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Humanitarianism teaching resources

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  • A Red Crescent worker speaks gently to a boy holding a relief sack in earthquake-hit Afghanistan, with damaged homes and mountains in the background.

    What is humanitarianism?

    Age:

    11-14

    Type:

    Lesson plan, videos

    Subjects:

    PSHE

    Topics:

    Humanitarianism and the Red Cross

    Secondary PSHE lesson plan exploring the concept of humanitarianism and what it means to be human.

  • A Red Crescent flag and a Red Cross flag wave in the air on adjacent flag poles over Lake Geneva, framing the Jet d’Eau fountain in the middle, and a sunset in the background.

    The Red Cross emblem

    Age:

    11-16

    Type:

    Assembly

    Subjects:

    Citizenship, PSHE

    Topics:

    Humanitarianism and the Red Cross

    A PSHE and Citizenship or whole school role-play assembly exploring the meaning of the Red Cross emblem, especially in conflict situations.

  • A family of refugees is reunited at the airport

    Refugees: Our shared future

    Age:

    11-16

    Type:

    Lesson plan, video

    Subjects:

    Citizenship, SMSC

    Topics:

    Refugees and migration, Humanitarianism and the Red Cross

    Citizenship teaching resource about refugees and migration to help learners see refugees as “someone like me” and build respect and empathy.

  • Staff and volunteers from Magen David Adom in Israel (MDA), Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been working round the clock to respond to urgent needs, including treating casualties.

    Newsthink: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory

    Age:

    10-19

    Type:

    Quick activities

    Subjects:

    Tutor time, PSHE

    Topics:

    Humanitarianism and the Red Cross, Disasters and Emergencies, Newsthink

    Learn about the rules of war and how they apply to the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

  • A wooden thermometer showing a high temperature.

    Newsthink: Heatwaves

    Age:

    10-19

    Type:

    Quick activity

    Subjects:

    Geography, tutor time, PSHE, citizenship

    Topics:

    Disasters and emergencies, first aid and the bystander effect, humanitarianism and the Red Cross, Newsthink

    Learn about the impact of heatwaves in the UK and around the world, with this Newsthink resource. Explore how extreme heat affects individuals and communities.

  • Inside a big warm and sunny tent, exhausted women and young children sit on mats and chairs. Two Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers give out supplies while everyone waits calmly.

    Newsthink: conflict in Sudan

    Age:

    10-19

    Type:

    Quick activity

    Subjects:

    Tutor time, PSHE

    Topics:

    Conflict, humanitarianism and the Red Cross, Newsthink, refugees and migration

    A teaching resource to explore the crisis in Sudan through a humanitarian lens. Suitable for the top year of primary and all of secondary (10-19 years old).

  • Old woman in Sundarbans, Bangladesh, affected by Monsoon floods.

    Monsoon rains

    Age:

    11-16

    Type:

    Lesson plan

    Subjects:

    PSHE, Tutor time

    Topics:

    Humanitarianism and the Red Cross, Newsthink

    Secondary PSHE discussion activities looking at the monsoon season in the camps in Bangladesh.

  • Chain of paper dolls chain of people silhouetted against the sky with sun bursting through.

    Introduction to humanity

    Age:

    7-11

    Type:

    Lesson plan, video

    Subjects:

    PSHE

    Topics:

    Humanitarianism and the Red Cross

    Humanity is central to the British Red Cross’ work as a humanitarian organisation. This resource helps younger learners explore the subject.

  • The photo shows Rosa smiling and covering her mouth with one hand. In the background, out of focus, there is a vehicle with the Red Cross emblem on it.

    Humanitarianism and the Red Cross lesson plan

    Age:

    14-19

    Type:

    Lesson plan, video

    Subjects:

    Citizenship, History

    Topics:

    Humanitarianism and the Red Cross

    Secondary school teaching resource about humanitarianism and how it guides the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

  • Vehicles and staff from the International Committee of the Red Cross on a wet roadside in Olenovka, Ukraine, delivering 16,000 litres of drinking water to meet urgent needs.

    How to talk about conflict impartially

    Age:

    5-19

    Type:

    Guidance and advice

    Subjects:

    Citizenship, PSHE, tutor time

    Topics:

    Conflict, humanitarianism and the Red Cross

    How to talk to children and young people about conflict using an impartial and neutral humanitarian approach. Suitable for school-aged children, ages 5 to 19.

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