Overview
In November 2021, COP26 took place in Glasgow. It was the most pivotal climate summit of all time. This resources will explore what COP is and what COP26 aimed to achieve. By the end of these lessons pupils will be able to: • Explain what the COP is; • Explain what the four goals of…
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What is an Infectious Disease?
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World Female Ranger Day (KS2)
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Identities
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Chicken Soup
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Strong Societies
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Be Your Own Councillor
Students examine ways in which a fictional town council could spend its budget. They consider the concerns of different...
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Homelessness
In this lesson pupils will think about what home means to them through writing a poem inspired by the line ‘Home is where the heart is’. They will consider the…
Inspirational People – Gandhi
This assembly is an introduction to the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. Some of the themes that the assembly looks at can be further explored in the lessons: Inspirational…
We are Change-Makers (poster)
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The Value of Trees
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Children are alert to information and images they see in the media. These may graphically influence their view of the world, and not always positively. Graphic images on TV and…
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Children’s Rights
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Who Keeps us Healthy?
In this lesson pupils consider what being healthy means and who plays a role in keeping the population healthy. The coronavirus pandemic is given as an example of populations taking…