How can a cyber attack shut off an oil pipeline? This resource introduces students to what a cyber attack is using examples and helps learners think about why they could increasingly become a threat.

How do journalists help us understand the news and is it acceptable for them to reveal people’s secrets? Download a resource that helps students understand the importance of the Pandora papers and the different ways journalists present information. This resource is just one of the current affairs resources we publish! We publish two kinds of resources: Headlines cover a different news story each week. A new one is published every Friday Projects explore one issue in depth over five weeks To get full access to all of our resources for free - just create an account!

News about the violent conflict between Israel and Palestine can be upsetting and some people have strong opposing opinions. Whenever there is a humanitarian crisis, people are more likely to see more misinformation, conflicting opinions and distressing images. Our 1-hour resource helps students reflect on the types of news people might see and explore how to navigate the news during conflicts and humanitarian crises.

Six lessons to unpick numbers in the news. Created with support from data experts at The Economist, the 6-hour unit of work helps 10-16 year-olds explore examples in the news, hear from data journalists and interrogate the reliability of data across four lively lessons before reflecting on their learning. Students are encouraged to form their own conclusions and the final two lessons support learners to plan, create and share what they have to say about data decisions, presented in either audio, video or written format.

Is AI-generated art better than human creations? And is AI good or bad for the arts? Use this one-hour lesson to help your students: Understand how AI creates art Explore how different arts are linked by the theme of AI Discuss whether AI is good or bad for the arts

In this lesson students will build their knowledge of news literacy, misinformation and disinformation. They’ll work through examples in groups to spot the difference between mis- and disinformation, before deciding what “news-literacy actions” they could take to avoid being misled in future. This resource was created as part of an online teacher-training course: how to teach the news. See full course: bit.ly/TT-springboard

How might artificial intelligence affect the UK general election? Debate what should be allowed during election campaigns and consider solutions to address the problems caused by generative AI. Use this one-hour lesson to help your students: Consider the impact of generative AI during elections Decide whether AI should be allowed during election campaigns Identify and analyse solutions for the problems that generative AI might cause Looking for more resources on elections and democracy? Explore our full collection of free resources.