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What do you want to be when you grow up? What a huge question to answer, with so many variables to think about. Yet we ask this of young people from a relatively early age!Students need to make decisions about options, post-16 pathways and potential career routes within a fast-paced and ever-changing modern world where they may one day work in roles that don't yet exist. It's tricky stuff! This toolkit offers a clear and practical guide to helping students navigate the big topic of careers through high-quality PSHE, moving beyond narrow job titles to explore who they are and the kind of life they hope to lead.This book provides teachers with easy-to-follow lessons and activities broken down into six key themes:• My Career Identity - Encouraging students to consider their sense of self, including their skills and qualities• My Future - Supporting students to consider the type of future they hope for themselves and how they can work towards achieving these goals• What's Out There? - Exploring the different types of qualifications and training routes available, as well as Labour Market Information• Pathways - Comparing the different pathways available including traditional and vocational routes• Breaking Down Barriers - Reflecting on what could be holding them back and setting manageable goals to address these• My Employability - Evaluating personal employability skills and making links between these and future career goalsCareers education, when broken down into manageable steps is a hugely exciting topic to both teach and be taught. Essential reading for teachers delivering careers education, pastoral staff, and school leaders, this book provides the perfect resource to simplify planning while preparing pupils for a changing future.

What do you want to be when you grow up? What a huge question to answer, with so many variables to think about. Yet we ask this of young people from a relatively early age!Students need to make decisions about options, post-16 pathways and potential career routes within a fast-paced and ever-changing modern world where they may one day work in jobs that don't yet exist. It's tricky stuff! This toolkit offers a clear and practical guide to helping students navigate the big topic of careers through high-quality PSHE, moving beyond narrow job titles to explore who they are and the kind of life they hope to lead.This book provides teachers with easy-to-follow lessons and form time activities that explore:Students' career identity, including their skills, qualities, areas to develop, and what motivates them in terms of their career aspirations.The type of future students envision for themselves, both in terms of education, training, and future career paths, and how they might achieve these aims.The different types of qualifications and training routes available to them across Key Stages 3, 4, 5 and beyond, as well as Labour Market Information.The different pathways available, including traditional and vocational routes.A range of barriers that could be holding them back from achieving their career potential.Personal employability skills and how these link to future career goals.Careers education, when broken down into manageable steps, is a hugely exciting topic both to teach and to be taught. Essential reading for teachers delivering careers education, pastoral staff, and school leaders, this book provides the perfect resource to simplify planning while preparing pupils for a changing future.

This book contains practical suggestions on how to deliver interactive and relevant lessons on financial literacy to pupils aged 11-18, giving them the tools and knowledge to manage money, navigate debt, and plan for their financial futures effectively.The toolkit includes:Six complete lesson plans covering Key Stages 3, 4, and 5Six ready-to-use tutor time activities for quick, impactful learning momentsSpiral curriculum approach that builds knowledge progressively, adapting to developing understanding and changing needs at each stageAssessment and tracking guidance to monitor pupil progress and demonstrate impactEvaluation tools with suggested questions to review and refine your school's financial literacy programme.Each activity is classroom-tested, curriculum-aligned, and designed to spark genuine engagement. Students won't just learn about budgeting and saving, they'll explore real-world scenarios, make informed decisions, and develop the confidence to navigate their financial futures. Essential reading for teachers involved in delivering financial literacy, as well as PSHE leads and senior leadership, this book is the perfect resource to simplify planning and provide engaging lessons in the PSHE classroom.

This book goes beyond the surface-level 'just say no' approach, offering deep insights into the real reasons young people may turn to harmful substances and exploring the complex factors – such as coping with trauma, mental health struggles or feelings of inadequacy – that influence these decisions.Timely and relevant for all educators teaching Personal, Social, Health, Economics (PSHE) education in secondary school, the book provides practical teaching tips, safeguarding guidance and strategies for creating a supportive and inclusive classroom, as well as informative and engaging lesson plans that empower students to make healthier and more informed choices. Supporting a spiral curriculum, it integrates subjects including mental health, science, English and maths, offering a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to learning about harmful substances. This book is not just about prevention teaching – it's about creating a lasting, positive impact on young lives that they can carry on into adulthood.Created to support all teachers, particularly those new to the subject or who are non-specialists, Harmful Substances provides crucial information and knowledge that will ensure effective and impactful classroom sessions.

This book goes beyond the surface-level 'just say no' approach, offering deep insights into the real reasons young people may turn to harmful substances and exploring the complex factors – such as coping with trauma, mental health struggles or feelings of inadequacy – that influence these decisions.Timely and relevant for all educators teaching Personal, Social, Health, Economics (PSHE) education in secondary school, the book provides practical teaching tips, safeguarding guidance and strategies for creating a supportive and inclusive classroom, as well as informative and engaging lesson plans that empower students to make healthier and more informed choices. Supporting a spiral curriculum, it integrates subjects including mental health, science, English and maths, offering a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to learning about harmful substances. This book is not just about prevention teaching – it's about creating a lasting, positive impact on young lives that they can carry on into adulthood.Created to support all teachers, particularly those new to the subject or who are non-specialists, Harmful Substances provides crucial information and knowledge that will ensure effective and impactful classroom sessions.

This book presents a practical and compassionate guide to embedding mental health into school life. It explores how mental health education can be integrated across the curriculum, tutor time and pastoral care, offering age- and stage-appropriate strategies that invite self-awareness and emotional literacy.Drawing on evidence-based approaches and psychological research, it equips teachers with tools to create safe, inclusive spaces where pupils feel heard and supported. Topics include understanding adolescent brain development, needs-led education, working ‘upstream’ and using language sensitively. The suite of detailed, inclusive and progressive PSHE lesson plans for key stages 3-5 is easy to follow, while accessible tutor time activities encourage further the promotion and protection of mental health. Staff coaching tools ensure adults develop their thinking and skills too. The book advocates best-practice, whole-school approaches that prioritise mental health as part of a thriving and safe learning environment.Whether you're a PSHE lead, form tutor or senior leader, this resource empowers you to navigate sensitive topics with confidence, competence, clarity and care. Ultimately, it champions the idea that mental health education is not an add-on, but a vital component of preparing young people for life, emotionally, socially and academically.

This book presents a practical and compassionate guide to embedding mental health into school life. It explores how mental health education can be integrated across the curriculum, tutor time and pastoral care, offering age- and stage-appropriate strategies that invite self-awareness and emotional literacy.Drawing on evidence-based approaches and psychological research, it equips teachers with tools to create safe, inclusive spaces where pupils feel heard and supported. Topics include understanding adolescent brain development, needs-led education, working ‘upstream’ and using language sensitively. The suite of detailed, inclusive and progressive PSHE lesson plans for key stages 3-5 is easy to follow, while accessible tutor time activities encourage further the promotion and protection of mental health. Staff coaching tools ensure adults develop their thinking and skills too. The book advocates best-practice, whole-school approaches that prioritise mental health as part of a thriving and safe learning environment.Whether you're a PSHE lead, form tutor or senior leader, this resource empowers you to navigate sensitive topics with confidence, competence, clarity and care. Ultimately, it champions the idea that mental health education is not an add-on, but a vital component of preparing young people for life, emotionally, socially and academically.

Health education is such an important topic for young people but is often challenging to deliver in an age-appropriate and impactful way. This book provides teachers with clear, up-to-date information on a range of health-related topics, considering the unique neurology of the teenage brain to help young people learn how to make the best health choices for themselves as they grow through adolescence to adulthood.All health information is fully referenced and based on rigorous, peer-reviewed data so that teachers can be confident they are accessing reliable and current health information. The book covers how to deliver health education inclusively so that everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, identity, culture, or socio-economic status can incorporate the information and skills developed in these lessons into their own lives.Topics covered include:Nutrition and foodExerciseSleepRisk factorsPubertyMisinformationA wide variety of lesson resources, activities, and teacher support is included, delivered in a way that is relevant and actionable for young people. These resources allow teachers to deliver the content confidently, with minimal preparation time, as well as ensuring that students gain the valuable skills they need to be able to take control of their health.

Health education is such an important topic for young people but is often challenging to deliver in an age-appropriate and impactful way. This book provides teachers with clear, up-to-date information on a range of health-related topics, considering the unique neurology of the teenage brain to help young people learn how to make the best health choices for themselves as they grow through adolescence to adulthood.All health information is fully referenced and based on rigorous, peer-reviewed data so that teachers can be confident they are accessing reliable and current health information. The book covers how to deliver health education inclusively so that everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, identity, culture, or socio-economic status can incorporate the information and skills developed in these lessons into their own lives.Topics covered include:Nutrition and foodExerciseSleepRisk factorsPubertyMisinformationA wide variety of lesson resources, activities, and teacher support is included, delivered in a way that is relevant and actionable for young people. These resources allow teachers to deliver the content confidently, with minimal preparation time, as well as ensuring that students gain the valuable skills they need to be able to take control of their health.

Media literacy is an important PSHE topic within secondary schools because it equips young people with the skills to understand and critically analyse the role of media (both traditional and digital) in their lives, influencing their perspectives, behaviours, and even their participation in society. It helps young people identify bias, misinformation, and manipulative tactics, enabling them to make informed decisions to keep themselves happy and safe.Covering topics including privacy, cyberbullying, fear of missing out and extremism, this textbook:• Offers easy-to-follow lesson plans and tutor plans for secondary PSHE teachers, including non-specialists• Recommends ways to empower pupils to keep themselves safe and happy online• Supports maintaining mental wellbeing when engaging in various forms of mediaThis practical guide shares clear and easy step-by-step approaches to teaching media literacy in a secondary classroom. Following a spiral curriculum, it equips teachers with the skills, knowledge and confidence to support their pupils in engaging responsibly with both traditional and digital media.