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
- 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
Schools of Sanctuary
Fun welcome back activity, exploring your school's migration stories to underline that migration is something with which we are all intimately connected.
EAL Resources
The Bell Foundation offers a range of free resources to support EAL teaching and development within schools: Free EAL Teaching Resources - The Bell Foundation
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
The BBC Bitesize ‘Other Side of The Story’ has videos, articles and guides for you to use in your classroom to help students reflect on what they heard and saw online about the riots in August 2024.
The Education Hub blog brings together support on how to speak to children and young people about violent disorder in August 2024.
Addressing unrest, disinformation and violence: This is a list of links to resources to help us all support young people and our communities following civil unrest, discrimination and violence. It has been sourced from a network of youth organisations across the UK. Download the PDF.
Educate Against Hate published a blog in August 2024 and supporting FAQ to help settings access appropriate advice, resources and support.
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)
