia
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Religious Prejudice / Islamophobia

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Detailed 1 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, well differentiated and easily adapted. Students will investigate different cases of religious discrimination, completing tasks on a variety of cases studies as well as clip tasks and literacy focus / debate activities. These 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 at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)