Newsthink
Topical teaching resources exploring the news from a humanitarian perspective.
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Resources are packed full of ideas to help young people explore current affairs and the world around them from a humanitarian perspective. The resource uses real-life examples through film clips, photographs and stories linked to the news to prompt discussion and to develop critical thinking and media literacy.
Newsthink teaching resources
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Video activity looking at climate change refugees.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Video activity discussing the humanitarian situation in Venezuela.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Fun activity considering kind messages written on bananas to brighten someone’s day.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Learn about people’s reasons for risking their lives to reach a new country and build empathy.
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
Learn about resilience and coping skills by looking at the recent natural disasters in Indonesia.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 11-16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
An engaging photo quiz reviewing key events from 2018.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 11 - 16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Quick photo discussion activity considering the shared humanity of refugees through time.
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.
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