Secondary teaching resources
Our free teaching resources help young people aged 11 to 19 to examine the world around them from a humanitarian perspective and learn about topics related to the work of the Red Cross.
These curriculum-linked activities, session plans and teaching packages are ideal for subjects such as PSHE, Citizenship, Geography, History and informal learning time. Learners gain new perspectives, develop new life skills and develop understanding, values and critical thinking.
In the news (Newsthink)
![A man walks over the rubble of a bombed building.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/yemen-rubble-bombed-building.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=027589978B168EA8129372CF42C238AC)
Age: 11–19
Type: Lesson plan, Newsthink
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Activities to discuss airstrikes in Yemen and consider who and what is protected under international humanitarian law.
In the news (Newsthink)
![Lava covers the road.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/volcano-lava-road.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=B2B635DE9B63718CBAEDC222AE8A7A53)
Age: 11–19
Type: Lesson plan, Newsthink
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Secondary PSHE activities considering how to prepare for a natural disaster and living with the reality that this could happen.
In the news (Newsthink)
![Woman performs first aid on unresponsive man](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/first-aid/teaching-resources-learn-first-aid.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=2C52611107FC5BE1B9C5BF5037F93F1A)
Age: 11-19
Type: Lesson plan, Newsthink
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Look at different aspects of knife crime, including ways to avoid conflict and first aid for a heavy bleed.
In the news (Newsthink)
![Syrian medical staff learn how to treat people in a chemical weapons attack.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/chemical-weapons.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=638E5A31C4B8FD8B7F3683E40848A9DC)
Age: 11–19
Type: Lesson plan, Newsthink
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Secondary PSHE activities on chemical weapons and international humanitarian law.
![Positive images graphic](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-positive-images.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=B9F6D28834F0EDB445593AF07F33AC4E)
Age: 11–19
Type: Lesson plan, images
Subjects: PSHE, Citizenship, Geography
Teaching resource exploring positive images and videos about migration and development.
![Helicopter landing](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-alfa-bravo-charlie.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=6788FF85CBEC513333C45434177E534D)
Age: 7-19
Type: Quick activity
Subjects: PSHE
Teaching ideas which help learners explore the phonetic alphabet, as used by the International Civil Aviation Authority.
![Children standing in the aftermath of an earthquake](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-natural-disasters-earthquakes.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=FA20F1999F5461AE7E205B4F48558BD8)
Age: 11-19
Type: Teaching package, images, videos, case studies
Subjects: Geography
Explore how individuals and communities prepare for and respond to life-changing natural disasters and learn how the Red Cross helps communities recover and build resilience.
![Humanitarian aid distribution in Homs, Syria.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-humanitarianism-in-action-2.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=7A45745627DF991F2DE57939E8209E2F)
Age: 14-19
Type: Lesson plan, video
Subjects: Citizenship
A lesson plan about the principle of humanitarianism that guides the work of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
![People in Haiti use a handmade ladder after a bridge has been destroyed by Hurricane Matthew.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-hurricane-matthew-in-haiti.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=2CA6B7D74118E0D62C9257C6890DAB35)
Age: 11-19
Type: Lesson plan, photos
Subjects: Geography, PSHE
Explore the impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti one year on, and the importance of building resilience.
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.
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