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Use to teach KS3 and KS4 about relationships in PSHE

This thought-provoking resource on the subject of abusive teenage relationships can be used to stimulate discussion for Key Stage 3 and 4 PSHE. A 16 year-old girl talks openly about her experiences with a relationship which went from being treated "like a princess" to violence, pregnancy, self harm and suicide attempts. It raises the point that a relationship that starts as happy and uplifting can deteriorate into one that is destructive and unhealthy.

Abusive Relationships

An innovative special school rigorously promoting healthy living

Alderman Knight School in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, is a special school bursting with healthy initiatives. The school has embraced the National Healthy Schools Programme with a passion and children are encouraged to think about food, how to grow it, cook it and buy it. The school has introduced many schemes to create a healthier learning environment, including a thriving breakfast club. There are greater opportunities for play, sport and dancing, and partaking in extra artwork to help improve the emotional wellbeing of the pupils. The children are also given a "thought for the day", encouraging them to ponder moral, political and ethical questions.

Alderman Knight School

How differences in appearance can trigger bullying episodes

A 16-year-old girl talks about the bullying that ensued as a result of her haircut when she started secondary school, in this PSHE lesson and assembly starter for primary and secondary pupils. The girl explains how an adventurous hairstyle she had cut as she started secondary school caused her to suffer terrible bullying at the hands of other pupils. She was confident and popular at her primary school, and was only bullied when she moved to secondary school, highlighting how the transition from primary to secondary can sometimes be fraught for pupils. This video can be used to start discussions on questions including; why are people bullied because of their appearance, and does this happen a lot?

Appearance

An electronic engineer promotes STEM work with fun experiments

Electronic engineer and STEM career role model Chris Styles visits Linton Village College in Cambridge, to run an electronics workshop and talk about his work. Chris works for Cambridge-based microprocessor company ARM, who design the embedded computer processors used in 90 per cent of mobile phones. Chris speaks about his work, and his experiments in his home-built electronics workshop in his garage, before giving the students a range of fun activities to do including; launching a rocket, building an electronic range finder, and working on an innovative locking mechanism and a small robotic car . The lesson culminates in the launch of the rocket on the school's playing field in an attempt to capture trajectory data from the rocket for analysis.

Applications Engineer

A personal insight into living with Asperger's Syndrome

Troubled Minds is a series of four short animated films, narrated by young people who have been real-life sufferers from a range of psychological illnesses and syndromes. In this video, a seemingly well-behaved and well-performing school student, describes the emotional distress he felt as his Asperger's syndrome caused him to struggle socially at school.

Asperger's Syndrome

A rocket scientist tours a South African telescope: KS3/4 science

A rocket scientist tours a huge telescope in South Africa, in this lesson starter on astronomy for Key Stage 3/4 science pupils. Dr Maggie Aderin explains how the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) works and meets the people who operate the mechanism, in this classroom resource for secondary students PSHE. She is the UK's only black female rocket scientist and she's in high demand for her inspiring science talks.

Astronomy: Inside a Telescope

Teenage ex-sufferers discuss anorexia and how schools can help

Hear three teenagers, two girls and a boy, talk openly about their battle with anorexia, as staff at a school and psychiatric unit discuss how sufferers can be supported, in this human health and safety video for teachers. Anorexia is often oversimplified as an aspiration to look like models and celebrities, but it's a complex mental illness with a range of causes. Moreover, anorexia is increasingly affecting teenage boys as well as young girls. Teenagers Lindsay, Rob and Constance describe their downward spiral into anorexia, which resulted in each of them being hospitalised. They also describe the catastrophic affect this isolating illness had on their physical health, mental health and relationships with friends and family. This video also visits a psychiatric unit which deals specifically with adolescents with mental health problems, and a school which helped to support a student in their recovery from anorexia.

Battling Anorexia

What do pupils really think about their lessons?

At Hanham High School in Bristol, headteacher Peggy Farrington wants to engage her students in their learning and is keen for pupils to provide as much feedback as possible on their lessons. Recently, pupils have been asked to fill out questionnaires capturing this feedback at the end of each lesson. In this programme, we see a video made by Year 11 pupils that documents this system in action. Find out how constructive the students have been in their feedback, and see how teacher Lucy Croft deals with the challenge of addressing their concerns. What are the benefits of this system for staff and pupils? Back in the studio, consultant Adrienne Jones is joined by headteacher Peggy and other staff to discuss the video. The experiment at Hanham looks set to be extended, but is it reasonable to allow pupil voice to encroach on performance management?

Being Heard

Peer mentors attempt to stop a group of bullying girls

Two peer mentors attempt to prevent bullying in this short video devised by students in this lesson starter for KS3 and KS4 PSHE lessons. The scenario indicates how a conflict between students could be successfully resolved by peer mentors. Suitable for engaging and stimulating class discussion.

Bullying Girls: Reenactment

Experts discuss the issue of girls bullying other girls

A short video looking at the issue of girls bullying other girls in this lesson starter for KS3 and KS4 PSHE lessons. Experts talk about the nature of abusive behaviour among females and its consequences on the mental health of its victims. Suitable for engaging and stimulating class discussion.

Professional Development for Quality Teaching

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