Picture News – Supporting schools at the start of the new school year.
Picture News is a weekly news resource used by 5,500+ UK schools.
In particular, relating to the unrest this Summer, which many of your pupils will feel affected by, you may wish to consider accessing the following free resources.
- GUIDE: Talking to children about the riots – A guide and support document for teachers about discussing sensitive news topics. Talking to children about sensitive new - UK
- LIVE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY: Celebrating our Differences and Overcoming Adversity, Friday 6th September 2024, 9.30-10am – Join Picture News and thousands of children from all around the UK for a very special live online welcome-back assembly. There will be a chance to reflect on events over the summer, explore the values of Mutual Respect and Tolerance, and provide an opportunity to celebrate who we are and the importance and strengths of our local communities. Register here
- Lesson plan
- video: How can communities help each other in times of difficulty? | Discussion Board | Picture News (picture-news.co.uk)
- presentation: download PDF here To request a PowerPoint version, contact help@picture-news.co.uk
Empathy Week
Home | Empathy Week 2025 (empathy-week.com). Empathy Week 2025: an annual festival of films, storytelling and events that develop the skill of empathy in students aged 5-18 years old. Join us 10-14th March 2025 to celebrate the theme ‘What is your spark?’.
Further Resources
Stop Hate UK's Response to Incidents August 2024 - Stop Hate UK
PSHE Association Resource: Discussing Terrorist Attacks with Pupils - Discussing terrorist attacks with pupils.
Parents' Guide to Black Lives Matter - Resources, Activities, and Tips for Families to empower children to work towards racial equality
BBC Black History Month Resources (can be used at any time of the year).
National Youth Agency Speak Out Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to be used with young people aged 11+ to stimulate discussion, thought and reflection around key themes such as identity, belonging, diversity and community.It includes activities including the Guess Who Gameshow - Looking Beyond Your Bias and several activity handouts.
Challenging racism through PSHE education (pshe-association.org.uk)
Talking to Children about the war in Ukraine
Anti-Bullying Alliance: Bystanders Bystanders (anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk)
10 Steps: Teaching Sensitive Topics to Students (gokidpower.org)