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Conflict teaching resources

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  • Sepia image of two World War I soldiers manning a machine gun in a trench piled high with sandbags, and a forest visible beyond.

    WWI: The Unknown Soldier

    Age:

    14-19

    Type:

    Lesson plan, video

    Subjects:

    Citizenship, drama, English, history, media studies

    Topics:

    Conflict

    Session plans exploring WWI and the humanitarian impact of armed conflict using an impactful film, shown from a WWI soldier's point of view.

  • A black and white historical photograph showing three young women medical volunteers in World War One nursing uniforms wearing white caps, aprons, and dresses with red cross symbols on the front.

    World War One: centenary resource

    Age:

    11-18

    Type:

    Teaching package

    Subjects:

    Citizenship, History

    Topics:

    Conflict

    Secondary citizenship and history teaching package highlighting remembrance, using the volunteer archive and source material from the First World War.

  • An Afghani father holding his two toddlers

    The Afghanistan crisis

    Age:

    11-19

    Type:

    Quick activities

    Subjects:

    PSHE, Tutor time

    Topics:

    Conflict, Newsthink, Refugees and migration

    Secondary teaching resource exploring the 2021 Afghanistan crisis. Have conversations with students to examine humanitarian issues and their impact on people.

  • Two children wearing school backpacks holding hands walk through a street filled with rubble and destroyed buildings in Aleppo, Syria. One child wears a red jacket.

    School in Syria

    Age:

    11-16

    Type:

    Lesson plan

    Subjects:

    PSHE, Tutor time

    Topics:

    Conflict, Newsthink

    Give your classroom the opportunity to think about the importance of their own education by understanding how lives are for the students in Raqqa, Syria.

  • The remains of a ruined building due to bombing in Yemen.

    Sounds of conflict

    Age:

    11–19

    Type:

    Lesson plan, Newsthink

    Subjects:

    PSHE, Tutor time

    Topics:

    Conflict, Newsthink

    Secondary PSHE activities discussing airstrikes in Yemen and who and what is protected under international humanitarian law.

  • A black and white photo showing British Red volunteers carrying someone on a stretcher through rubble to a waiting ambulance.

    Rules of war

    Age:

    14-19

    Type:

    Lesson plan, video

    Subjects:

    Citizenship, PSHE

    Topics:

    Conflict

    Citizenship and PSHE activities exploring international humanitarian law and how it is applied in situations of armed conflict.

  • Polish Red Cross volunteer with glasses holds a coat and blanket, speaking to a woman in a winter coat and hat. Behind them, women and children in winter clothing hold suitcases, among 420 people who left Ukraine.

    Newsthink: Ukraine

    Age:

    11-19

    Type:

    Quick activities

    Subjects:

    PSHE, tutor time

    Topics:

    Newsthink, conflict, refugees and migration

    Examine and discuss the 2022 Ukraine crisis using a photo based activity. This teaching resources is suitable for secondary school students Key Stages 3 and 4.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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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