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Newsthink teaching resources

Topical teaching resources exploring the news from a humanitarian perspective. Newsthink is our free, topical news resource with engaging activity ideas regularly emailed directly to teachers’ inboxes.

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Featured teaching resources

People help a man with a heavy bleed.

An increase in knife crime

Discuss how to defuse tension and avoid conflict, and the first aid for someone with a heavy bleed.

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Refugee Week 2019

Refugee Week 2019: You, me and those who came before

Consider the long-running history of migration and people’s reasons for moving, and develop empathy with those who have had to build new lives elsewhere.

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

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Secondary (Ages 11-19)

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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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Free workshops

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

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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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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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