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A close-up of a young woman's hands holding cut-out paper hearts in different colours and sizes.

Social media: building healthy habits

Age: 7-18

Type: Activities

Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time

Activities to help build resilience, form healthy habits, positive routines, and ways to cope. Suitable for primary and secondary school students ages 7 to 18.

  • Kindness
  • Home learning resources
Illustration of a diverse group of individuals.

Tackling loneliness

Age: 7-18

Type:

Subjects: PSHE, Citizenship, Tutor time

Curriculum linked resources with activities for primary and secondary learners about loneliness and feeling lonely

  • Kindness
  • Home learning resources

In the news (Newsthink)

Refugee Week 2019: You, me and those who came before

Age: 7 - 14

Type: Lesson plan

Subjects: PSHE, History, Citizenship

Session plans and activities to learn about the history of migration, gain understanding and build empathy.

  • Refugees and migration
First world war ambulance train crew

Operation Ouch! – conflict in WWI

Age: 7-11

Type: Teaching package, film

Subjects: History

Help children explore the impact of World War One on those affected through a series of curriculum-linked lesson plans.

  • Conflict
Helicopter landing

Alfa bravo charlie

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.

  • Disasters and emergencies
Young people working together at school

Emergency bingo

Age: 7-14

Type: Quick activity

Subjects: PSHE

A quick and fun PSHE activity to help learners gain awareness of the key aspects of emergencies.

  • Disasters and emergencies
Schoolchildren during an earthquake drill.

Introducing emergencies: Primary

Age: 5-11

Type: Lesson plan

Subjects: PSHE, Geography

Introduce young learners to the concept of emergencies and being prepared.

  • Disasters and emergencies
A drawing showing the kinds of things a British Red Cross virtual gift can buy - clean water, a sleeping bag and a first aid kit.

The Pillowcase Project

Age: 7-11

Type: Teaching package, images, videos

Subjects: Geography, PSHE

Help children understand, cope with and respond to weather-related emergencies that could take place in their community.

  • Disasters and emergencies
Woman dances in traditional cultural clothing in front of a crowd.

Identity and belonging

Age: 7-11, 11-14

Type: Lesson plan, images

Subjects: PSHE

Activities to help learners consider identity, belonging and the impact stigma can have on refugee and migrant communities.

  • Refugees and migration
Refugees and WWII evacuees

Child evacuees in World War Two: Why people leave home

Age: 7-11

Type: Lesson plan, audio

Subjects: English, History

Educational resources for primary school students examining the evacuation of children in Britain during World War Two to better understand the reasons people are forced to leave home.

  • Refugees and migration