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Parallel Histories: Conflict in Israel and Palestine

These resources focus on Israel and Palestine and are split into seven weeks of content that cover the history of the conflict. They challenge students and learners to examine a range of sources such as images, maps and documentation in order to debate and discuss different view points in a polite and respectful way, and […]
Subject area:
Debate and discussion
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson plan
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides

Solutions Not Sides: resources for discussing Israel and Palestine in schools

These resources have been developed by the Solutions Not Sides (SNS) team to offer teachers & their students resource materials that can be used in classrooms together, or independently by students. The teacher guides can make sure you feel confident and informed when discussing this topic with students. The class activity packs are  interactive, with […]
Subject area:
Debate and discussion
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson activity, Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides

Educate Against Hate Calendar 2023/24

Our new and improved Educate Against Hate Calendar for 2023/24 highlights important awareness dates in the academic year which might provide opportunities to discuss things like online safety, Fundamental British Values and extremism with your students.
Subject area:
Fundamental British Values, Radicalisation
Age group:
KS 2, KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Fact sheet, Interactive website, Lesson ideas
Format:
iCalendar, Interactive site, Pdf

Digital Matters: Managing Online Information

Digital Matters, created by Internet Matters, is a platform which uses quiz-style and story-based learning while promoting discussion in the classroom to promote a safer internet. The Managing Online Information module aims for Year 5 and Year 6 pupils to explore the differences between belief, fact and opinion and look at reliable sources.   A […]
Subject area:
Online safety, Safeguarding
Age group:
KS 2
Resources:
Interactive website, Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Pdf, Web pages

Let’s Discuss: Extreme Left-Wing, Anarchist and Single-Issue Extremism

Resource pack to support classroom discussions about extreme left-wing, anarchist and single-issue extremism and the process of radicalisation.
Subject area:
Debate and discussion, Extremism, Let's Discuss, Radicalisation, Terrorism
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson ideas, Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Videos

Talk It Over

Talk It Over is a resource designed to support educators in facilitating honest conversations on online hate and how to tackle it.
Subject area:
Debate and discussion, Hate crime, Online safety
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Zip

Going Too Far?

Interactive classroom resource aiming to help secondary pupils understand extremism and how certain online behaviour may be illegal or dangerous.
Subject area:
Extremism, Online safety
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson plan
Format:
Videos, Web pages

InSight: Building Young People’s Resilience To Radicalisation and Extremism

Document for educators including guidance, classroom resources and activities which aims to build young people’s resilience to radicalisation and extremism.
Subject area:
Debate and discussion, Extremism, Radicalisation, Terrorism
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson plan, Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf

Be Internet Citizens

A suite of materials on the topics of fake news, emotional manipulation, us and them narratives and online hate speech.
Subject area:
Hate crime, Online safety, Prejudice, Refugees, Religion, Safeguarding, Stereotyping
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Videos

Stand Up!

Teaching resources to help schools teach about tolerance and discrimination to secondary school pupils.
Subject area:
Hate crime, Prejudice, Religion, Stereotyping
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Videos

Walls

A PHSE lesson for secondary school pupils centred around a film about community cohesion.
Subject area:
Debate and discussion, Extremism, Hate crime, Prejudice, Stereotyping
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Presentation slides, Videos, Web pages

Resilience

Detailed guidance for teachers to help tackle controversial issues that may arise in RE lessons, plus sample lesson plans.
Subject area:
Debate and discussion, Extremism, Religion, Stereotyping
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf, Word document

Trust Me

Resource which aims to educate young people on inaccurate and pervasive information that they might come across online.
Subject area:
Online safety
Age group:
KS 2, KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson ideas, Teacher guidance
Format:
Zip

Fat Face

Lesson plan and short film to teach Year 6 and above about radicalisation and extremism.
Subject area:
Extremism, Radicalisation
Age group:
KS 2, KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson plan
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Videos

No Love For Hate

Tutorials encourage pupils to be accepting and to challenge hatred, while understanding the risks of extremism and radicalisation.
Subject area:
Extremism, Hate crime, Radicalisation, Refugees
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson plan, Posters
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Word document

Reclaim Radical

A teacher toolkit offering resources that tackle far-right extremism, including ice-breaker activities and videos with accompanying lesson activities.
Subject area:
Extremism
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4
Resources:
Lesson ideas, Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf, Videos

Side by Side

A Prevent and extremism-related resource, designed for FE students and staff, covering radicalisation, online safety, critical thinking and British values.
Subject area:
Fundamental British Values, Online safety, Prevent duty, Radicalisation
Age group:
KS 5
Resources:
Training
Format:
Interactive site

Extreme Dialogue

Hard-hitting films of real people affected by radicalisation to enable teachers to show young people all the faces of extremism.
Subject area:
Extremism, Radicalisation
Age group:
KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson ideas, Teacher guidance
Format:
Pdf, Presentation slides, Videos

Essentials of Dialogue

Students need tools to build societies that welcome diversity and encourage an open-minded and inclusive approach. To support this, teachers need straightforward and simple classroom activities. Essentials of Dialogue is a resource for use in classrooms with year 6 to year 13 to help build skills of dialogue and critical thinking in young people, plus practical […]
Subject area:
Debate and discussion
Age group:
KS 3, KS 4, KS 5
Resources:
Lesson activity, Lesson ideas, Lesson plan
Format:
Pdf