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www.ecpublishing.co.uk We are the market leaders in PSHE + RSE resources, with over 14 million downloads of our lessons worldwide and over 5500 five star reviews. Established in 2015, our team of consultants and teachers has written for The Bank of England, The Children's Commissioner, The CCRC, The British Legion and many other UK charities and institutions. We love what we do and we aim to be highest quality and best value for money out there. Find us at www.ecpublishing.co.uk.
Plastic and pollution KS1 PSHE lesson.
A one-hour long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS1. This lesson has been created for Year 1, however, the activities are also suitable for students in Year 2, and could easily be adapted for use with older students.
In this lesson, the children will learn about the vast quantity of plastic that is finding its way into rivers and oceans. We will discuss the impact of plastics on wildlife and the consequences of microplastics entering the food chain .
The students will read A planet full of plastic by Neal Layton, before completing an awareness leaflet activity linked to the text. The lesson includes a case study starter, a story with accompanying questions, an awareness leaflet activity and a plenary task.
This lesson would also serve as a useful resource to celebrate ‘Earth Day’. Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
An hour long, fully resourced Citizenship / Geography KS3 lesson with a focus on the political, human, physical and economic reasons stopping Ethiopian children from attending school. The four-level differentiated lesson is filled with engaging, well structured and fun activities and contains a thirty minute literacy-focus with peer-assessment grading pack, where students complete an essay task explaining why some children in Ethiopia cannot gain a full education.
These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes).
This lesson could be used for Citizenship, Geography or PSHCE. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: MORE PSHE RESOURCES
One hour, fully resourced lesson (PowerPoint, worksheets, clip tasks, activities, all differentiated three ways) all about the rising levels of poverty in the UK and the reasons behind this.
The lesson is adaptable, easy to follow and fully differentiated. It could be used in PSHE, Citizenship, Geography or in Tutor Time. It is suitable for KS3 or KS4.
This resource pack includes an hour long PowerPoint with accompanying worksheets, templates, well differentiated activities, literacy focus tasks, clip tasks with three-way differentiated questions and information sheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. As with all our lessons, you don’t need any prior knowledge as all the information is included - you can just pick up and teach it.
Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2026 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
ONE YEAR OF RESOURCES - Be ready for the new 2020 DfE PSHE and RSE guidelines! This Year 11 PSHE, Careers and RSE pack contains 1 Year’s worth of Yr 11 PSHE resources (it has now has 31 hours, accounting for study leave).
31 x fully resourced, highly-rated PSHE lesson packs and units. All 31 lesson packs (bundled into 20 separate downloads), complete with at least one hour-long Powerpoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs, starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout. These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to follow.
This pack follows on from:
1 Year of Year 7 PSHE
1 Year of Year 8 PSHE
1 Year of Year 9 PSHE
1 Year of Year 10 PSHE
There is zero extra work required, and the whole bundle follows PSHE Association 2020 SoW for Year 11 (KS4).
You can also find this pack and further discounted packages at the EC Publishing website.
I use all of these myself as a Head of PSHE and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally months of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. You can also find the other ‘one year of PSHE’ packages for all of the KS3 groups at my store.
Please note, this bundle has 30 lessons in rather than the 37 of of the other packs. This is to account for the fact most schools break up for study leave in May half term. This is also reflected in the price as the pack is the cheapest of the five year groups.
I also have a 1 YEAR OF CITIZENSHIP bundle (37 lessons) available here:1 Year’s worth of Citizenship
and I have a 1 YEAR OF RE bundle (36 lessons) available here:1 Year’s worth of RE
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Fracking and the environment
A detailed, differentiated and editable 1-2 hour lesson all about fracking and the government’s decision to lift, and then immediately reimpose a ban that had been in place since 2019.
In this lesson, the students will learn how oil and gas are extracted from the Earth using both traditional mining and in the case of shale gas, fracking.
We will investigate the reasons why fracking is a highly controversial tropic and discuss arguments for and against it. The lesson is ideally suited to students in UKS2 (Year 6) or younger students in KS3 (Year 7).
The resources are fully editable, and therefore easy to amend should you wish to use it with other year groups.
The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
KS1 PSHE - Living in the Wider World - Year 1
A collection of PSHE resources that have been created to cover the ‘Living in the Wider World’ strand of the PSHE Association’s Programme of Study for KS1.
These lessons have been specifically created for use with students in Year 1.
They are also suitable for use in schools who have opted to follow the PSHE Association’s Thematic Model for KS1.
A bundle of environment-theme resources that are suitable for primary age students.
The pack includes:
Climate change
Carbon footprints
Sustainability
Sustainability and food security
Renewable energy
Fracking and the environment
Fast fashion
A bundle of resources to teach UKS2 or LKS3 students about the current energy crisis and the associated implications for both the cost of living and the environment.
Three lessons on this bundle are free to download, the remaining three are being sold at a discounted price.
The bundle includes:
Cost of living crisis - free
Carbon footprints
Renewable energy
Fracking and the environment - free
Climate change
Ukraine and Russia - Free
Sustainability - Food Security
How will our farms adapt to a changing climate?
A detailed, editable 1 hour lesson all about climate change, food security, farming sustainability and the reasons why we need to consume our planet’s resources responsibly.
Created to fit an ‘adaptive teaching style’ the lesson is influenced by Rosenshine’s principles of instruction, and promotes both cognitive and metacognitive strategies.
In this lesson, the students will discuss the challenges we face if we are to feed a growing future population. We will investigate the pressures of 2 billion extra people by the year 2050, alongside a changing climate. We will discuss the benefits of sustainable farming and the reasons why we need to adapt if we are to feed the planet in the not so distant future.
The lesson is ideally suited to students in UKS2 or younger students in KS3.
The resources are fully editable, and therefore easy to amend should you wish to use the resources with other year groups.
The lesson is fully-scaffolded, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, contains a brand new in-house EC Publishing video clip, and has clear measurable outcomes and success criteria.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Renewable energy, fossil fuels, and climate change lesson.
A detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour lesson all about the UK’s energy needs and the government’s plans to phase out the use of carbon-based fuels. In this lesson, the students will learn about the nation’s energy consumption of electricity, natural gas, and solid fuels.
We will investigate the pros and cons of different energy sources including renewables and fossil fuels. We will reflect on the reasons why we are moving away from carbon-based fuels and discuss how easy it will be for the UK to achieve their carbon-neutral target.
The lesson is ideally suited to students in UKS2 or younger students in KS3. The resources are fully editable, and therefore easy to amend should you wish to use the resources with other year groups.
The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Carbon Footprints PSHE lesson.
A detailed, differentiated and editable 1 hour lesson all about reducing your carbon footprint. In this lesson, the students will learn about the activities and lifestyle choices that contribute to a person’s carbon footprint.
We will discuss strategies for reducing our carbon emissions and reflect on the changes we could make to lower our footprints.
The lesson is ideally suited to students in UKS2 or perhaps as an introductory lesson for students in KS3 (Year 7).
The resources are fully editable, and therefore easy to amend should you wish to use the resources with other year groups.
The lesson is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, clips with differentiated questions, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions and other activities.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
TEN HOURS WORTH! 22 x easy to use reading comprehension packs with three sections of differentiated questions each. These can be used in form time as part of literacy focus, or in English lesson for KS3/4 or GCSE comprehension training. Keep checking back if you download this as I’ll be adding lots more.
Rise of the YouTube Vloggers - who are they and how did they make their millions?
Brexit - what’s going on now? Why are people getting annoyed? What does this mean for Britain?
Trump - what has he said now? What are the global implications of his presidency? What is this man’s background and why is he still so popular with some?
Environmental issues - a very serious article about very scary problems students will face in their lifetimes unless serious action is taken.
E-Sports and professional gamers. What’s it like to be one of these? How do they do it and what exactly do they do?
Flat Earthers - what is this new trend? Why do some people believe the Earth is flat? An investigation into the growing anti-science trend and why this movement is gaining momentum.
Rise of the Online Trolls - why do people ‘troll’? Who are these bullies hiding behind screens? This article investigates.
The rising popularity of plastic and cosmetic surgery - what is this, what are the ethical issues behind it and why is it so popular?
Virtual reality - what can we do with this technology? How does it work and what’s in store for the future?
Tattoos - too cool for school or looking like a fool? Why is there so much prejudice against tattoos in a professional workplace and is this likely to change any time soon?
Alternative Facts - what are these? Who came up with this term and what do we need to know?
The Sugar Tax - why should your pay more for your favourite bottle of pop? This opinion piece investigates the rights and wrongs of this controversial tax.
Scientology - just why is this organisation so rich?
Terrorism - how have our attitudes towards terrorist plots changed? (Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes Focus)
15, Fracking - what is this and what’s the big fuss about?
The antivaxx movement - who are these people rejecting vaccines? Why? What’s the problem with this?
All of these articles are pretty interesting for students and teachers! All are very easy to use and a good way to combine Current Affairs / Citizenship and English.
Brexit latest - all the options and possible consequences.
Teenage mental health - time to take it seriously.
Dangerous internet challenges - why some people fall victims to trolls.
Being a responsible consumer - why it’s time to turn to fair trade.
Do we really need an International Women’s Day? An investigation.
Amazon and the toy-craze madness - why do people turn consumer-crazy at Christmas?
All of these articles are pretty interesting for students and teachers! All are very easy to use and a good way to combine Current Affairs / Citizenship and English.
You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, RSE and RE resources at my store.
3 hours of fully resourced lesson packs which all have a focus on global warming and the impact humans are having on the planet.
All lesson packs are complete with a detailed PowerPoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs and starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students.
Included:
Climate Change + Global Warming- what are these? How is it affecting us and can anything be done to stop it?
What is sustainability? What are our carbon footprints and how can we reduce them?
A summary of the most pressing environmental issues facing us, how we can help curb these and what could happen if we don’t collectively act.
Many more inexpensive PSHE, RE and Citizenship GCSE free resources at my shop:
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10 resources and a calendar which can be used throughout February to celebrate or observe all the special days, occasions and themes throughout the month.
This collection contains 10 Powerpoints, quizzes, information packs, worksheets, literacy activities clips and creative activities which can easily be picked up and used straight away.
What are February’s special days and themes?
February is LGBT+ History Month and also includes:
Fairtrade Fortnight
Valentine’s Day
Safer Internet Day
Random Acts of Kindness Week
Eating Disorder Awareness Week
All resources in the pack are editable, easy to follow and can be picked up and used without any extra work by you.
Many more PSHE, RE, RSE and Citizenship Resources available at my store: EC Resources
4 x hours of fully resourced lesson packs which all have a focus on our environment and how it is changing due to the influence of human activity. These are ideal for a Citizenship drop down day, short unit, or could be useful for KS3 Geography too.
All lesson packs are complete with a detailed PowerPoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs and starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students.
Included:
Climate Change + Global Warming- what are these? How is it affecting us and can anything be done to stop it?
Why do so many people oppose fracking? What exactly is this?
How can we help our world by shopping ethically?
How are people like Greta Thunberg and groups like Extinction Rebellion protesting against climate change - will it work?
Many more inexpensive PSHE, RE and Citizenship GCSE free resources at my shop:
EC_Resources
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New KS5 PSHE / RSE unit of 20 hours in 15 downloads. These lessons were created specifically for KS5 to fit with the newly released DfE guidelines categorised by the PSHE Association as the PSHE category ‘Living in the Wider World’. They all work as standalone lessons but also make up part of the Complete KS5 Package (which can be found on the EC Publishing website with a quick Google).
All lessons include a well differentiated PowerPoint, detailed worksheets, information sheets, engaging activities, clips and accompanying question tasks.
Many more PSHE Resources available at my store here.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
Check out our PSHE Packages here:
Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE
Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE
One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE
One Year of Citizenship and British Values
Complete Year 7 and 8 RE
Complete Careers and Employability
AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 6000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Perfect for meeting the new PSHE Statutory guidelines, this pack has been created from the popular EC Resources PSHE lessons to match one of the new PSHE Association optional frameworks - the ‘Thematic Framework’ from their model programme builder. This is one of a variety of ways to order your PSHE content and follows the PSHE Association’s new, suggested order for content within their three categories: Living in the Wider World, Relationships and Health and Wellbeing.
PSHE Association Theme:
Summer 2 Living in the Wider World
Topic – Financial Decision Making
Saving, borrowing, budgeting and making financial choices
**This pack is mapped against the latest DfE guidance and uses the PSHE Association Core themes (code references: H32, L15, L16, L17, L18) for the 2020 Requirements (Statutory Health and RSE).
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Learning Outcomes for this unit – students will learn:
• how to make safe financial choices
• about ethical and unethical business practices and consumerism
• about saving, spending and budgeting
• how to manage risk-taking behaviour
All lessons are editable, differentiated at least three ways so you can be Ofsted and DfE guidance-ready and ensure your pupils have the very best PSHE education. Each pack contains a variety of activities, an hour-long PowerPoint, a clip with questions, a literacy focus task, new key-term introductions, reading aloud materials, assessment opportunities, progress checkers and creative tasks.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
Check out our PSHE Packages here:
Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE
Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE
One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE
One Year of Citizenship and British Values
Complete Year 7 and 8 RE
Complete Careers and Employability
AQA Citizenship GCSE Mega Pack
The rest of the Thematic Packages can be found here:
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 7000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Climate change / global warming KS1 PSHE lesson.
A one-hour long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS1, however, the activities could easily be adapted for use with older students.
In this lesson, the children will learn about climate change and the reasons why our world is getting warmer. We will discuss the harmful effects of greenhouse gases and the different ways we can help to lessen the effects of global warming.
The lesson includes a case study starter, a video clip with accompanying questions, an sorting task and a puzzle plenary task.
This lesson would also serve as a useful resource to celebrate ‘Earth Day’. Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Recycling KS1 PSHE lesson.
A one-hour long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS1. This lesson has been created for Year 1, however, the activities are also suitable for students in Year 2, and could easily be adapted for use with older students.
In this lesson, the children will learn about recycling. We will discuss the reasons why recycling is so important as well as taking a closer look at the different types of materials that can and can’t be recycled.
The students will read Why do we recycle? by Jen Green, before completing an activity linked to the text. The lesson includes a case study starter, a story with accompanying questions, a recycling sorting task and a debate-style plenary.
This lesson would also serve as a useful resource to celebrate ‘Earth Day’.
Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.