-Assembly resource including a script -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Integrity and courage. Focus is on famous faces that have stood up for what is right, final reflection is on Martin Niemöller’s emotive WW2 ‘first they came…’ poem

-Assembly resource -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Soft skills, manners and body language. Assembly starts with some interesting research on what percentage of our communication is verbal vs non-verbal. Leads into the importance of body language and good manners when making a first impression, and how important soft skills are for employability.

-Assembly resource -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Resilience and hard work. Positive assembly focussing on the importance of hard work and resilience to achieve success. Includes examples of celebrities that failed many times before they were successful and ends with the story of Chris Gardner who inspired the film ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’.

-Assembly resource including a script -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Kindness and compassion. Assembly starts by asking pupils to consider the ethics of anti-homeless architecture and ends with real life examples of good Samaritans to promote kindness and compassion.

-Assembly resource including a script -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Courage and forgiveness, tells the inspirational story of Louis Zamperini

-Assembly resource -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Resilience and adapting to change. Assembly starts with a reference to Charles Darwin and examples of adaptations in animals. This leads into a discussion on how we must adapt to changes in our lives and how to deal with changes/setbacks.

-Assembly resource -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Body image. Assembly starts with a game where pupils guess the celebrity from the waxwork and leads into a discussion on how we view ourselves in comparison to what is realistic. The assembly focuses on body image and how it impacts self-esteem using Jesy Nelson’s ‘odd one out’ documentary as a talking point.

An excellent bundle of 17 pastoral time activities, each activity is up to date, engaging and involves some form of student led discussion/task. These have been designed to be used weekly for 17 weeks and should take 20 minutes, all PPTs are neatly presented and require very little photocopying. Designed for use in a faith school, each presentation has a prayer at the end which can be used/removed if needed. Could easily be adapted into assembly PPTs if needed. Pastoral activity contents: A fresh start Self esteem Behaviour Healthy diet Revision techniques Mental health John Henry Newman is canonized Antibullying week Remembrance day Body image Teamwork Self-awareness New year’s resolutions Sign language International women’s day World environment day A year review (for final week of term -linked to week 1 activity)

Careers day enrichment activity booklet. Designed for Y10 enrichment week with a focus on career prospects, electronic booklet contains instructions activities and questions for pupils to answer whilst working at laptops/computers. This activity booklet should occupy 2-3 hours of classroom time but you could pick and choose activities to suit the duration of your session.

-Assembly resource -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Tiktok. Assembly looking at the rise in popularity of Tiktok and how to use the app safely and responsibly.

-Assembly resource including a script -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Social media and the difference between Instagram and reality

-Assembly resource including a script -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Representation and diversity. Assembly starts with an explanation of a ‘National census’ and leads into a discussion about how important representation is in media to reflect how diverse our society is, the Bechdel test is used as a good example of how media does not always represent all groups equally.

-Assembly resource including a script -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Stereotyping. Assembly focusing on the impact of stereotyping with Anthony Joshua and Greta Thunberg used as examples.

-Assembly resource -Optional prayer and link to scripture at the end -Assembly focus: Our place in the modern world. How the world is changing and how Gen Z are making positive changes. Inspirational assembly with examples of young people prioritising inclusivity and making a difference

-Assembly resource -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Talents and practise. Inspirational assembly looking at how both nature and nurture can determine our skills and talents. Assembly emphasises that to be truly successful practise, dedication and resilience are essential.

-Assembly resource -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Thinking traps. Assembly on thinking traps and how to avoid them e.g. black & white thinking, catastrophizing.

-Assembly resource -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Really interesting assembly on the origins of Valentine’s day and traditional customs around the world

-Assembly resource including a script -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Inequality and exploitation. Discussion of global financial and food inequality, assembly ends with a reflection on palm oil, how it is made, where it comes from and what day-to-day products it is found in

-Assembly resource including a script -Optional prayer at the end -Assembly focus: Oversharing, social media and digital fingerprint. Assembly starts with a reflection on privacy and how attitudes towards privacy have changed. Leads into a focus on oversharing on social media and how this can stay with a person and impact their future prospects.