A thought-provoking set of slides, stories and points for an assembly on the power of education. Increase student awareness of the power and privilege of education. It uses the story of Malala, quotations from Aristotle and Nelson Mandela to explore the importance of valuing education. Includes: -Opening reflection slide on the most powerful forces. Story of Malala and youtube video to resource telling the story if you haven’t read the text. Summary of key points. Quotation from Mandela and explanation of the relevance of his message. A closing prayer.

The lesson, with accompanying resources is an introduction lesson that sets out rules and expectations, read a news article with a comprehension task and think about their own ambitions for the year.