Conflict and its consequences
Our free teaching resources look at the impact of conflict and help young people to understand the laws which help to protect people in conflict zones.
Explore conflict and its consequences with our free lesson plans, ideal for History and Citizenship teachers.
Get primary and secondary teaching ideas about:
- past and present-day conflicts, such as World War One or the conflict in Syria
- the rules of war and what constitutes a violation of International Humanitarian Law
- the humanitarian impact of conflict, and what it might be like to live in a war zone
- how people like aid workers, child soldiers and prisoners of war are affected by conflict.
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Conflict teaching resources
In the news (Newsthink)

Age: 11 - 19
Type: Quick activities
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
A Newsthink educational resource to examine and discuss the 2022 Ukraine crisis. Suitable for secondary school students Key stages 3 and 4.
In the news (Newsthink)

Age: 11 - 19
Type: Quick activities
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
A topical photo-based resource for young people to explore the Afghanistan crisis and its human impacts
In the news (Newsthink)

Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Discuss the importance of education by looking at students who started their own school in Syria.
In the news (Newsthink)

Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Discussion activities on the importance of remembering.
In the news (Newsthink)

Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Discussion activity considering how we can avoid conflict and build more peaceful communities.
In the news (Newsthink)

Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Photo and discussion activities reviewing the Myanmar crisis one year on.

Age: 11 - 16
Type: Teaching package
Subjects: Citizenship, History
Teaching package of activities using the unique British Red Cross digitised volunteer archive and photographs, case studies and letters from the war.
In the news (Newsthink)

Age: 11–19
Type: Lesson plan, Newsthink
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Activities to discuss airstrikes in Yemen and consider who and what is protected under international humanitarian law.
In the news (Newsthink)

Age: 11–19
Type: Lesson plan, Newsthink
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Secondary PSHE activities on chemical weapons and international humanitarian law.

Age: 11-16
Type: Teaching briefing, activities
Subjects: Citizenship
Consider how to defuse tension and reduce conflict in difficult situations.
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