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This lesson could be used for World Financial Planning Day on 4 October or more generally in your sixth form/college scheme to introduce the idea of Financial Planning . The teaching notes include a link to duplicate an introductory survey on Microsoft Forms to ascertain students’ knowledge and understanding in this area, which could be very useful towards planning future lessons. This lesson looks at the importance of financial planning, considering when to start, whether it is best to save or pay off loans, a brief introduction to ISAs, finding out more about savings accounts. It includes various discussion points and an activity on Needs V Wants to help students consider what their priorities are. It could be followed up by more detailed lessons on individual points or input from bank/building society or financial adviser on particular areas of interest.

This lesson was put together with World Sight Day in mind, but could be used at any juncture in your programme. It deals with understanding around eye health, how to protect your eyes at work and study and consideration of careers around eye health. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate a brief introductory survey on Teams.

This resource/lesson looks at the trillion dollar maritime industry and the vital role it plays for the UK economy, the importance of being an island nation, helping students to consider what possibilities are available in this area, where to find out more and to get them thinking about the subject. The Teaching Notes include a link to a survey on Forms to duplicate to get students thinking about the topic in advance. While it could fit with World Maritime Day on 30 September, it could also fit at any time in your careers programme and could link with having a speaker from the industry or with World Oceans Day. Links to further reading about maritime careers is included on the final slide.

This presentation is designed to coincide with Global Entrepreneurship Week, but could also be used as part of your careers programme and could be an ideal precursor to welcoming a talk from a local entrepreneur. It involves students researching a chosen entrepreneur, so they will require access to the internet. The teaching notes include a link to a preliminary quiz and there are printable worksheets to support discussion and research activities. The teaching notes and Ppt also include suggestions of further activities or links to share with students.

This lesson could be used on September 5 for International Day of Charity, but could also be used as part of you careers or PSHE or Life Skills programme to promote the value of volunteering from the point of view, not just of altruism, but also of building skills towards employment and future applications. It talks about where students might consider and gives opportunities to discuss how to find out more and apply for volunteering opportunities. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate a preliminary quiz on Forms and there is also a worksheet to help students to focus their ideas on what charitable organisations are out there that they could consider helping.

As Remembrance Day approaches in November, this is a lesson to reflect on the origins of the day, to consider how it is commemorated and why and to think about the significance of the red poppy, purple poppy and white poppy. It includes discussion points throughout and the Teaching Notes include a link to duplicate a preliminary survey on Microsoft Forms. It also reflects on the lessons learned and gives students opportunities to think about both personal meaning and meaning for society. It is a complete lesson, but wholly adaptable to allow for different time frames available, so please adapt to make it work for your schedule.

This assembly presentation looks at the significance of St Andrew, what he means in Scotland and his relevance to today.

This lesson is inspired by the Movember movement, but deals with men’s health issues which warrant discussion at any point in the calendar, i.e. prostate and testicular cancer, mental health issues and suicide prevention. The teaching notes include a link to a preliminary survey and the penultimate slide ends on a plenary to measure understanding. The presentation includes points for discussion and suggests links to videos which would support discussions. The quiz sheet allows students to note their findings as they go along, as there is quite a lot of information to take in in this lesson. THe final slide includes links to further information.

This lesson is designed for Transgender Awareness Week and looks at its purpose, issues surrounding transgender and the importance of advocacy and support. It includes optional discussion, video and articles to consider and the Teaching Notes include a link to duplicate an introductory quiz on Microsoft Forms to gauge understanding prior to the session. The plenary slide allows for a summing up and to gain understanding of what students have gleaned.

This lesson includes: Powerpoint presentation Teaching notes, which include a link to duplicate a prelimanary survey on Microsoft Forms Case Studies sheet This lesson is designed to help students to think about what deaf awareness means and to build understanding of the challenges around deafness. It could fit with Deaf Awareness Week in May or at any point in your PSHE/Lifeskills programme. There are various opportunities for discussion and some suggested video links to support the discussions.

This lesson links to Human Rights Day on 10 December and helps students to find out more about the history and the future of the move to ensure Human Rights around the world. There are numerous opportunities for discussion and the teaching notes include a link to duplicate a survey on forms to begin to get students thinking about the topic.

This lesson is part of our series on Women’s Health and is designed to raise awareness of a little-discussed topic, highlighting the importance of awareness for all. It looks at what symptoms are involved, the value of support and sources of help. It also introduces the idea of the impact on the workplace and the value of support there, bearing in mind that students will be going into workplaces in the future, managing teams and being part of the decision-making, so gives the opportunity to discuss menopause policy in the workplace. The lesson includes a powerpoint, discussion sheet and teaching notes, which include a link to duplicate an introductory survey on Microsoft Forms.

This lesson looks at the issues surrounding women’s health, the importance of being able to talk about it and introduces some of the main conditions to consider. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate a survey on Microsoft Forms to ascertain understanding and appreciation of the subject before the lesson. There are various opportunities for discussion, including whether it is important for men to consider issues with women’s health, working on reducing stigma, equality and more. While it would work well as a stand-alone PHSE/Life skills lesson, it would work well with our other Women’s Health and Men’s Health bundles.

Throughout life everyone experiences grief at one time or another, but that doesn’t mean we are ready for it or know how to deal with it. This lesson allows students to talk about the causes of grief, the emotions it brings up and the variety of reactions people can go through. It also allows students to consider how they can support others and what to do if they are struggling themselves. The teaching notes include a link to duplicate a preliminary survey on Microsoft Forms and the case study in the PowerPoint is also included as a printable. This is part of our Dealing with… series, so please explore which other lessons you may find useful.