A new generation of humanitarians

Teaching Resources

Explore our free teaching resources to help enrich curriculum subjects and connect human crisis with human kindness.

An illustration from the British Red Cross Power of kindness calendar showing the dates of the week and some of the kind activities a child could do.

Kindness teaching resources

Free, engaging online resources for children and young people to do at home during the coronavirus lockdown, which explore and promote the value of kindness. 

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Featured teaching resources

Kindness Calendar

Kindness calendar

We adapted our popular school kindness calendar: find out how children and young people can practise kindness every day during the coronavirus emergency.

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A Red Cross volunteer wears a mask and carries a cardboard box outside a door to a building.

Coronavirus: Covid-19 outbreak

`Get informed about the Covid-19 outbreak, learn about misinformation, and focus on what acts of kindness we can do to build resilience.`

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Explore our teaching resources by age

Free teaching resources ideal for Citizenship, PSHE, tutor time and more. Explore our educational resources by age range.

Primary (Ages 5-11)

Secondary (Ages 11-19)

Explore our teaching resources by topic

We offer a range of curriculum-linked resources which relate to the work the Red Cross does around the world.

Conflict and its consequences

Disasters and emergencies

First aid teaching resources

Humanitarianism and the Red Cross

Refugees and migration

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Creating a safe, inclusive and supportive learning environment

A guide to supporting your students as they discuss sensitive or challenging content.

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Teaching resource glossary

A guide to terms used in our teaching resources.

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Free workshops

We offer workshops in areas where young people are at higher risk of experiencing a crisis.

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Download a Red Cross teaching guide and poster

A teaching pack which includes a guide to our resources and posters for primary and secondary schools.

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Key dates

Use our list of awareness days and dates to plan topical, engaging lessons.

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