Newsthink: teaching current affairs
Topical teaching resources exploring what is happening in the world, and the news, from a humanitarian perspective.
Our Newsthink resources are packed full of ideas for how to help young people learn about current affairs and the world around them with a humanitarian outlook. The resources use real-life examples through film clips, photographs, and stories linked to British current affairs and international news, prompting discussion and developing media literacy and critical thinking.
Browse our media literacy teaching resources and find out more about how to teach current affairs with a humanitarian approach.
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Newsthink teaching resources
In the news (Newsthink)
![Someone dials 999 into phone](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-bystander-or-lifesaver.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=A0306131C3611A098EFB29BB05634C6C)
Age: 14-19
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE
Discuss a real-life example of people not helping someone in a first aid emergency.
In the news (Newsthink)
![A group of Rohingya people arrive by boats in the safety of darkness on 26 September 2017 on Shah Porir Dwip island, Bangladesh.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-fleeing-violence-in-myanmar.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=097596000CCDDC6233AD25A9344898EF)
Age: 11-19
Type: Lesson plan, photo
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Discuss the crisis in Myanmar and consider what people fleeing the violence may need.
In the news (Newsthink)
![A traffic jam in the snow.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-winter-journey.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=EFFF2113E65CEA50B3D157AA7448147A)
Age: 11-19
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE
Consider how to be prepared for a journey disrupted by winter weather.
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