Teaching and learning resources
Explore our free teaching and learning resources to help enrich national curriculum subjects, like PSHE and citizenship, and connect human crisis with human kindness.
We offer a variety of free primary and secondary teaching resources for citizenship, PSHE, tutor time, and more. Our free resources include lesson plan templates for teachers, assemblies, and quick activities.
Using these learning materials will help children and young people develop new knowledge and life skills based on the humanitarian perspective of the Red Cross.
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New teaching resources
We create free newsworthy and topical teaching and learning resources that are easy to use and suitable for the national curriculum. See our newest resources below.
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Newsthink: flash floods in Spain
Explores how communities are taking action in the aftermath of the floods in Spain. Suitable for learners aged 10 to 19.
Climate change education resources
Use these free education resources for both young people and adults to learn about extreme weather events in the UK and beyond.
Use these activities to help young people build resilience whilst showing kindness to themselves and others.
Understanding people's experience of migration, for ages 10-15
These activities help young people develop empathy and understanding of the experience of refugees.
Understanding people's experience of migration, for ages 16-19
This teaching resource is designed for young people ages 16-19, to help them understand migration.
Teaching resources by topic
We offer a range of learning resources, linked to national curriculum subjects like PSHE and citizenship. Our educational resources relate to the work the Red Cross does in the UK and around the world. Browse by topic below.
International humanitarian law and conflict teaching resources
Use our free resources to help students understand international humanitarian law and the effects of conflict.
Disasters and emergencies teaching resources
Explore the topic of disasters and emergencies with our free lesson plans and teaching materials, which are ideal for Citizenship, PSHE and Geography teachers.
Resources for teaching first aid
Get curriculum information and free resources to teach life-saving first aid skills to students and test their knowledge. Also available in Welsh.
Activities for home learning
Use these quick activities on wellbeing, kindness and resilience to support young peoples' learning at home.
Humanitarianism and the Red Cross teaching resources
Explore humanitarianism and the British Red Cross with our free lesson plan templates and learning materials, which are ideal for PSHE and Citizenship teachers.
Kindness and wellbeing teaching resources
Boost students' wellbeing and build resilience by celebrating the power of kindness with our range of kindness resources.
Refugees and migration teaching resources
Help young people challenge assumptions about migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, and to develop mutual respect, empathy and understanding.
Free workshops for adults and young people
Our free educational workshops cover a range of topics, including:
- First Aid (young people and adults)
- Empathy plus Migration (young people)
- Coping with Challenges (young people)
- Adapt and Recover (adults)
- Supporting Connections (adults)
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