7th July/ Food/ Chocolate/ Festival/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas Consider yourself a chocoholic? This assembly puts that to the test! Do you or your students know what makes good chocolate? Can they name the country where some very unusual flavours have been created? The assembly also offers a short test of chocolate knowledge and a message in regards to creativity and not simply following the crowd. The pack contains: Full powerpoint A ‘how to use’ document containing synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Attention span/ Distractions/ Improvement/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas How long do you often get to explain a concept in lessons? Sometimes it feels like only seconds before some students become distracted by everything and anything. This assembly looks at the actual time of attention span per age and looks at the challenges this can cause. It also looks at 3 simple ways that students can improve their attention span and offers them simple tips for use in school everyday to get the most out of each lesson The pack contains: Full power point with notes A ‘how to use’ guide - with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Honesty/ Being honest/ Lying/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas Students often finds themselves in positions where it is much easier to ‘lie’ or ‘bend the truth’ about a situation rather than take ownership and be truthful. The assembly looks at what lying is, why we do it as humans and the potential complications it can cause. It gives advice about how to tell if someone is lying and talks around the theme of the person lying trying to control the narrative in a situation. The pack contains: Full power point A word document containing - 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

Halloween/ Trick or Treat/ World/ Primary/ Secondary/ Assembly ideas This 10-15 minute assembly looks at which countries around the world celebrate Halloween (Geography challenge). It then looks at 5 other unusual and bizarre traditions that accompany Halloween from different countries and offers advice as to why spiders should be welcomed… The pack contains: Full powerpoint with some notes A ‘how to use’ guide with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking and please do feedback.

Recycling/ Reuse/ Aluminium/ Paper/ Plastic/ Primary/ Secondary/ Assembly ideas This assembly looks at why we need to fully embrace recycling and the dangers of being a ‘one use’ society. The assembly focuses on three main materials (Aluminium, paper and plastics - to mirror what they come across the most) and aims to help educate students about reusing materials and how they can make a small but substancial difference. The pack contains: Full powerpoint A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking.

Hidden talents/ Try new things/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school This assembly is all about the students have the courage and perseverance to find their hidden talents. The assembly looks at 5 ‘A-list’ celebrities and their hidden talents before looking at 3 of the celebrities in more detail and how they came to discover these talents. The assembly then talks about how the students can find their own hidden talent/s and gives advice on how to narrow it down (finding the needle in the haystack) and what they could do in school to help themselves discover one or more of these talents. The pack contains: Full powerpoint A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas Thanks for looking

Envy/ Greed/ Satisfaction/ Happiness/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly This assembly looks at the fable of the dog and his reflection. It talks through the fable step by step (and gives some interesting facts) before looking at what exactly greed and envy are. It looks at the many ways your students can count themselves lucky and although ambition is not always a bad trait, it is important they do not always compare themselves to others. It finishes by posing a tough question asking the students to reflect on the message mentioned above. The pack contains: Full power point A ‘how to use guide’ with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas Thanks for looking.

September/ A clean slate/ Strong start/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas Welcome back! September rolls around again. This assembly is all about key, simple messages to give to students to ensure they start the year the right way. It looks at Tabula rasa (a clean slate) and how having no preconceived notions can play an important role in starting the year right and looks to the potential challenges ahead for your students. It gives the students 3 very clear, simple ways to ensure they have a successful start to the academic year. The pack contains: Full powerpoint A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas Thanks for looking!

Repurpose/ Reuse/ Adapting/ Resilience/ Creativity/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas Can you guess the original purpose of common items such as Bubble wrap and the Slinky? This assembly looks at 4 common items what they were originally designed for and how they have been repurposed to great success and effect. The assembly then looks at the importance of adaptation, resilience and creativity in each of these cases and looks at how these traits can be replicated inside and outside of school life The pack contains: Full power point A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas Thanks for looking

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

Employment/ Key skills/ Jobs/ Money/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school/ Assembly ideas This interactive assembly is all about looking at some unusual career paths or side jobs. The assembly looks at 5 unusual REAL jobs and the aim is for students to identify the core skills needed for each job. The assembly finishes with the students having to look to the common skills needed for each job and to challenge them to think outside the box and ultimately to take chances and try new things. The pack contains: Full powerpoint with helpful notes 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

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

Chinese New Year/ 1st February/ Envelopes/ Primary/ Secondary/ Whole school This assembly looks at when and why Chinese New Year is celebrated, the key dates in the build up to it and looks at popular customs associated with the occasion. The assembly also looks at the Chinese sign of the zodiac and key personality traits in regards to each sign. It finishes with a chance for the students to guess which foods are considered lucky or unlucky and importantly why. The pack contains: Full powerpoint A ‘how to use’ word document with synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Money talk/ Debt/ Credit/ Managing money/ Jargon/ Assembly idea/ Secondary Whole school Do your students really understand credit and debt? This 10-15 minute assembly is designed to educate students about money management and the dangers surrounding debt. It gets students to think about the Mathematics behind money. It covers Loans, Payday loans, Credit cards and Overdraft as well as trying to do some ‘jargon busting’. This assembly is not designed to scare students, it is designed to teach them what to be aware of and what traps to avoid. The pack contains: Powerpoint with notes and Maths (pre worked out) A ‘how to use’ document contains synopsis, help with delivery and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking

Respect/ Teaching/ Teachers/ Respecting others/ Positive relationships/ Assembly ideas/ Primary/ Secondary A 10-15 minute assembly about having respect and courtesy for teachers. The assembly informs students of the routes and qualifications you need to be a teacher and importantly details the incredible range of roles teachers play on a daily basis. The assembly uses a video from the TES to show a ‘normal’ teaching day. Respect between students and teachers is a vital pillar to having a successful school and a really important issue to raise at whole school level. Included in pack: Full assembly - with notes Hyperlink to video A ‘How to use’ document which includes synopsis, delivery support, and customisation ideas Thanks for looking

Halloween/ Ghost/ Ghouls/ Scary/ Trick or treat/ Jack ‘o’ Lantern/ Whole school/ Assembly idea This 10-15 minute spooky Halloween assembly is all about story telling. The powerpoint tells the story of Stingy Jack and where the expression Jack ‘o’ lantern comes from as well as giving facts about Halloween origins and how some traditions came to be. There is also a short quiz at the end for students to participate in. The pack contains: Full powerpoint (with spooky music and visual aids) with a link to a video if you would rather not tell the story yourself. A ‘how to use’ word document containing synposis, help with delivery and customisation ideas Thanks for looking.

Teamwork/ Working in a team/ Working together/ Cooperation/ Assembly ideas/ Primary/ Secondary This 10-15 minute assembly focusses on the positives of working together and the importance of working together to achieve a common goal within a school. It features a really awesome video which explains the concept visually. The idea behind the assembly is to show the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This assembly champions working together to achieve a common or collective goal. The pack contains: Full powerpoint with notes Hyperlink to video A ‘how to use guide’ containing a synopsis, delivery support and customisation ideas. Thanks for looking.