This ready-to-teach PSHE resource is designed to be taught over one or two sessions. It helps students explore the emotion of anger through a mix of critical thinking, discussion, and drama-based learning. Aimed at developing emotional literacy and empathy, the lesson encourages students to reflect on how anger is experienced, expressed, and managed—particularly during adolescence.
Lesson Overview:
Begins with a safe space activity, encouraging students to set expectations for respectful and supportive discussion.
Students explore anger and sadness, focusing on physical reactions, emotional triggers, and typical responses.
Engages students with factual insights into anger, including gendered differences and the link between male anger and violence.
Features scenario-based tasks, where students analyse emotional responses and suggest healthier coping strategies.
Includes a media-based activity focusing on Episode 3 of Netflix’s Adolescence, analysing how factors like family dynamics, incel culture, and school experiences may influence Jamie’s anger.
Incorporates Forum Theatre, where students act out and reframe scenes involving anger to explore better emotional responses.
Ends with a personal reflection task to consolidate learning and help students consider their own approaches to dealing with anger.
A student workbook is also included, providing structured tasks, space for personal reflection, and support throughout the lesson.
Perfect for KS4 PSHE, this lesson is ideal for creating meaningful, reflective discussions around emotional health and gendered experiences of anger.
This ready-to-teach PSHE resource pack is designed for a 6–7 week term and helps students explore key topics affecting young people today. It builds both digital and emotional literacy, encourages critical thinking, and offers real-world context through engaging discussions, scenario tasks, and media analysis- supported by student workbooks.
The pack can be taught as a standalone unit or alongside Netflix’s Adolescence, offering a rich and relevant springboard into themes of gender, emotions, and online culture.
Lesson 1: Understanding Insecurities
This lesson introduces insecurities and their impact on behaviour, with a focus on Jamie from Adolescence. Students will explore the root causes of insecurities and identify both unhealthy and healthy coping strategies.
Lesson 2: Exploring Anger and Gender
In this lesson, students explore anger and how it is expressed differently by gender, focusing on male anger and its link to violence. Students will analyse how societal pressures and personal struggles contribute to emotional responses.
Lesson 3: Digital Literacy & Algorithms
Students will gain an understanding of how algorithms shape the online experience. The lesson examines the pros and cons of algorithms, the impact of echo chambers, and encourages students to reflect on their own social media habits.
Lesson 4: Misogyny in Media
In this lesson, students explore the concept of misogyny in today’s media landscape, using Adolescence as a focal point. They’ll analyze how misogynistic attitudes can be shaped by various media sources and brainstorm potential solutions to combat misogyny.
Five Wellbeing Activities for Children’s Mental Health Week (or anytime!)
Ready-to-teach resources focused on developing self-awareness in young people! These activities are designed to help children explore their emotions, reactions, and sense of self.
Activities include:
What Would You Do? –Students are given different scenarios with three possible responses and discuss which option would lead to the most positive outcome.
Who Am I? Worksheet – Students reflect on their values, what makes them happy, and areas they want to grow.
Poem Analysis – A video from Dose of Society featuring a poem about self-love. Students will analyze key lines to explore the importance of self-acceptance.
Managing the Controllables – An activity that helps students focus on what they can control in their lives.
Self-Awareness Reflection Check-In – A reflection activity that reviews the week’s activities and encourages students to think about steps they can take to become more self-aware