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Cross-curricular resources from the Peace Education Network

Cross-curricular resources from the Peace Education Network
Identity and Standing up for Equality
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Identity and Standing up for Equality

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A Teach Peace lesson from Diversity Role Models. What is the effect of bullying and discrimination against LGBT+ people? How can we stand up to bullying? Students will explore inspiring examples of upstanders and reflect on how their school can challenge discrimination. Wellbeing | Citizenship and action
Curious about conflict
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Curious about conflict

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A Teach Peace lesson from CRESST (cresst.org.uk). Conflict Resolution in Sheffield Schools Training (CRESST) equips young people with the skills to be peacemakers. In this introductory lesson, designed for the PSHE curriculum in England, students will learn to identify what conflict is and why it starts. Follow-up lessons are available from cresst.org.uk. Wellbeing | Talking and listening
Under pressure: how do pressure groups work for change?
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Under pressure: how do pressure groups work for change?

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3. Under pressure: how do pressure groups work for change? Learn from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (cnduk.org/ peace-education), the group that gave the world the famous symbol for peace, how pressure groups operate, and create your own in the classroom! Learners will decide an issue to campaign on and design a citizenship action, taking on the same role of professional campaigners. Citizenship and action | Talking and listening
How does the arms trade work?
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How does the arms trade work?

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How does the arms trade work? Lesson 2 from Teach Peace comes from Amnesty Interational UK (amnesty.org.uk). Amnesty International campaigned successfully for a global Arms Trade Treaty (2014). Yet from London to Hong Kong, millions of weapons are bought and sold around the world, often to countries already fighting wars or attacking their own people. Students can investigate the roots and impact of the arms trade and how active citizens should respond. History & Society | Citizenship and action | Talking and listening
Using your inner wisdom
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Using your inner wisdom

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1. Using your inner wisdom A Teach Peace lesson from Values Based Education (valuesbasededucation.com). Values-based Education (VbE) is an approach to education for schools and other settings. VbE gives learners access to an ethical vocabulary based on human values, such as respect, justice, integrity, harmony, trust and honesty. During this lesson learners will explore how to activate and use their inner wisdom to find their own inner peace. This lesson focuses on inner peace. Wellbeing | Religion and ethics
A beginner's guide to nuclear weapons
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A beginner's guide to nuclear weapons

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In this Teach Peace lesson from Scientists for Global Responsibility, learners will combine ethics and the science to assess nuclear weapons. Using Nuclear weapons: a beginner’s guide to the threats from Scientists for Global Responsibility, learners gain an understanding of the science and the effects of nuclear weapons and use that insight to inform their moral reasoning. Using the six sections of the Beginners Guide, learners will explore 1. What is a nuclear weapon? 2. the basic science of nuclear weapons 3. How many nuclear weapons are there? 4. How much destructive power do the nuclear-armed nations have? 5. A nuclear attack: the immediate effects 6. A nuclear attack: longer-term and global impacts