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In the news (Newsthink)

A group of friends walk outside in the hot sun.

Heatwave teaching resource

Age: 11 - 16

Type: Lesson plan

Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time

Discussion activities looking at how best to cope with different scenarios during the hot weather.

  • Disasters and emergencies
  • First aid and the bystander effect
  • Newsthink

In the news (Newsthink)

Someone displaying an act of courage to save child.

Act of courage

Age: 11 - 16

Type: Lesson plan

Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time

Discussion activities looking at what drives us to help others and the importance of personal safety while helping.

  • Newsthink
  • Disasters and emergencies

In the news (Newsthink)

A man walks over the rubble of a bombed building.

Sounds of conflict

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.

  • Conflict
  • Newsthink

In the news (Newsthink)

Lava covers the road.

Volcano in Hawaii

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.

  • Disasters and emergencies
  • Newsthink
Group of adults learning in a safe learning environment

Creating a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment

Age: 5-19

Type: Teacher briefing

Create a safe and inclusive learning environment that support your pupils to explore sensitive or challenging content in engaging and safe ways.

In the news (Newsthink)

Woman performs first aid on unresponsive man

An increase in knife crime

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.

  • First aid and the bystander effect
  • Newsthink

In the news (Newsthink)

Syrian medical staff learn how to treat people in a chemical weapons attack.

Chemical weapons

Age: 11–19

Type: Lesson plan, Newsthink

Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time

Secondary PSHE activities on chemical weapons and international humanitarian law.

  • Conflict
  • Newsthink
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
Children enjoying a lesson

A guide to SMSC

Age:

Type: Teaching briefing

Subjects: SMSC

A guide for teachers on spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

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