Making mistakes/ Learning/ Learning/ Primary/ Secondary/ Assembly ideas/ Whole school This 10-15 minute assembly shows students that it is ok and normal to make mistakes, but also emphasises how they could and should deal with and importantly learn from making them. The assembly talks through some very costly mistakes in history and offers the students ‘2 doors’ which show two very different pathways to dealing with making mistakes with two different sets of outcomes. The pack contains: Full assembly A ‘how to use’ guide with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Please do feedback. Thanks for looking

Schools out/ Summer holiday/ Term 6/ You and your students have almost made it, the summer holiday is nearly here! This assembly asks your students to reflect upon their year and give themselves key targets for next year (as well as patting themselves on the back for things they have done well). It looks at stress levels in the UK and how this relates to young people and the demands on staff and students across an academic year. It also offers them practical advice about how to best use their summer to relax and recharge. It finishes with some key points around what type of student we wish to see at the start of the next academic year and simply asks them ‘Who do you want to be next year?’ The pack contains: Full powerpoint with hyper link A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas Thanks for looking

Punctuality/ Being puntual/ Lateness/ Time management/ Assembly ideas/ Primary/ Secondary This 10 -15 minute assembly follows the Mathematics behind if a student is only 3 minutes late to each lesson and staggeringly how this add ups across a full academic year. It also looks at the most common UK excuses and gives an overview of how punctuality is viewed in other cultures. All schools will have students that struggle to get to lessons on time and this can be used to approach the subject in a very factual way. The pack Includes: Full assembly with Mathematics worked out Hyperlink to video on ‘why punctuality is important’ A ‘how to use’ guide including a synopsis, delivery help and customisation ideas Thank you for looking

Sleep/ Switched on/ charging/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas This assembly is all about the importance of sleep, sleep and more sleep. More and more students seem to be burning the midnight oil on video games/ social media and not really understanding the impact a lack of sleep is having on their body and their brain! It looks at the worrying facts around sleep in the UK, how the sleep cycle works and importantly focusses on five key benefits of getting a good nights kip. It finishes with some simple ways in which students can easy and instantly improve their sleep. The pack contains: A power point with hyperlinks and notes A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas Thanks for looking.

New Year/ Resolutions/ Fresh start/ 2022/ Primary/ Secondary/ Assembly ideas/ Whole school This 10-15 minute assembly looks at unusual new years traditions around the world and focusses on the Maths behind new years resolutions. This assembly also looks at how to ensure your students are one of only 8% of people that manage to keep resolutions for the full 12 months! The pack contains: Full powerpoint with notes A ‘how to use’ guide with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Feedback/ Parents evening/ Goal setting/ Improvement/ Being positive/ Positivity/ Listening/ Assembly ideas/ Secondary/ Primary This 10-15 assembly is all about student being able to openly listen with feedback from reports/ parents evenings and encouraging students to celebrate the positives and importantly listen and act on the ways to improve that have been mentioned. The idea is that the students should be looking to constantly improve themselves and understand that knowing you weaknesses is just as important as knowing your strengths. The pack contains: Full powerpoint A ‘how to use’ document with synopsis, Help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Bees/ Honey/ Eco system/ Endangered/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly Enjoy honey and bad puns? This is the assembly for you! The assembly looks at the importance of bees to our ecosystem and just how much we rely on these little insects. It also offers a quiz upon entry and some truly amazing facts! It talks through all the ways bees are vital to our survival and how your students can make a small difference to help the decline of the bee. There is also a video on the life in the day of a bee. Would be ideal way to introduce any conservation projects you are running as a class/ whole school. The pack contains: Full powerpoint with video link A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas Thanks for looking

Christmas/ Being thankful/ Thinking of others/ Primary/ Secondary/ Assembly ideas This 10 -15 minute assembly looks at being thankful for small but significant things around Christmas time. It champions spending time with loved ones and being thankful for what you have rather than what you hope to get. It also looks at the staggering cost of ‘Christmas’ the UK and looks at the issues around overspending during the festive period. The pack contains: Full powerpoint A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Manners/ Basic expectations/ Etiquette/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly This assembly is about expecting basic manners and etiquette from your students. It looks at the top 5 things that show a lack of manners (according to 1522 adults in the UK), explains what etiquette is and looks at some different examples from around the world. The assembly then comes full circle and looks at the what the students should expect from themselves and importantly from each other to ensure basic manners are upheld. The pack contains: Full power point A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking.

Christmas/ Tradition/ Around the world/ 25th December/ Assembly ideas/ Primary/ Secondary This 10-15 minute assembly looks at how countries celebrate Christmas around the world and all the weird and wonderful traditions that take place during the build up. The assembly enables the students to guess he country for which each tradition belongs (which are still done to this day) and finishes with a fun filled Christmas quiz. The pack contains: Full powerpoint A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Tolerance/ Mutual respect/ Working together/ Cooperation/ Maturity/ Common goal/ Assembly ideas/ Primary/ Secondary This 10- 15 assembly on Penguins emphasises tolerance, cooperation and mutual respect as it shows how Penguins use a ‘huddle’ to survive some of the toughest conditions on the planet. The assembly is all about having ‘common goals’ within a school/ year group and working togther to achieve them. The pack includes: Full assembly with video link and in depth notes Hyperlink to video A ‘how to deliver’ featuring a synposis, help with delivering and customisation idea. Thanks for looking

Asking why?/ Curiosity/ Questioning/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas Did it really kill the cat? This assembly looks at what curiosity actually is and where the expression came from. It looks at the positive impact curiosity can have on things such as achievement, happiness and empathy and more visceral things like survival. The assembly finishes with a few tips on how the students can satisfy their curiosity without it turning into a competition of who can ask the most questions. The pack contains: Full power point A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Bigger picture/ GCSE/ Exams/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas When will I ever use this? I’m sure your students have said this to you or a colleague numerous times. The students really find it hard to see the bigger picture! This assembly is all about looking at the general skills involved with GCSE’s that the students may no appreciate until later on in their education. It then also looks at the incredibly competitive job market scene and some staggering facts around job applications. The pack contains: Full powerpoint A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Father’s day/ 20th June/ Special day/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas This assembly is all about looking at the very unique ways Father’s day is celebrated around the world. The assembly has a quiz to start and looks and who and why Father’s day was invented. It then offers 5 unusual ways that the day is celebrated around the world (can you students name the counties?). It then finishes with some easy (free) ways that your students can celebrate Father’s day. The pack contains: Full powerpoint with notes A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas Thanks for looking

Friends/ Friendships/ Together/ Community/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas This assembly is all about the importance of friendships and ensuring no one feels isolated or lonely. It looks at what a ‘friend’ is, where do friendships start and how do we maintain them. The assembly also asks the students to identify the different levels of friendship they have and talks through the benefits of what friends and friendships can offer. It finishes with a simple message which you can implement in your tutor group/ year group or whole school ‘once a day talk to someone new’ The pack contains: A full powerpoint - with notes A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas Thanks for looking.

Taking chances/ Trying new things/ New start/ Working hard/ Giving things a go/ Assembly ideas/ Primary/ Secondary This 10-15 minute assembly is about the importance of taking chances and making the most of your opportunities in and out of school. It challenges students to think about the statement ‘what if…’ and how missed opportunties could cost them in more ways than they realise. The pack contains: Full powerpoint with notes Hyperlink to video A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Organisation/ Top tips/ Time management/ Work-life balance/ Free time/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas/ Primary/ Secondary This 10-15 minute assembly is aimed at ensuring the students understand the importance of being organised, how this could positively change their work/ life balance (give them more free time) and provides them top tips from a professional organiser (hyper link to video in slide). This pack contains: Full power point with notes Hyperlink to video A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, delivery help and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking.

British values/ Democracy/ Freedom/ Liberty/ Law and order/ Respect/ Tolerance/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas/ Secondary/ Primary A 10-15 minute assembly to introduce the idea of British values. It looks at the main values we use as a society namely: Democracy, Rule of Law, Respect and tolerance, Individual liberty and talks through what each one is and also asks difficult questons for you to pose to your students. The resource contains lots of difficult open ended questions which should promote discussion and disagreement (which is good!) so it would also be ideal for part of a PSHE lesson. The pack contains: Full powerpoint - with helpful notes and definitions A ‘how to use’ document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Diwali/ Festival of lights/ culture/ 4th November/ Sweets/ Celebration/ Assembly ideas/ Secondary/ Primary/ Whole school This 10-15 minute assembly idea is all about celebrating Diwali. The assembly looks at what Diwali is, some traditions that surround it, the amazing sweets eaten and offers students easy tips for how they can join in the celebration. This pack includes: Full powerpoint with notes and hyperlink A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Nature/ Cooperation/ Teamwork/ Working together/ Survival/ Primary/ Secondary/ Assembly ideas The idea behind this 10-15 minute assembly is to show the students how some animals/ insects rely on teamwork to survive. It looks at how clownfish, wild dogs, geese, bees and orcas work in harmony for the success of the species. There is also a slide upon entry which asks students to identify some unusual collective nouns. The pack contains: Full powerpoint A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking