My lessons and resources are specific to RS to PSHE but can be adapted to suit whatever classroom needs you have. I offer a range of work and resources free of charge to help teachers create their own amazing lessons but also offer pre-prepared lessons for those who just need that extra bit of support and inspiration.
My lessons and resources are specific to RS to PSHE but can be adapted to suit whatever classroom needs you have. I offer a range of work and resources free of charge to help teachers create their own amazing lessons but also offer pre-prepared lessons for those who just need that extra bit of support and inspiration.
Dive into the complex and thought-provoking world of medical ethics with our “Medical Ethics: Lesson 2” resource. This lesson is designed to prepare students for GCSE-level studies by exploring the ethical dimensions of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and organ transplants, setting the stage for more advanced topics like abortion and euthanasia in Year 11 Religious Studies.
Key Features:
IVF and Organ Transplants: Students will explore the ethical considerations surrounding IVF and organ transplants, examining the moral questions these medical procedures raise.
Real-World Case Studies: Engaging case studies provide real-world contexts for students to apply ethical theories and develop their analytical skills.
Interactive Discussions: Structured activities and group discussions encourage students to articulate their views and consider different perspectives.
Future Readiness: This resource bridges the gap to GCSE content, ensuring students have a strong ethical foundation without overlapping with upcoming topics like abortion and euthanasia.
Equip your students with the tools to navigate the challenging ethical landscape of modern medicine, fostering critical thinking and moral reasoning in preparation for their GCSE studies.
Transform your ethics curriculum with our engaging “Ethical Dilemmas Movie Project” lesson pack, designed to inspire creativity and critical thinking in your students. Over the course of 2-3 lessons, students will reflect on their learning about ethics and work in groups to create and present a concept for a movie that incorporates an ethical dilemma and a thoughtful resolution. This project encourages students to demonstrate their understanding of topics from AI ethics, medical ethics, or business ethics, utilizing their knowledge of utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, and/or situation ethics.
Key Features:
Creative Group Work: Students collaborate to develop a compelling movie concept that includes an ethical dilemma and resolution, showcasing their grasp of ethical theories.
Comprehensive Assessment: Includes a range of peer and teacher assessment grids to provide structured feedback and evaluation.
Skill Development: Fosters creativity, group work, independent research, and presentation skills, making it an ideal activity for the end of the school year.
Engaging and Fun: Offers a dynamic alternative to traditional end-of-year/topic activities, ensuring students remain engaged and excited about their learning.
Presentation Options: The project culminates “Dragon’s Den” style presentation, where groups pitch their concepts to the class to determine the best one. This could be extended to allow them homework/class time to film a trailer for their work.
Adaptable - Don’t teach ethics or want to end on a different topic? This lesson is adaptable and would just need you to change a few slidEs to make it apply to any end of topic activity.
Perfect for a positive and stimulating conclusion to the school year, this lesson pack not only reinforces ethical concepts but also promotes collaboration and innovation. Don’t just pop on a movie—empower your students to create their own!
Elevate your ethics curriculum with our all-inclusive “Comprehensive Ethics Education Bundle.” This resource pack includes everything you need to deliver a thorough and engaging ethics education to your students, from foundational lessons to a creative end-of-year project. By purchasing this bundle, you receive a discounted price on a comprehensive set of resources designed to foster critical thinking, creativity, and a deep understanding of ethical theories and applications.
What’s Included:
Lesson 1: Introduction to Ethics: Introduce students to Utilitarianism, Kantian Ethics, and Situation Ethics through interactive activities and thought-provoking dilemmas.
Lesson 2: Medical Ethics: Explore the ethical dimensions of IVF and organ transplants, setting the stage for more advanced topics like abortion and euthanasia.
Lesson 3: AI Ethics: Discuss the benefits and risks of AI, including issues like plagiarism and job loss, while linking back to ethical theories.
Lesson 4: Business Ethics: Analyse the roles of stakeholders and shareholders, utilizing ethical frameworks to examine case studies like the 2016 Sports Direct scandal.
End of Topic Assessment: Assess students’ understanding of the covered ethical topics with a comprehensive test, including a range of question types to evaluate their critical thinking and application skills.
End-of-Year Movie Group Project: Engage students in a creative project where they create and present a movie concept involving an ethical dilemma, utilizing their knowledge from the previous lessons. Includes peer and teacher assessment grids, and an option for a “Dragon’s Den” style presentation.
Key Benefits:
Comprehensive Coverage: Provides a thorough exploration of key ethical topics and theories.
Engaging and Interactive: Includes a mix of discussions, case studies, and creative projects to keep students engaged.
Skill Development: Enhances critical thinking, group work, independent research, and presentation skills.
Discounted Price: Save money by purchasing this all-inclusive bundle instead of individual resources.
Ideal for educators looking to provide a rich, engaging, and comprehensive ethics education, this bundle is the perfect way to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need while ending the school year on a positive and exciting note.
Introduce your students to the dynamic field of business ethics with our “Business Ethics: Lesson 4” resource. This lesson explores the ethical considerations in business, focusing on the roles of stakeholders and shareholders, and applying Utilitarian and Kantian ethics to real-world scenarios.
Key Features:
Stakeholders vs. Shareholders: Students will learn the differences between stakeholders and shareholders and their respective impacts on business decisions.
Ethical Frameworks: Apply Utilitarian and Kantian ethics to business contexts, providing students with robust tools for ethical analysis.
Modern Case Studies: Examine contemporary examples, such as the 2016 Sports Direct scandal, to highlight ethical challenges in the business world.
Extended Writing Practice: Encourage in-depth analysis and critical thinking through structured extended writing exercises, helping students articulate their ethical evaluations clearly and effectively.
Free Revision Booklet: Includes a comprehensive revision booklet covering previous topics, ensuring students can review and reinforce their understanding of ethics in preparation for exams.
This resource equips students with a thorough understanding of business ethics, fostering their ability to critically assess ethical issues and articulate well-reasoned arguments, setting a solid foundation for future studies and real-world applications.
This pack includes 13 lessons (for 50 min-1 hour periods), 8 content lessons, 3 revision and exam practice lessons, an assessment lesson, and a feedback lesson.
You can use the exam practice lessons as homework questions if you are limited with timetable lesson time.
Several homeworks are included as well as a range of activities that include:
Religious teaching analysis
Group Tasks
Peer Assessment
Self Assessment
Oracy Tasks
Debate Tasks
Starters and Plenaries
Quizzes
Research Tasks
Literacy and Numeracy tasks
Exam Board - AQA Spec A
This lesson follows the content recommendations made by AQA
This lesson teaches the topic of Capital Punishment. Pupils will be able to describe what ‘capital punishment’ is. They will be able to explain different religious attitudes to the death penalty as well as evaluate arguments for and against it.
This 50 minute lesson includes:
Oracy Task.
Group Task.
Video Link.
Research Task. Use of Text books will be needed for this. This lesson might need to be adapted if you don’t stock the Bartlett, Fleming, Smith, and Worden textbooks. Alternative information sheets have been provided at the end of the slides in case.
Self Assessment.
Religious teaching analysis.
Explanation of key terminology that will be used throughout the topic.
Starter and Plenary
Exam Board - AQA Spec A
This lesson follows the content recommendations made by AQA
This lesson teaches the topic of Forgiveness. The students will be able to describe what forgiveness is. They will be able to explain Christian and Muslim attitude to forgiveness and evaluate real life case studies about forgiveness.
This 50 minute lesson includes:
Oracy Task.
Group Task.
Research Task.
Numeracy Task (Venn Diagram).
Self Assessment.
Religious teaching analysis.
Exam practice - 5 marks
Starter and Plenary included.
Exam Board - AQA Spec A
This lesson follows the content recommendations made by AQA
This lesson teaches the topic of Treatment of Criminals. The pupils know and understand three forms of punishment. They will be able to explain religious attitudes to the treatment of criminals. They will be able to evaluate what effective punishment looks like.
This 50 minute lesson includes:
Religious Teaching Analysis.
Research Task. Use of Text books will be needed for this. This lesson might need to be adapted if you don’t stock the Bartlett, Fleming, Smith, and Worden textbooks - I have included some information sheets that you can use as alternatives if you like. You will just need to tweak slide 4.
Oracy Task.
Religious teaching analysis.
Explanation of key terminology that will be used throughout the topic.
Exam practice question - 5 marks.
Self Assessment.
Starter and Plenary
Exam Board - AQA Spec A
This lesson follows the content recommendations made by AQA
This pack includes 13 lessons (for 50 min-1 hour periods), 8 content lessons, 3 revision and exam practice lessons, an assessment lesson, and a feedback lesson.
You can use the exam practice lessons as homework questions if you are limited with timetable lesson time.
Several homeworks are included as well as a range of activities that include:
Religious teaching analysis
Group Tasks
Peer Assessment
Self Assessment
Oracy Tasks
Debate Tasks
Starters and Plenaries
Quizzes
Research Tasks
Literacy and Numeracy tasks
Exam Board - AQA Spec A
This lesson follows the content recommendations made by AQA
This lesson teaches the topic of Suffering. The pupils will be able to describe what is meant by ‘suffering,’ and religious attitudes to suffering and explain how they are expected to react. They will also be able to explain religious attitudes on how they should act if they have caused suffering to others.
A FREE homework is included!
This 50 minute lesson includes:
Case Study Analysis Task.
Videos included of several case studies to help evidence examples to students and also develop empathy.
Independent research Task.
Religious teaching analysis.
Exam practices - 5 marks.
Explanation of key terminology that will be used throughout the topic.
Starter and Plenary
Exam Board - AQA Spec A
This lesson follows the content recommendations made by AQA
This lesson teaches the topic of Causes of Crime. The pupils will describe the causes of crime and explain how crime can be caused out of necessity and does not always have evil intent. They will also evaluate the need to punish criminal when considering the causes of crime.
This 50 minute lesson includes:
Independent thinking task.
Group Task.
Analysis.
Literacy Task.
Oracy Task.
Video link to a case study in the US about a women’s reform house.
Religious teaching analysis.
Numeracy Task (Venn Diagram).
Exam practices - 12 marks plan in class/homework to complete - can change to do 12 mark in class.
Starter and Plenary
Exam Board - AQA Spec A
This lesson follows the content recommendations made by AQA
This lesson introduces ideas about the topic of Crime and Punishment. The pupils will have to consider what the terms ‘crime’ and ‘punishment’ mean. They will be able to sescribe some of the causes of crime, and explain Christian and Muslim attitudes to lawbreakers.
This 50 minute lesson includes:
Differentiated tasks.
Analysis.
Explanation of key terminology that will be used throughout the topic.
Link to a useful documentary is also included but is optional.
Literacy Task.
Starter and Plenary
Exam Board - AQA Spec A
This lesson follows the content recommendations made by AQA
Learning Objectives:
1. Students will be able to express their attitudes to violence, and be able to justify when, if ever, they think violence is acceptable.
2. Students will be able to show what they associate with the terms ‘war’ and ‘peace’.
3. Develop empathy surrounding examples of violence in society.
With the content provided you will be able to develop a lesson suited to your pupil/department's expectations.
A mini work booklet of reading and writing tasks.
Utilises modern examples.
To be used in conjunction with YouTube, link to video provided in the PowerPoint.
Estimated time 30-50 minutes depending on ability.
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A PowerPoint presentation.
Utilise current examples from pop culture in 2016.
Lesson includes singing activity for the adventurous and innovative.
To be used in conjunction with YouTube, link to video provided in the PowerPoint.
Estimated time 50-90 minutes depending on ability.
With the content provided you will be able to develop a lesson suited to your pupil/department's expectations.
As a dedicated professional I take a lot of pride in the work I create, most of which I have offered on TES free of charge. My free lessons and resources come mostly with 4.5+ star ratings and to be sure of their quality you're welcome to download them. I also offer charged lessons tailored to teachers and pupils of all ability and experience and I encourage you to check them out if you like what you see.
Christianity
Baptism
Infants Baptism
Believers Baptism
Differentiated
Practice Exam Questions
Independent Research
Video Links
Labelling Diagrams
As a dedicated professional I take a lot of pride in the work I create, most of which I have offered on TES free of charge. My free lessons and resources come mostly with 4.5+ star ratings and to be sure of their quality you’re welcome to download them. I also offer charged lessons tailored to teachers and pupils of all ability and experience and I encourage you to check them out if you like what you see.
Exam Board - AQA Spec A
This lesson follows the content recommendations made by AQA.
This lesson includes:
Differentiated tasks.
Religious Teaching.
Understanding Sawm from a traditional perspective.
Understanding Sawm from a modern perspective.
Video Diary.
Differentiated Worksheets.
Key word vocabulary.
This lesson introduces Islamic ideas of angels to pupils. A wide range of different angels and their roles are researched and summarised. Pupils will understand the importance of angels within Islam.
This lesson includes:
Differentiated tasks.
Religious Teaching Analysis.
Understanding Angels and their roles.
Key word vocabulary.
SMSC Skills.
Summarising.
Memory Skills.
Literacy Task.
Creative skills.
Exam Board - AQA Spec A
This lesson follows the content recommendations made by AQA.
Liturgical, Non-liturgical and Informal worship.
Develops pupil empathy and understanding of what it is to be worshipped and expectations of worshippers/fan.
Mind Map.
Written Tasks - Differentiated.
Independent Research.
Developed with new AQA Spec A in mind.
As a dedicated professional I take a lot of pride in the work I create, most of which I have offered on TES free of charge. My free lessons and resources come mostly with 4.5+ star ratings and to be sure of their quality you’re welcome to download them. I also offer charged lessons tailored to teachers and pupils of all ability and experience and I encourage you to check them out if you like what you see.
A complete lesson, worksheet, lesson plan and homework for a lesson on ‘Introduction to Euthanasia.’
Learning Objectives:
Students understand what Euthanasia is.
Students will be able to start to express their thoughts about the morality of Euthanasia.
Students will develop their empathy and question the need for Euthanasia.
With the content provided you will be able to develop a lesson suited to your pupil/department’s expectations.
As a dedicated professional I take a lot of pride in the work I create, most of which I have offered on TES free of charge. My free lessons and resources come mostly with 4.5+ star ratings and to be sure of their quality you’re welcome to download them. I also offer charged lessons tailored to teachers and pupils of all ability and experience and I encourage you to check them out if you like what you see.