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Chameleon PDE Resources
11-18 years Introducing students to Chameleon PDE
<p>This lesson plan is aims to get your PSHE programme of to a flying start with an interactive session that fully involves students with identifying the benefits of PSHE and how they can be fully involved in their PSHE/PD curriculum. </p>
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2023-24 Calendar of awareness PSHE and Citizenship related days/months
<p>This calendar maps out some of the main days and weeks e.g. Clean Air Day, that you could use to enhance your setting's assembly / collective worship programme to link with PSHE and Citizenship. The document is an editable Excel spreadsheet all...
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Age 11-12 : Feeling low 'Mindfulness music video'
<p>This video plays music for students to practise mindfulness</p>
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Age 11-12 : Feeling low 'Pebble beach sounds video'
<p>This video plays sounds of waves on a pebble beach for students to practise mindfulness</p>
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Age 12-13 : Anxiety and depression, panic attacks (also features in Age 16-18, priorising my mental health)
<p>This video supports the Age 12-13 'Anxiety and depression' library pack. The video is also used in the challenge activity for Age 16-18, 'prioritising my mental health'. The video is suitable for use with any age group if discussing panic attac...
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Age 12-13 : Mental health stigma, 'Mental health, horrid histories' video
<p>This video supports the age 12-13 mental health stigma library pack</p><p>Length 1 min 43</p><p>The video could be used with any age group to look at the stigma associated with mental health throughout the ages.<br></p>
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Age 12-13 : Smoking and vaping, what do you know? (Manipulation by Big Tobacco video)
<p>This video supports the above library pack and challenges students to consider how large corporations use marketing techniques to encourage young people to become customers. The video is just under 2 mins long.</p>
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Age 12-13 : Unhealthy comparison 'All about body shaming'video
<p>This video is for the Unhealthy comparison library pack (ages 12-13), however, it could also be used with other packs about body image.</p>
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Age 13-14 : Championing LGBTQ+ community : LGBTQ+ stereotypes video
<p>This video is used with the Championing the LGBTQ+ community lesson pack.</p>
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Age 13-14 : Contraception horrid histories video
<p>This video supports the age 13-14 contraception library pack. The video looks at contraception from ancient times to modern day. The video could be used with older students.</p><p>Length : 2 mins 22</p><p><br></p>
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Age 13-14 : Managing peer approval 'Peer pressure' video
<p>Age 13-14 Managing peer approval 'Peer pressure' video</p>
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Age 13-14 : Medicine safety 'Antibiotics video'
<p>This video supports the age 13-14 medicine safety library pack. It could also be use with other library packs that focus on science and health.</p><p>Length 2 mins 29</p><p>The video is suitable for any age group</p><p><br></p>
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Age 13-14 : Positive and respectful intimate relationships 'Love story' video
<p>This video supports the age 13-14 positive and respectful intimate relationships library pack. <br></p><p>Length - 2 mins 40</p><p>The video shows a range of relationships and students are challenged to identify what is happening in each of the...
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Age 13-14 : Sexting 'Bea and Jude' video
<p>This video supports the 13-14 years sexting pack. It looks at the consequences of uploading indecent images including legislation.</p><p>Length 2 mins 47</p><p>The video could be used with older students i.e., 14-18 years, however, we wou...
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Age 13-14 : What affects mental health?/ Ages 14-16 Preparing for change: The amazing teenage brain video
<p>This video is used within the What affects mental health? library pack for students aged 13-14. It is also used in 14-16 Preparing for change pack.</p>
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Age 14-16 : Developing self-esteem and confidence : Nature, environment and self-esteem video
<p>This video can be used with any pack about mental health however, it was designed for the Age 14-16 pack called 'Developing self-esteem and confidence'</p>
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Age 14-16 : Finding & using health services 'Visiting the GP video'
<p>Ages 14-16 : Finding & using health services 'Visiting the GP video'</p>
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Age 14-16 : LGBTQ+ History 'LGBTQ+ rights around the world' video
<p>Ages 14-16 : LGBTQ+ History 'LGBTQ+ rights around the world' video</p>
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Age 14-16 : Parenting and teenagers 'Why your parents get in your nerves' video
<p>This video explore why relationships between parents and teenagers can be tricky.</p>
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Age 14-16 : Substance misuse and risky sexual behaviour 'Your brain and alcohol video'
<p>This video supports the 15-16 substances and risky sexual behaviour library pack. <br></p><p>Length 1 min 21</p><p>The video could be use with any lesson focusing on the impact of alcohol on behaviour and in particular risk taking and/or consen...
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Age 14-16 years : Little things, big impacts 'The power of words video'
<p>This short video supports the 14-16 'Little things, big impact' library pack. It focuses on the power of words and how they affect mental health.</p><p>Length 1 min 49</p><p>The video could be used with a wide age range. Please view in advance ...
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Age 16-18 : Alcohol misuse, personal & social consequences 'Alcohol & inhibitions' video
<p>Age 16-18 : Alcohol misuse, personal & social consequences 'Alcohol & inhibitions' video</p>
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Age 16-18 : Managing exam and study stress 'Exam stress and why it happens' video
<p>This video could be used with any library pacl about study and exam stress.</p>
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Age 16-18 : Managing strong emotions in relationships 'What do you see?' video
<p>This video supports the 16-18 managing strong emotions in relationships library pack.</p><p>Length 1 min 28 NOTE: There is no sound on this video</p><p>The video could be used in any lessons that look at non-verbal communication and is suitable...
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Age 16-18 : Prioritising mental health 'Are you a happiness seeker" video
<p>The video is used to support the 'Prioritising mental health' library pack.</p><p>Length 1 minute 13 <br></p><p>It would be suitable to use with any session focusing on mental health that included reflection on how happiness compares to fulfilm...
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Age 16-18 : Prioritising mental health 'How to access mental health services' video
<p>This video supports the 'Prioritising my mental health' 16-18 library pack.</p><p>The video is 2min 48 seconds</p><p>It could be used with age 14-16 students in any lesson that looked at mental health services and how to access them.<br></p>
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Ages 11-12 : Attitudes of young people toward alcohol
This teaching pack tackles alcohol education by helping students reflect on a range of attitudes that young people may have about alcohol. It also looks at influences, including peers, media, family, health etc. <b>The pack contains the following ...
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Ages 11-12 : A welcoming and inclusive school
120 minutes of activities to choose from with a focus on inclusion and your setting's values. Teaching notes come with a fully editable PowerPoint presentation. A 'home learning' resource is also included in case of school closure and your student...
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Ages 11-12 : Being unique, self-esteem and health
<p>These materials add to the Chameleon PDE scheme of work for secondary aged students and serve as an introduction to the importance of self-esteem and recognising personal strengths and uniqueness to boost it. These concepts are built upon in la...
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Ages 11-12 : Bereavement
This pack contains the following activities: Diamond 9 of losses Memory game Memory objects Ben's story Stages of grief Positive and negative ways to manage loss Losing a pet
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Ages 11-12 : Body image
<p>It's very common for students to be worried about their appearance, especially during puberty. Social media can have a negative impact on self-esteem, self-perception and self-image. This activity pack contains several distanced activities that...
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Ages 11-12 : Boosting my mood
This pack contains the following activity choices (enough for at least 2 teaching sessions if all activities are used): Boosting mood bingo Food and mood Get fit, get happy Good mood recipe Online highs and lows Can you help? Social storie...
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Ages 11-12 : Challenging stereotypes
These activities introduce the concept of stereotypes and why they aren't helpful. Students are asked to reflect on a range of stereotypes including gender and some others that are protected characteristics under the UK Equality Act (2010). The ac...
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Ages 11-12 : Confidence building for group work and class
Moving to secondary school can often cause a dip in confidence as students change from a relatively small environment to a much larger one. This pack, requested by teachers, aims to build pupil confidence around working in groups, and participatio...
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Ages 11-12 : Difference & diversity in the community
2 hours worth of activities helping students explore their understanding of difference and diversity and how it benefits society. These materials come with a fully editable PowerPoint and a home learning resource.
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Ages 11-12 : Emotional & social changes at puberty
This pack contains all the puberty resources you need to teach about the emotional and social changes your students may experience during adolescence. It contains learning activities helping them to explore the emotional aspects of puberty and how...
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Ages 11-12 : Families
Family relationships is now a compulsory part of statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) in England and also mandatory in Wales and Scotland. This pack offers a gentle introduction to family diversity, roles, responsibilities and ...
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Ages 11-12 : Feeling low
This pack contains the following activities: Coping/ not coping Negative glasses Self-care Mindfulness Thought traps Feeling low survival guide Worry box
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Ages 11-12 : Feelings & behaviour
This pack contains the following activities: Feelings graffiti wall Thoughts, feelings, behaviour cycles Feeling vocabulary Re-tuning your thoughts Hot thoughts and how to manage them Have you heard the news? Children and feelings
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Ages 11-12 : FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)
<p>This pack introduces FGM to pupils in a sensitive and distanced manner. It provides facts about what FGM is, who it can happen to, and where to access help if worried. The pack contains the following activity choices:</p><ul><li>Female body ter...
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Ages 11-12 : Fit and active
This learning pack looks at the importance of being physically active as part of a healthy lifestyle. The activities are inclusive and do not assume that everyone enjoys or is good at sport. The activities are also inclusive of children who may ha...
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Ages 11-12 : Food choices
<p>Two hours of activity choices around the theme of healthy eating. Topics include balanced diet, healthy food swaps, food requirements and food labelling. There is reference to energy drinks within several activities in the pack. The accom...
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Ages 11-12 : Food safety & choices
<p>This pack contains the following activities:</p><p><ul><li>Food safety warning signs</li><li>What can food labels tell us?</li><li>Food & choice</li><li>Is this a healthy packed lunch</li><li>Food health & puberty</li><li>What would you...
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Ages 11-12 ; Friendship
We have several packs in the Chameleon PDE PSHE resource library that focus on friendship and friendship issues. This particular pack is an introduction to friendships, their importance, what being a good friend means, and how to keep friendships ...
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Ages 11-12 : Grooming
This lesson pack, written for early secondary pupils, educates them about what grooming is and ways to stay safe. It helps myth-bust stereotypes that some children have about people who groom and where this can happen. Both on and offline grooming...
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Ages 11-12 : Impact of prejudice and discrimination
The activities in this pack include: Definitions of prejudice and discrimination Prejudice, discrimination or both? Racism, sexism and homophobia in sport Excluded or not? Challenging stereotypes Diversity street party Racism in sport Im...
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Ages 11-12 : Learning from mistakes
This activity pack contains the following learning tasks: Baby steps - why do babies cope with failure in learning better than adults Mighty falls - famous people who bounced back from failure Life-long learning How well do you cope with fai...
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Ages 11-12 : Managing changes in friendships
These activities help students understand that friendships change over time, including the ending of some. Students are asked to reflect on their friendships, and friendship skills as part of the learning tasks. Strategies for managing change in f...
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Ages 11-12 : Managing conflict in teams
These activities help students consider the reasons why teams sometimes have conflicts and ways to resolve them. Tasks also include ideas for positive and effective group work. There are 120 minutes of activity choices accompanied by a fully edita...
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Ages 11-12 : Managing disappointment
This pack contains the following activity choices: Disappointment draw and write Staying positive How would you react? When feelings take over Finding the positives Staying motivated Tv and disappointment
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Ages 11-12 : Managing money at secondary school
These resources cover a range of issues to do with money such as wants and needs, budgeting pocket money, legal and illegal ways to earn money under 16 and also aspects of child criminal exploitation. There are 120 minutes of activities for you to...
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Ages 11-12 : My online personality
This teaching pack introduces issues such as unwanted sharing and comments, 'netiquette' and some of the positive and negative consequences that come from online activity. The variety of activities below, which you can choose from to build your ow...
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Ages 11-12 : Online privacy
The online world is now a huge part of young peoples' lives and any good personal development programme must include lessons about keeping safe online, reporting abuse and ways to protect private information. This teaching pack as part of the Cha...
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Ages 11-12 : Peer influence
This pack contains the following activities: What is peer pressure? Ways to say no Cool under pressure Influencers Conscience corridor Assertiveness role play I'm a student...get me out of here - influencer game
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Ages 11-12 : Personal hygiene & oral health
This pack sensitively deals with personal hygiene and oral health. It also includes activities about hygiene and period poverty, with advice for students from low income families. <b>This pack contains the following activities:</b> <ul> <li>Pu...
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Ages 11-12 : Physical changes at puberty (girls and boys)
<p>This pack explores the changes that boys and girls experience as they move towards and through puberty. Some children will have already learned about puberty at primary school or from parents/carers while others may have very limited or no prev...
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Ages 11-12 : Reducing my carbon footprint
<p>This pack looks at different issues around global warming, climate change and environmental impacts of carbon footprints. This pack contains the following activity choices:</p><ul><li>Environmental definitions</li><li>Two truths and a lie (fact...
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Ages 11-12 : Respect goes both ways
<b>This pack contains the following activities:</b> Respect and disrespect (graffiti wall post-it note activity) Respect and feelings Are teenagers disrespected? Finding common ground UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Ch...
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Ages 11-12 : Social media as a positive influence
This activity pack explores both positive and negative aspects of social media. Students reflect about how unhelpful social media use can be challenged and identify ways so they use social media safely and respectfully. <b>This pack contains the f...
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Ages 11-12 : Starting at secondary school
These resources help students recognise the positives of moving to secondary school, and also helps them manage any worries they have. The 120 minutes of activity choices also provide opportunities to discuss common concerns about starting seconda...
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Ages 11-12 : Talking about feelings
These activities explore why it's important to be able to share our feelings as part of positive mental health. Strategies for sharing feelings, emotions vocabulary are considered as well as the type of people we might want to share our feelings w...
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Ages 11-12 : Teamwork
This pack is based on team-building where pupils identify teamwork skills such as agreeing outcomes, cooperation, negotiation and compromise. The pack also considers the importance of praise and criticism in building team and individual performanc...
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Ages 11-12 : Tobacco, vaping and cannabis
This pack contains activities which build on primary drug education and will expand pupil knowledge specifically around tobacco, vaping and cannabis. Vaping is included as there is a growing misperception among some young people that it is a risk ...
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Ages 11-12 : Travel safety
These resources asks students to consider safe ways to travel independently and ways to identify risk and mitigate against it. The teaching plan comes with a fully editable PowerPoint presentation and a home learning version of the lesson. Should ...
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Ages 11-12 : Verbal bullying & banter
<p>These materials help students consider when a joke or 'banter' becomes verbal bullying. The activities come with a fully editable PowerPoint. The pack contains the following activities:</p><p><ul><li>It's no joke</li><li>Bullying or banter: you...
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Ages 11-14 : Misogyny, causes and consequences
<p>This pack is aimed at 11-14 year olds, however, is also suitable for use with older students and as such we have included it as part of all subscriptions.</p><p>There are additional teaching notes with this pack and we strongly recommend that a...
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Ages 12-13 ; Accepting responsibility
These materials cover aspects of mental health e.g. why self-blame is unproductive, and also personal development skills to recognise when a situation isn't going to plan and how to take positive steps to mitigate the problem, including accepting ...
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Ages 12-13 : Active listening
A series of fun activities that teach pupils the importance of listening skills. These are applied to various scenarios so that students learn how and why effective communication skills are essential in a range of contexts and relationships. Along...
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Ages 12-13 : Alcohol
This teaching pack builds on the alcohol education students have received at primary school, and covers the personal and social risks associated with alcohol misuse including potential health implications. <b>This pack contains the following activ...
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Ages 12-13 : Am I ready for a boyfriend / girlfriend ?
This pack is one of many available in the Chameleon PDE PSHE resource library. It begins to introduce the concept of romantic relationships in contrast to friendship. It can be taught alongside other packs for this age group from the Relationships...
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Ages 12-13 : Anxiety and depression
This pack introduces students to generalised anxiety disorder and depression as common mental health issues within the population and helps them understand these are different from short-term periods of low-mood / stress. Activities include: Un...
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Ages 12-13 : Attitudes towards substance misuse
This pack of activities looks at substance misuse and in particular people's attitudes about it. This offers appropriate distance between the topic and the students, so it can be discussed in an age-appropriate way, but still educating them about ...
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Ages 12-13 : Challenging unfair family & cultural expectations
This teaching pack covers how family or cultural expectations could impact on someone's aspirations. It also suggests ways this can be challenged taking into consideration that the rights of an individual have to be balanced with the rights of oth...
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Ages 12-13 : Communication skills (non-intimate)
<p>This is a pack in our PSHCE library that can be used as an alternative to the more specific packs on different aspects of communication we have for this age group as part of the Personal Skills Development theme. It covers a range of general co...
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Ages 12-13 : Connecting with others
120 minutes of activity choices to help students reflect on the wellbeing benefits of connecting with others. This plan comes with a fully editable PowerPoint presentation and a home learning resource.
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Ages 12-13 : Emergency (First) Aid
This pack, written for non-specialist teachers in mind allows students to have valuable and enjoyable lessons focused on first aid. Teachers are not expected to demonstrate CPR or the use of a defibrillator (which can be a confidence barrier for s...
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Ages 12-13 : Environmental impact of fast culture
<p>This pack, as the title suggests, allows students to discuss the environmental impact of fast culture. This includes fast fashion, fast food and the transport industry, which have three of the largest global impacts. Students also consider ways...
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Ages 12-13 : Extremism
If you're looking for resources that cover extremism and radicalisation look no further. This teaching pack introduces these themes through the following activities: <li>Understanding vocabulary</li> <li>Radicalisation facts and figures</li> <...
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Ages 12-13 : Family disputes
Schools are required to teach about types of relationships, marriage and parenting as part of new statutory RSE requirements, so we are pleased to be adding this pack about family disputes/ arguments to our PSHE resource library for schools. It is...
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Ages 12-13 : Financial exploitation
<p>Although this pack is primarily focused on financial exploitation, it does cover CCE more generally in the following activity choices:</p><ul><li>Is this financial exploitation?</li><li>What type of exploitation?</li><li>Protecting yourself</li...
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Ages 12-13 : Gambling
This pack considers the choices, influences and consequences associated with gambling, including gaming and gambling addiction. There are over 2 hours worth of activity choices as follows: <li>What are games of chance?</li> <li>Online gaming</l...
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Ages 12-13 : Gang and knife culture
As the title suggests these materials provide a framework for discussion and reflection for pupils around gang and knife culture, legalities, choices and consequences. As with all Chameleon resources there is also signposting to further advice and...
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Ages 12-13 : Healthy ways to manage relationship feelings
The focus on mental health and wellbeing in the national curriculum has changed. In 2020, the government introduced a new compulsory subject – Relationships, Health and Sex Education, or RSHE. Both mental health and relationships education are now...
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Ages 12-13 : How has technology changed the workplace?
<p>This pack contains the following activity choices:</p><p><ul><li>The increasingly technical world</li><li>Can you identify this 'old' tech?</li><li>Technology tre or false?</li><li>Would you trust AI?</li><li>Skills for a high tech world</li><l...
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Ages 12-13 : Managing criticism
With a strong emphasis on mental health as well as skills development, these activities consider different types of criticism and how to manage them. Students also learn the difference between insults and criticism, and how to use constructive cri...
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Ages 12-13 : Managing misunderstandings
These activities help students understand how misunderstandings can occur including through e-communication and social media. The materials also consider reparation steps once a misunderstanding has happened. The activities are accompanied by a ho...
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Ages 12-13 : Media influence
<p>This pack encourages students to critically reflect on different types of media including social media, influencers, and advertising. This pack contains the following activity choices: </p><ul><li>Media everywhere (how media surrounds us d...
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Ages 12-13 : Mental benefits of physical activity
This teaching pack for secondary aged students supports teachers to plan lessons about physical activity and its benefits to mental and emotional health. <b>This pack contains the following activities:</b> <ul> <li>The Hadza people</li> <li>Me...
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Ages 12-13 : Mental health stigma
This pack considers stigma that exist around mental health and contains the following activities: What is stigma? Myth-busting What can affect mental health? Mental health - horrible histories (video and activity) Mental health and popular ...
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Ages 12-13 : My rights & responsibilities as a consumer
<p>This pack looks at basic consumer rights, and although it is aimed at KS3 students, with some minor adaptation it could be used with older age groups. The activitiies also include some about ethical purchasing and online scams. <b>This pack con...
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Ages 12-13 : Non-verbal communication
These resources have a focus on developing an awareness of non-verbal communication in self and others and what this means for communication in relationships. There are 120 minutes of teaching activities to choose from, a fully editable PowerPoint...
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Ages 12-13 ; Online bullying
As the title suggests, this set of activities explore the world of 'cyberbullying' including bullying via social media. Different types of online bullying are shared and students are also informed about some of the legalities and criminality aroun...
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Ages 12-13 : Perceptions & expectations in romantic relationships
Chameleon PDE can support you in your endeavours to get the statutory elements of Relationships and Sex Education right and more importantly right for your pupils too. This pack is one of many we have in our extensive PSHE resource library that yo...
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Ages 12-13 : Positive & respectful online relationships
Statutory guidance for schools outlines how schools can ensure their pupils understand how to stay safe and behave online as part of Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education, Health Education, Citizenship and Computing. This pack c...
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Ages 12-13 : Positive romantic relationships
Relationships Education is statutory and at secondary school this consists of 37 outcomes that pupils should know by the end of their secondary education. The outcomes cover themes such as family relationships, friendship, intimate relationships, ...
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Ages 12-13 : Positive self talk
This activity pack contains the following activities: Positive vs negative thoughts Turning negatives into positives Definitions matching - definitions associated with +ve and -ve thinking Script activity - students highlight positive and ne...
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Ages 12-13 : Relationships and the media
These activities help students critically reflect on how romantic relationships are portrayed in the media and what potential impacts this could have on others' relationships. The role of social media, print media and TV (reality shows) is debated...
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Ages 12-13 : Science & health
<p>Statutory RSHE guidance for England states that secondary aged students must learn about life-saving science including, vaccines, blood donation, stem cells, organ and tissue donation. In other UK nations the guidance is not so specific, but th...
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Ages : 12-13 Smoking and vaping, what do you know?
<p>This lesson pack provides a range of activities to engage students in discussion and challenge around vaping and tobacco. There is a strong focus on the very large numbers that do not smoke or vape. This pack can be even more impactful if you h...
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Ages 12-13 : Substances & the media
This pack considers how both legal and illegal substances are portrayed in the media. Students are asked to critically reflect whether this is helpful or not for young people. Issues such as advertising, TV dramas, movies and reality shows are dis...
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Ages 12-13 : Taking responsibility for my health
This activity pack considers different aspects of physical health that are compulsory elements of PSHE. This includes healthy eating, exercise, sleep and healthy routines. <b>This pack contains the following activities:</b> <ul> <li>What's a h...
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Ages 12-13 : Unhealthy comparison
<p>This activity pack helps students consider unhealthy comparison with others, particularly around body and self-image. The pack contains the following activities: </p><p><ul><li>Social comparison theory</li><li>Absolute perfection</li><li>A...
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Ages 12-13 : What can I do to promote inclusion in my community?
Are you looking for resources to introduce the Equality Act 2010 to your pupils? Look no further as this teaching pack from our PSHE and Citizenship library for schools contains the following activities all centered around this important legislati...
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Ages 12-13 : What does the internet know about me?
<p>This pack contains the following activities:</p><ul><li>How harvested data is used</li><li>Common online scams</li><li>Protecting your data</li><li>Improving online privacy</li><li>Spot the scam</li><li>Real of fake?</li><li>Encouraging others ...
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Ages 12-13 : What influences food choices?
<p>This pack contains the following activities:</p><ul><li>What influences food choice?</li><li>How do you feel about these foods?</li><li>Food influencers</li><li>Unhealthy choices</li><li>The big 'diet' failure (learning about unhealthy and fad ...
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Ages 12-13 : What skills are employers looking for?
This learning pack helps teachers deliver an age appropriate lesson on employability skills. <b>The pack contains the following activities:</b> <ul> <li>Right skills, right job</li> <li>Thinking about part-time work</li> <li>Skills timetable (...
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Ages 13-14 : Am I ready for a sexual relationship (including consent)?
<p>This pack contains the following activities: Why do people have sex? Why do people NOT have sex? Sex and the law- quick quiz Caveats to consent Personal qualities in a sexual relationship 4 types of intimacy Am I ready for sex? - A tee...
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Ages 13-14 : Being a young entrepreneur
Gatsby Benchmark 2 states: "By the age of 14, all pupils should have accessed and used information about career paths and the labour market to inform their own decisions on study options.". This teaching pack focuses on entrepreneurship, including...
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Ages 13-14 : Being in financial debt
<p>This pack focuses on various issues around debt. This can be a sensitive topic so activities are distanced appropriately so that students do not have to draw upon or share personal experiences. <b>The pack contains the following activity choice...
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Ages 13-14 : Bullying & abuse
<p>This activity pack contains the following activities:</p><p><ul><li>Bullying or something else?</li><li>Most/least likely bullying/abuse</li><li>Bullying and abuse in times of crisis</li><li>How common is bullying?</li><li>How can we unite agai...
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Ages 13-14 : Bullying and mental health
The impacts of bullying are addressed within these materials. The lesson considers how bullying has the potential to damage mental (and physical) health in the short and long term, and how aspirations could also be affected. The mental health of v...
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Ages 13-14 : Communication skills for intimate relationships
These activities cover a range of sex and relationship topics and assume that your students have been taught about contraception and STIs. <b>The pack contains the following activities:</b> <ul> <li>How assertive are you?</li> <li>Virginity un...
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Ages 13-14 : Contraception
This pack covers everything you need to teach secondary school students about contraception. It is targeted at pupils aged 13-14, however it could be used for older year groups equally well. Sex education is compulsory in sec0ndary education, so t...
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Ages 13-14 : Different online behaviour
This pack contains the following activities: Benefits and risks of the internet Influencers Online communities Real you vs online you (also includes grooming and CSE case studies) Your online health 3Rs of internet use The activities co...
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Ages 13-14 : Family diversity
From September 2020, Relationships education is mandatory in English schools, aligning it with other UK nations. The statutory DfE Relationships, Sex and Health Education guidance states that 'the roles and responsibilities of parents with respect...
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Ages 13-14 : Gang and knife culture, personal and social consequences
These activities focus on the impacts of joining a gang including the carrying of bladed articles. They also provide information on how to exit a gang safely with appropriate signposting to support agencies. You have 120 minutes of activities to c...
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Ages 13-14 : Illegal drugs & the law
This teaching pack focuses on factual information students need to know about drugs and relevant UK legislation, including possession and supply. Drug classifications are also discussed. <b>This pack contains the following activities:</b> <ul> ...
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Ages 13-14 : Illegal employment & modern day slavery
Modern day slavery and the criminal exploitation of young people is on the rise, particularly following the impact of successive lockdowns. This teaching pack explores the concept of modern day slavery and also sets out the legal position for lega...
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Ages 13-14 : Impact of climate change on animals
<p>This pack looks at various aspects of climate change and the impact on the animal kingdom. It contains the following learning activities:</p><p><ul><li>'Adopting' a wild animal (how wild animals are supported through sponsorship)</li><li>Livest...
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Ages 13-14 : Influences on physical activity
This pack contains the following activities: Why exercise? My physical activity plan Influences on physical activity Exercise choices Exercise- how much is too much Exercise and mental health (benefits and risks) There is a minimum of ...
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Ages 13-14 : Isolation and mental health
Drawing from the Covid 19 pandemic and other scenarios these activities explore the impact of isolation on mental health and the importance of being connected to wellbeing. As with all Chameleon secondary resources there is sufficient material in ...
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Ages 13-14 : Managing money worries
This pack contains activities as follows: What does money mean to you? Are rich people happier? The best things in life are free- or are they? How money affected my life (scenario task) Causes and consequences of money worries Is there any...
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Ages 13-14 : Managing peer approval
This pack contains the following activities: Myths and truths about peer pressure Understanding peer pressure Go on - I dare you! What would you do? Changing the statistics- looking at student perception vs reality What would happen if? ...
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Ages 13-14 : Medicine safety
This pack considers the safe use of medicines and some of the potential harms of misusing medicines, such as addiction. The pack contains the following activities:<ul> <li>What do you know about drugs and medicines?</li> <li>Medicine statement...
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Ages 13-14 : Pornography
This pack contains the following activities: What is pornography? Real life vs 'porn life' Protecting young people from porn Pornography, know the facts Pornography and the law Pornography, what can go wrong: risks and impacts of pornograp...
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Ages 13-14 : Positive & respectful intimate relationships
This pack has a focus on relationship skills in romantic / intimate relationships. It covers content such as assertiveness and communication, and students also reflect on what is meant by intimacy other than sex. There are a range of activities to...
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Ages 13-14 : Positive use of social media
<p>This pack contains the following activities:</p><p><ul><li>Can social media be a positive space?</li><li>How positive is your social media use?</li><li>What needs to change?</li><li>Social media scenarios</li><li>Using social media positively</...
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Ages 13-14 : Prevention of infection
These activities cover the importance of personal hygiene, vaccinations, and oral health. The resource come with a PowerPoint presentation and a home learning resource. Some of the activities draw on Covid-19. If you choose to use all the materia...
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Ages 13-14 : Problem-solving
These practical activities allow student to reflect on both their teamwork and problem-solving skills. There are at least 2 hours of activities to choose from. This resource pack comes with comprehensive activity notes, a fully editable PowerPoint...
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Ages 13-14 : Recreational drug use
This pack contains a variety of activities focusing on recreational drug use. It can be used in conjunction with our many other library packs on specific substances, social, legal and personal consequences to build a bespoke drug education program...
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Ages 13-14 ; Relationship loss & change
Education about relationships and mental wellbeing are now both statutory curriculum elements. This pack from the Chameleon PDE PSHE resource library looks at both elements in regard to relationship change and loss. The activities build on learnin...
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Ages 13-14 : Self-employment options
This pack covers a range of self-employment options with a focus on employability skills. The advantages and disadvantages of being self-employed is also included. The pack is mapped to Gatsby benchmarks 2, 3 and 4 as well as the PSHE Association ...
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Ages 13-14 : Sexting
This activity pack looks at this sensitive subject as it's likely that some students in your class may have experienced sexting. While you don't want to be alarmist, it's important for students to understand the legislation and potential implicati...
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Ages 13-14 : Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
This pack can also be used with older students. DfE guidance states "Knowledge about safer sex and sexual health remains important to ensure that young people are equipped to make safe, informed and healthy choices as they progress through adult l...
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Ages 13-14 : Sleep & relaxation
These activities help students understand that quality sleep benefits both mental and physical health. Students are also asked to consider what can affect sleep and strategies to promote sleep. These resources come with a fully editable PowerPoint...
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Ages 13-14 : Study skills
120 minutes of activities that support the following learning intentions. I can identify study skills that are a personal strength and those that I need to develop. I can set personal goals to improve my study skills. The activity plan is a...
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Ages 13-14 ; Substances & emergency situations (aid)
In this pack we have aimed to give students lots of opportunities to identify potential risks that may result in emergency situations, think how risks can be mitigated, and suggest ideas about what to do in an emergency involving drugs and/or alc...
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Ages 13-14 : Support for mental health
120 minutes (minimum) of learning activities that focus on accessing support for a mental health. This includes discussion around warning signs, and the difference between 'feeling down' or 'stressed' and indications when these become more serious...
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Ages 13-14 : The impact of drugs on the community
Through this pack the students investigate some local, national and international impacts of the illegal drug trade on communities. It considers who is exploited and how, why drug laws are made and revised, the ripple effects from a single person'...
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Ages 13-14 : Unintended pregnancy
It’s important not to leave learning about pregnancy options too late and any well-planned PSHE / RSE curriculum will include this topic. Young people appreciate it when teachers are able to articulate clearly the choices that would be available t...
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Ages 13-14 : What affects mental health?
<p>The 120 minutes of activity choices in these resources asks students to reflect on what can trigger emotional and mental health issues, alongside healthy and unhealthy coping strategies. A video on the amazing teenage brain is included in the f...
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Ages 13-14 : What careers are available to me?
This pack directly addresses Gatsby Benchmark 2 "By the age of 14, all pupils should have accessed and used information about career paths and the labour market to inform their own decisions on study options." The activities introduce a range of c...
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Ages 13-14 : What career would I like?
This pack contains a minimum of 120 minutes of activity choices around careers and job options. Activities include: Skill analysis Hope for the future (raising aspirations) A-Z of careers Self-employment Choosing exam subjects Job research...
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Ages 13-14 : Working part time rights & responsibilities
<p>This pack looks at the responsibilities that employers have for workers under the age of 16. This includes restrictions about the amount of hours that a young person is legally permitted to work. Students also consider their responsibilities as...
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Ages 14-16 : Advertising, social media & regulation
<p>This pack covers a wide range of issues including online bias, data privacy, data harvesting and advertising. The activity choices include:</p><p><ul><li>What do online companies know about me?</li><li>Common online scams</li><li>Are Siri and A...
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Ages 14-16 : Animal welfare
This pack focuses on animal welfare issues that can be taught as part of PSHE or Citizenship. Themes covered include responsibilities and costs of pet ownership, debates about animal testing and farming, celebrity culture and pets. Some students m...
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Ages 14-16 : Applying for work and training how to stand out in a good way
These activities teach students about the current skills that employers are seeking and gives them time to reflect on which of these skills they have and those they want to develop. CV writing is also covered as well as interview practise for empl...
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Ages 14-16 : Being a role model for younger people
This pack focuses on role-modelling skills and also contains self-reflective activities to help students identify the attributes they already posses and those they wish to develop. There are also links to careers education as students are helped t...
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Ages 14-16 : Being a young parent
DfE statutory guidance for Relationships, Sex and Health Education states the following should be included in PSHE lessons at secondary school: The roles and responsibilities of parents with respect to raising of children, including the charact...
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Ages 14-16 : Black History
The title of the pack is ‘Black History’, however, we have attempted to very much focus on Black British history and also make the activities contemporary so that students feel it is relevant to them and the time they are living in. Many of the in...
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Ages 14-16 : Budgeting skills
<p>This pack considers different aspects of financial literacy such as:</p><ul><li>Wants and needs</li><li>Budgeting</li><li>Saving</li><li>Debt</li></ul><p>The activity choices allow students to discuss and practise budgeting skills in a distance...
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Ages 14-16 : Cancer prevention
In England it is now a compulsory part of Health Education to teach older secondary students about cancer prevention and the importance of self-examination. This teaching pack is very factual and allows teachers to deliver this content age-appropr...
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Ages 14-16 : Can you become too reliant on social media?
It's a fact of life that young people engage with social media as a significant part of their communication with others, but how do we teach about being a discerning online consumer without sounding 'old fashioned' or 'unrealistic'. This teaching ...
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Ages 14-16 : Dark web, harmful content & pornography
<p>This pack covers a range of issues around harmful online content. The activities have a slant towards sexualised digital behaviours including pornography and sexting. Sexual harassment is also included as well as activities focused on reporting...
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Ages 14-16 : Developing resilience
These resources help students explore what it means to be resilient and how resilience skills can be developed. There is also a focus on being a resilient student within the UK exam system, allowing students to consider what this means for them. T...
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Ages 14-16 : Developing self-esteem and confidence
120 minutes of activity choices raising student awareness of self-esteem and how it can be boosted. These materials put a different emphasis on self-esteem rather than the traditional foci of body image, self-image and reflection on personal chara...
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Ages 14-16 : Do job stereotypes still exist?
<p>This pack could equally be used within Citizenship or PSHE to debate whether sterotyping still impacts on career options and equal opportunities. The resource pack has the following activities that can be built into a lesson of any length:</p><...
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Ages 14-16 : Domestic abuse
This pack looks at several issues around domestic abuse including recognising it and where/how to access support. The activities are distanced to allow students to discuss the content without drawing on personal experiences. Nevertheless, we recom...
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Ages 14-16 : Emergency first aid
These materials cover various emergency situations where first aid and contacting emergency services may be required. This includes the recovery position, CPR and use of defibrillators. Students are also asked to consider their safety in an emerge...
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Ages 14-16 : Faith, culture, values, sex & relationships
<p>This pack offers activities where students can debate topical issues around sex and relationships, see other perspectives and challenge their own thinking. The pack contains the following activity choices:</p><ul><li>Is celibacy a choice?</li><...
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Ages 14-16 : Finding and using health services
These materials help students understand the range of health services available and how to access NHS support. Barriers to accessing healthcare are also investigated, including myth (misinformation), stigma, embarrassment, financial and cultural f...
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Ages 14-16 : Freedom of expression
Free speech is a challenging but necessary area of the PSHE and Citizenship curriculum in schools. Students need to understand the laws in relation to freedom of expression, and there is a right to free speech but it has its limitations in certain...
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Ages 14-16 : Gambling addiction
<p>This pack looks at different aspects of gambling including gambling addiction. The pack contains the following activities:</p><ul><li>Is this gambling?</li><li>What is gambling addiction?</li><li>Gambling and advertising</li><li>Gambler's falla...
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Ages 14-16 : Gender diversity
Why do we need to teach young people about trans identities? There are several reasons for this:<div><ul><li>Young people (and society at large) are learning a new language associated with trans identities which are becoming more visable and repre...
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Ages 14-16 : Giving and receiving feedback
Being able to listen to constructive feedback and act upon it is a vital learning tool for school and the workplace. Also being able to give constructive feedback to others is an important skill to develop. This pack, which could be taught as part...
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Ages 14-16 : Growth mindset
<p>This pack looks at different aspects of growth mindset and encourages students to consider how they can develop these skills. The activiity choices are as follows:</p><p><ul><li>What is growth mindset?</li><li>Growth mindset vs fixed mindset</l...
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Ages 14-16 : Hate crime
This pack contains age appropriate teaching activities to explore hate crime and its impacts with your students. With hate crime rarely out of the headlines schools are expected to include this aspect of PSHE education as part of their statutory c...
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Ages 14-16 : Helping a friend or relative who is struggling to cope
These materials consider the implications for supporting a friend (or relative) with a mental health issue. Students are particularly asked to consider how they would manage their own wellbeing if placed in this situation. Helping a friend with un...
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Ages 14-16 : Impact of separation & loss in relationships
We recommend the activities in this pack are not combined into a discrete lesson, but instead mixed and matched with other packs in your Chameleon PDE library subscription such as those in the "Relationships" and "Emotional & Mental Health" themes...
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Ages 14-16 : Impact of substance misuse on family & community
<p>As the pack title infers these activities help students reflect on the wider implications and impacts of substance misuse. The pack contains the following activity choices:</p><p><ul><li>Substances list</li><li>Help for substance abuse</li><li>...
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Ages 14-16 : Life-saving science
<p>This pack covers elements of the statutory content of RSHE relating to health and prevention and physical health and wellbeing. The Take 30 activity looks at STEM careers and could be used within a careers focused lesson. The activity choices i...
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Ages 14-16 : Little things, big impacts
These materials help students understand why negative and positive language (and actions) can impact on self-esteem and mental health. Students are introduced to some simple neuroscience and the concept of negative automatic thoughts and how to ma...
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Ages 14-16 : Managing my online profile for future employment
The 120 minutes of teaching activity choices focus on online career options and also the risks associated with having an inappropriate or disrespectful online or social media presence in regard to future employment prospects. The materials also co...
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Ages 14-16 : Managing unwanted attention
<p>This pack covers a wide range of behaviours that could be considered as 'unwanted attention'. These include, harassment, sexual harassment, peer-on-peer abuse, trolling and other online abuse, stalking and bullying. Students also consider the m...
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Ages 14-16 : Marriage, partnership & rights
Since September 2020 teaching secondary students about marriage, civil partnership and the different legal rights that exist within intimate partnerships has been compulsory in England as part of statutory Relationships Education and has been comp...
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Ages 14-16 : My Education Ambitions
This teaching pack helps students consider what skills they are developing for future employment, and gives some practical tips on managing worries and making the most of challenges. <div><p><b>This pack contains the following activities:</b>...
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Ages 14-16 : My study plan
These resources can be used with students to help them consider how they best learn and to start devising a personalised study plan. The 120 minutes of activity choices are accompanied by a fully editable PowerPoint presentation and a home learnin...
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Ages 14-16 : My work and other choices at 16
This activity pack contains activities covering the following elements: Work experience options Work and study options at 16 Signposting to careers advice Student action planning What might influence your career choices at 16 There are a...
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Ages 14-16 : Negotiation & communication within romantic (intimate/sexual) relationships
A significant part of PSHE / RSE (Relationships & Sex education) lessons focus on how pupils can stay safe. Effective PSHE lessons in school help pupils to develop self-esteem and resilience, and communication skills such as advocacy, negotiation ...
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Ages 14-16 : Parent and teenager relationships
This pack considers the changing relationships between teenagers and their parents and carers. It helps students understand that change is happening for everyone and how to better manage conflicts and disagreements at home, including conflict reso...
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Ages 14-16 : Pregnancy & choices
Sex education is now mandatory in all UK schools and this includes teaching pupils about conception, fertility, childbirth and pregnancy choices including termination and adoption. This teaching pack covers some of these issues but is only 'light ...
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Ages 14-16 : Preparing for change
This activity pack includes the following learning tasks: <div><ul><li>How does change make me feel? </li><li>What changes are coming my way?</li><li>Big changes </li><li>How well do I cope with change? </li><li>Why change can ...
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Ages 14-16 : Radicalisation & extremism
<p>This pack discusses extremism and radicalisation, as well as managing anxieties around the news. The pack contains the following activity choices:</p><p><ul><li>What is extremism?</li><li>What is radicalisation?</li><li>What topics attract extr...
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Ages 14-16 : Safer sex
This library pack covers STIs, contraception, and physical, emotional, legal and moral safety in relation to sex. It could be used to recap learning from prior years or introduce the topic. A 'light touch' has been given to termination of pregnanc...
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Ages 14-16 : Safety & body enhancement
<p>This pack looks at the safety implications around various body enhancements including tattoos, piercings, cosmetic procedures (e.g. lip fillers), sunbeds and plastic surgery. The pack contains the following choice of activities:</p><p><ul><li>A...
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Ages 14-16 : Safety in the workplace
<p>This pack offers an introduction to health and safety for students who may be undertaking work experience or moving on to their next phase of work or training. The activity choices include:</p><ul><li>What do you know about health & safety<...
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Ages 14-16 : Sexual assault and what to do about it
This activity pack contains the following learning activities: What is sexual assault? No means no - understanding consent Sexual assault - where to get support #MeToo - is this campaign inclusive? Sexual assault mythbuster Sexual assault ...
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Ages 14-16 : Sleep, rest and study
The importance of a balanced study/revision plan is the focus of these materials. Students are given advice on study/revision tips and planning an appropriate study timetable. The benefits of sleep and relaxation as part of a healthy and effective...
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Ages 14-16 : Stages of a romantic relationship
From September 2020 all schools must consider statutory guidance when teaching relationships, sex and health education, and this includes teaching pupils about romantic and intimate relationships, and how to manage relationship change. This teachi...
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Ages 14-16 : Stress, anxiety and depression and how to manage them
These activities help students understand that stress, anxiety and depression are normal facets of life that most people experience from time to time, but also highlights when these become more problematic and need appropriate self-help or outside...
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Ages 14-16 : Substance misuse, choice, habit or addiction
Accurate and up to date information about drugs is an important component of substance education in schools, which can make this feel challenging for teachers who might feel they don't have relevant subject knowledge. Wherever possible, PSHE about...
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Ages 14-16 : Substances and risky sexual behaviour
These materials consider the risks associated with substances in regard to sexual behaviour. There is a focus on alcohol and consent, but reference to other substances such as cannabis are also made. Students are asked to reflect on the risks and ...
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Ages 14-16 : Substances, reputation and life chances
These materials look at the choices people make about the world of substances and how these choices can impact negatively on their reputation and life. Drugs and the law is included as well as discussion about reputation and what can influence it....
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Ages 14-16 : The changing job market
This pack considers the changing nature of work and the job market. It asks students to consider what transferable skills they are developing that will be helpful to their future careers. <b>This pack contains the following activities:</b> <ul> ...
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Ages 14-16 : The law, rights and responsibilities in sexual relationships
<p>With a focus on consent and some of the main legal protections against abuse, coercion, domestic violence, forced-marriage and honour-based violence, this session asks students to consider readiness for sex, the importance of communication and ...
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Ages 14-16 ; Unhealthy coping, warning signs and triggers
The 120 minutes worth of activity choices in these materials helps students explore how stress can manifest in relation to triggers. Unhealthy coping strategies are discussed such as substance misuse, self-harming and eating disorders with appropr...
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Ages 14-16 : What can I do about climate change?
<p>This is a challenging pack that covers climate change and includes the following activities:</p><p><ul><li>Causes of climate change</li><li>Is this 'greenwashing'?</li><li>How can you make a difference?</li><li>Climate activists</li><li>How muc...
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Ages 14-16 : What sort of influence am I?
120 minutes of activity choices that support the following learning intentions: I can evaluate ways in which my behaviours may influence peers, positively and negatively. I can suggest personal strategies so that my influence on peers is more ...
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Ages 14-16 : Where do my values come from?
<p>This pack explores personal values, influences and impacts when personal values clash. The activity choices also include British values and discussion around the Equality Act. Students are also asked to consider if all values can be respected, ...
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Ages 14-16 : Why do people choose to have a sexual relationship?
Statutory guidance for Relationships Education in secondary schools states, "pupils should know how to recognise the characteristics and positive aspects of healthy one-to-one intimate relationships, which include mutual respect, consent, loyalty,...
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Ages 14-16 : Why do some young people choose crime?
<p>This pack looks at differnent aspects of criminality that some young people can be drawn into. The activities include:</p><p><ul><li>Knife crime</li><li>Crime & young people</li><li>Why some young people get involved with crime</li><li>Leav...
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Ages 14-16 : Women's safety
This activity pack can be used with students aged 14+ depending on your group. There are over 120 minutes of activity choices included with all the accompanying resources and PowerPoint slides. The activity pack contains the following learning tas...
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Ages 16-18 : Alcohol misuse: personal & social consequences
This pack progresses from the themes and activities that are in several other Chameleon PDE packs for students aged 11-16. However, it is worth re-visiting the topic of alcohol when students are at an age where the information may be more relevant...
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Ages 16-18 : Are human rights balanced in society?
<p>This pack includes a range of activity choices focused on human rights as follows:</p><ul><li>Common breaches of human rights</li><li>Freedom of expression as a human right (and potential conflicts against other rights)</li><li>Best and worst (...
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Ages 16-18 : Being a resilient student
These materials focus on adversity and reactions to it, and make reference to many of the current concerns that face students in this age-group as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Real case studies are used as a focus and students are also asked...
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Ages 16-18 : Body image & social media
<p>This pack looks at different aspects around body image, including influences such as social media. Body enhancements are also included in some activities including safety advice. The following activity choices are included:</p><ul><li>Challengi...
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Ages 16-18 : Budgeting & finance
Consultation with young people prior to devising the Chameleon scheme of work for post-16 indicated they wanted some input regarding budgeting in preparation for independent living, and also information on renting and buying property. The resultin...
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Ages 16-18 : Building a positive online profile
This pack contains the following activities which are planned to run between 10 and 30 minutes each, providing you with over 2 hours of activity choices: Google yourself (appraising your digital footprint) Active and passive digital footprints...
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Ages 16-18 : Common mental health issues and strategies to help
120 minutes of activity choices accompanied by a fully editable PowerPoint. Activities include: What is mental health? Common mental health issues Accessing support Factors that contribute to mental ill-health Looking after your mental health...
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Ages 16-18 : Community impact of organised crime
These resources provide opportunities for students to consider a range of impacts of organised crime and ways to prevent it. There are 120 minutes of activity choices (minimum) and the resources include a fully editable PowerPoint.
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Ages 16-18 : Contraception and choices
A similar activity pack is available in our resource library for ages 13-14 years. We have used this as a basis for this activity pack and modified it for older students. Some of the activities have been added to or replaced. It is important to re...
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Ages 16-18 : Customer service and consumer rights
As described, these materials discuss consumer rights and customer service. Activities cover legislation, how to complain and where to access further advice and support. There are 120 minutes of activity choices and a fully editable PowerPoint.
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Ages 16-18 : De-escalating aggressive situations
This pack as the title suggests looks at different scenarios where agression may play a part, and asks students to reflect if, and how they would intervene. The activities both support personal safety, but also harm reduction messaging around drug...
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Ages 16-18 : Differences in societal values - current issues (includes microaggressions in society)
<p>This pack includes a range of activity choices so you can explore current issues with your students, especially where they cause conflict in the community. The pack also looks at community cohesion. The activity choices are as follows:</p><p></...
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Ages 16-18 : Ending an intimate relationship respectfully
This pack helps students reflect on reasons why intimate relationships can end, and also safety considerations in relationships that should trigger an ending. The pack does not go into detail about harassment or stalking as these are covered elsew...
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Ages 16-18 : Environmental issues, community & action
<p>This pack explores a range of environmental issues. The following activity choices are included:</p><p><ul><li>Take 10 Activity 1 - Environmental statistics</li><li>Take 10 Activity 2 - Managing climate anxiety</li><li>Take 10 Activity 3 - Taki...
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Ages 16-18 : Gangs and organised crime
The activities focus on the risks associated with gang membership and the link between many gangs and crime. Exit strategies are also considered and there is signposting to organisations that can support young people wishing to leave a gang. Shoul...
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Ages 16-18 : Goal setting and contingency planning
These materials ask students to consider the place of short, medium-term and long-term goals. The importance of having a Plan-B is also a running theme through the activities with a focus on the type of plans this age group of students may have in...
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Ages 16-18 : Healthy eating on a budget
Aimed at Post-16 students, these activities help students consider their readiness for independent life, particularly around maintaining a healthy balanced diet on a limited budget. Nutritional requirements, healthy take-away options, advice from ...
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Ages 16-18 : Influence of faith and cultural views on relationships
This pack focuses predominantly on challenging faith-based and culturally-based prejudice and discrimination. <b>It contains the following activities:</b> <ul> <li>Fake or fact? Social media influence on prejudice</li> <li>Is sectarianism old ...
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Ages 16-18 : Is this love or lust?
This pack considers several aspects of intimate relationships; relationship stages, the differences between a relationship founded on lust and one on love, and safety in relationships. The safety themes addressed come from consultation with 16-18 ...
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Ages 16-18 : Keeping physically healthy while studying
Activities in this plan cover, healthy eating, physical activity, screen time, sleep, and substance education. Students are asked to reflect on the importance of maintaining their physical health as part of their overall study plan. A fully editab...
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Ages 16-18 : Managing challenging relationships at work
These learning activities focus on potential workplace relationship issues and how they can be resolved. Topics include communication skills, company culture, workplace bullying, harassment, and unfair work practices. The 120 minutes of learning a...
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Ages 16-18 : Managing changes in relationships when starting Uni or work
These materials ask students to consider how their current relationships may change when they leave school or college. Boundaries in workplace relationships are discussed as well as ways to remain connected to relationships they want to maintain. ...
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Ages 16-18 : Managing emergency situations
This pack has activities that concentrate on personal safety using a range of scenarios that students this age could experience. The pack takes a harm-reduction approach as some students may already be experimenting with risky behaviour. The solut...
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Ages 16-18 : Managing mental health when starting university or work
Support your students in managing the transition from school / college to higher education or employment. The activity choices in this pack cover: Change and growth mindset Advice for managing change Workplace scenarios University scenarios ...
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Ages 16-18 : Managing strong emotions in relationships
<b>This pack contains the following activities:</b> <ul> <li>Emotions we experience</li> <li>What do you see?</li> <li>Impact of emotions</li> <li>Emotional fallout</li> <li>What's love got to do with it?</li> <li>Emotional breakthroughs</li> ...
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Ages 16-18 : Managing study/ exam stress
<p>120 minutes of activity choices which cover potential stress factors for students in exam years, including pre and post -results. Although these activities are targeted at the oldest secondary aged pupils, they would work equally well for stude...
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Ages 16-18 : Marketing yourself
These resources help students consider how to effectively market themselves for university, apprenticeships or employment. Resources cover aspects such as interview technique and preparation of CVs and personal statements. The fully editable Power...
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Ages 16-18 : Menopause and women's health
<p>What research, understanding and treatments are available for common women's health concerns? What's menopause? </p><p>This pack looks at some common and less common health conditions that are unique to girls and women. Reproductive health...
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Ages 16-18 : Money matters
These resources were written following consultation with students who wanted more input around money and finance. Activities include learning about National Insurance and Tax, saving options and keeping money safe, such as awareness of illegal tra...
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Ages 16-18 : Monitoring my health
<p>This pack is very factual and covers some essential and basic information that is helpful for students to know when preparing to move on to their next phase of work or training. This pack contains the following activity choices:</p><p><ul><li>H...
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Ages 16-18 : My career ambitions
These activities support students to think hypothetically and laterally about their future goals, study and career aspirations. There is a focus on personal values, skills and strengths and the relevance of these to career choice. Some considerati...
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Ages 16-18 : Online dating pros and cons
This pack asks student to critically reflect about the use of dating apps and the associated key safety measures. <b>This pack contains the following activities:</b> <ul> <li>Dating apps</li> <li>Dating app debate</li> <li>Truth or lie?</l...
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Ages 16-18 : Personal safety in relationships
This pack cover a wide range of personal safety issues and could be used as an introduction to the topic before going on to explore more specific themes using other packs in the Chameleon PDE resource library such as those about honour-based viole...
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Ages 16-18 : Positives & negatives of gaming and gambling
<p>This pack covers a range of information about gambling and online gaming (video games and betting sites). The activity choices are as follows:</p><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"></blockquote><ul><li>Positives...
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Ages 16-18 : Pregnancy & young parenthood
This pack focuses on choices around pregnancy, including termination, adoption and young parenthood. It does not delve into the morality around termination and gives factual information the students need to know, including where to access support....
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Ages 16-18 : Preparing to drive & driving safety
This activity pack contains a variety of learning experiences that cover preparing to drive, legislation and driving safety. There is enough content for two lessons, and this could also be used to supplement any outside agencies who are visiting t...
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Ages 16-18 : Preparing to live independently
When we consult with students about what they want to learn in PSHE, a popular theme is about moving away from home and managing basic tasks such as washing, cleaning and cooking. This activity pack considers these issues as well as other themes s...
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Ages 16-18 : Prioritising my mental health
This pack contains the following activity choices (enough for at least 2 teaching sessions if all activities are used): Good mental health Happiness or fulfillment? Who's who in mental health services Mental health issues (depression, PTSD, ...
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Ages 16-18 : Rape & sexual assault
<p>This pack contains the following activity choices:</p><p><ul><li>Understanding definitions</li><li>What's rape culture?</li><li>Rape & sexual assault - the facts</li><li>Wrongly accused</li><li>Barriers to reporting incidents</li><li>Conseq...
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Ages 16-18 : Respectful & assertive communication in relationships
As the name suggests this pack focuses on assertive communication skills that can be used in any type of relationship.<b>The pack contains the following activities:</b> <ul> <li>Relationships mind map</li> <li>Aggressive, assertive, passive de...
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Ages 16-18 : Setting my priorities for after school / college
<p>This pack contains the following activity choices:</p><p><ul><li>Emotional impact of leaving school or college</li><li>How can school / college help?</li><li>What are your priorities?</li><li>Pros and cons of different routes</li><li>Hopes and ...
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Ages 16-18 : Sexual exploitation & abuse
<p>This pack covers a range of information about sexual exploitation and abuse including reporting. The activity choices in this pack include:</p><ul><li>Is this consent?</li><li>OK/NOT OK : Speed Debates</li><li>What type of abuse?</li><li>Source...
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Ages 16-18 : Sexual health and STIs
This pack progresses from the themes and activities that are in a 13-14 years lesson pack on STIs, however, it is worth re-visiting this topic when students are at a stage where the information may be more relevant to them, and also to recap knowl...
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Ages 16-18 ; Staying motivated
This set of resources asks students to consider what motivates and de-motivates them so they can formulate a plan of action to support their studies. Some research about motivation and employment is also explored so that students can reflect on ho...
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Ages 16-18 : Substance misuse
<p>This pack includes a range of activities around substance misuse including vaping. You can pick and choose the activities depending on what prior education the students have received. The activity choices are as follows:</p><ul><li>Drugs sort</...
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Ages 16-18 : Suicide prevention
This is a taboo subject that is rarely included in personal development education programmes for young people, however we feel it is essential this subject is discussed and that young people are signposted to appropriate support if they need it. S...
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Ages 16-18 : Taking a gap year
These resources consider the pros and cons of taking a gap year, options available and planning considerations. It also has a focus on pre-planning for emergency situations while travelling abroad. There are 120 minutes of activities to choose fro...
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Ages 16-18 : The Law & You
<p>This pack as the name suggests asks students to reflect on some of the main legislation that is relevant to their age-group. The pack contains the following activities:</p><ul><li>Most commonly broken laws in the UK</li><li>Social media and the...
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Ages 16-18 : Travel safety including abroad
This pack looks at planning for travel including safety advice, as well as practicalities the students will need to take into account if they are planning a gap year, or an independent holiday abroad after school exams. <b>This pack contains the f...
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Ages 16-18 : Understanding politics & political influences
<p>This pack contains the following activities:</p><ul><li>The UK voting system</li><li>First past the post vs proportional representation</li><li>Political influences</li><li>Politics quiz</li><li>What do the main UK parties stand for & becom...
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Ages 16-18 : What is extremist behaviour?
<p>This pack includes activities that look at extreme and extremist behaviour and includes discussion around radicalisation and terrorism. The pack contains the following choices:</p><p><ul><li>Is this extremism?</li><li>Extreme personal behaviour...
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Ages 16-18 : Work or study my next steps
120 minutes of activities with a focus on alternative post-18 options including apprenticeships. Real case studies are used to raise awareness of different career pathways. The activities come with a fully editable PowerPoint presentation.
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Ages 16-18 : Workplace legislation
These materials are primarily aimed at students so they can understand and uphold their rights as part-time workers, and in preparation for students who are leaving education and entering full-time work. Relevant UK legislation is covered as the r...
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Ages 16-18 : Young adult illnesses
This pack is ideal to help students prepare for independent living, especially those heading off to university. Activities explore illnesses that are more prevalent among young people such as meningitis, Epstein Barr, and chlamydia. There are 120 ...
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Ages 16-18 : Young men and suicide
<b>Please note we updated this pack in September 21 and Version 3 is the one that will be downloaded</b>. Despite the title this pack also includes general support and advice about suicide and we recommend that the activities are taught alongs...
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Ages 5-7 : Basic online safety
<p>This pack looks at some rules for staying safe online and when using social media.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Being gentle- being rough
<p>The lesson pack also looks at permission giving (consent) and what to do in a situation that is becoming uncomfortable. This includes inappropriate touch (explained age -appropriately) from adults as well as children.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Being safe at home
<p>This pack helps children explore things in the home that may pose a risk.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Dialling 999
<p>This lesson helps children learn who the emergency services are and what type of emergencies require a call. Children are also shown how to make a call.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Enjoying the sunshine (sun safety)
<p>The activities in this pack can be used to discuss ways to remain safe in the sunshine and hot weather. Children are also asked to consider the benefits of being outdoors safely. </p>
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Ages 5-7 : Exercise is fun
<p>This pack looks at the importance of physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle. This is a statutory element of all UK curricula.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Feeling happy
<p>This pack focuses on happiness and children use the 'Feelings Spotter' to identify what happiness feels and looks like.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Feeling sad
<p>This pack focuses on sadness and helps children explore this emotion.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Feelings words
<p>This pack focuses on developing children's emotional vocabulary and recognising different emotions.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Giving and receiving love & kindness
<p>Children are encouraged to think of times when they have shown love and kindness to others as well as being a recipient.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : I'm good at...
<p>This pack allows chidren to celebrate things they are good at in school. They also begin to develop an understanding of different learning styles.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : I'm worried about a friendship
<p>The pack also provides an opportunity to teach younger children that an adult is not always needed to resolve friendship issues.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : I'm worried about something at home
<p>Children are asked to consider who the safe and trusted adults are in school if there is an issue at home. The learning is distanced through the use of a story.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : It's good to be me
<p>This pack encourages children to identify positive traits in themselves that develop self-esteem.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Kind and caring friends
<p>This pack considers qualities of friendship and also explores how friends can support each other.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Losing something special
<p>This teaching pack asks children to examine the range of feelings that can be experienced around loss. They are also encouraged to think of self-care actions that can help them manage these feelings.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Moving onto my new class (ages 5-6)
<p>The teaching pack asks children to reflect on their current achievements, their hopes for the next school year, and provides an opportunity to address any worries about changing year group.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : My new class (ages 5-6)
<p>This pack helps pupils identify their feelings about starting in a new class. It also asks them to suggest ways they can help others if they are feeling sad, lonely or scared.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Negative emotions in relationships
<p>These activities are distanced so children do not have call upon personal experience. There is also an emphasis on relationship reparation.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : People who help me stay safe
<p>A range of people and services are explored.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Positive emotions in relationships
<p>As well as expanding children's vocabularly around naming emotions, this 40-minute lesson helps them reflect on a positive relationship they have and the emotions associated with that relationship.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Safety in the playground
<p>This pack asks children to consider safe and respectful play during playtime and other recess breaks.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Safety near water
<p>This pack teaches children about some basic principles of being safe near water.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Safety with medicines
<p>This pack explores medicine safety in an age-appropriate way for pupils in lower primary.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Tricky grown-ups
<p>The pack, written age-appropriately, asks children to be detectives to spot the signs of adult behaviour that makes a child feel uncomfortable or scared. The activities are distanced so children can discuss the issues without drawing on persona...
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Ages 5-7 : Unkind & uncaring friendships
<p>This pack considers age-appropriately the qualities of friendship and what might be considered to be a toxic friendship. Concepts of power and control are introduced through scenarios for the children to discuss and be the 'advice givers'.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Ways to make up
<p>The pack also includes the concept of choice (consent) in relationships and that forced relationships in any sense are not happy or kind.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : We shouldn't be friends anymore
<p>The activities in this pack are distanced. Children are asked to compare positive and negative friendship traits, and when a friendship would be better to end rather than continue.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Who can help me with my feelings?
<p>This pack asks children to identify negative feelings, potential causes and where to access help.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Who's in my family?
<p>This pack looks at different families and encourages children to think about their own family and what makes a family.</p>
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Ages 5-7 : Why do we have rules in school?
<p>This pack focuses on the importance of school rules and the way they encourage sensible choices.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Adverse online friendships
<p>This pack asks pupils to identify 'red' and 'green' flags in regard to the online behaviour of others. The pack does touch upon grooming, the learning is age-appropriate and distanced.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Being assertive
<p>Children reflect on ways to say 'no' varying from appropriate to inappropriate responses and behaviour. They learn about being assertive through a story and then practise assertiveness skills using scenarios.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Being honest- feeling guilty
<p>This pack looks at honesty and guilt. It also starts to explore why shame is an unhelpful feeling. Pupils are also encouraged to seek support when they are finding it difficult to manage their emotions.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Being polite
This pack has a focus on manners and politeness as required by the statutory PSHE / RSHE guidance in England. Children consider how rudeness and manners make people feel and suggest polite alternatives for different scenarios.
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Ages 7-9 : Body part names-female
This activity pack focuses on the external and internal female body parts so that children become familiar with the correct terminology prior to lessons about puberty.
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Ages 7-9 : Different types of families
This activity pack looks at different types of family and teaches the children that whatever their family is like, that's OK. The activities also cover why it's unfair to tease someone else about their home circumstances.
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Ages 7-9 : Ending a friendship
<p>Children will reflect on what types of issues means a friendship should not continue. They also consider how to end a friendship respectfully.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Feeling lonely
<p>This pack focuses on loneliness and ways it can be managed. Children also explore how to help others who are lonely.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Feeling pressured by others
<p>Children are taught to recognise types of unwanted pressure from others. They also consider strategies for managing this.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Female body changes
With this age-appropriate pack children learn about the main internal and external body changes in females. This pack stops short of menstruation in order to not overload the children with information. However, there is a separate pack in the Cham...
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Ages 7-9 : Getting help
<p>Through the use of an original story as a a stimulus, children will reflect on how a worry makes someone feel, and they types of thoughts that might make it more difficult to tell someone. The last activity in the lesson asks children to list s...
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Ages 7-9 : Group work
<p>This pack helps children think about what makes effective team work and allows them to problem-solve some common scenarios using ideas they have suggested.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Helping someone who's sad or anxious
<p>The children will develop emotional literacy skills and practical self-care strategies through the lens of helping others.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : How do we show care?
<p>This teaching pack focuses on caring as positive action. </p>
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Ages 7-9 : I've argued with my best friend
<p>Children practise a 4-step process to mend a friendship using a scenario-based approach which keeps the learning distanced.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Personal safety
<p>Children are taught to identify thoughts and feelings (instincts) associated with feeling unsafe. They also complete a team quiz which includes a range of personal safety dilemmas fof them to solve.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Positive online friendships
<p>The pack asks children to consider the similarities and differences between on and off line communication, including what can go wrong.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Road safety
This pack helps children explore different aspects of road safety including pedestrian, passenger and bike safety.
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Ages 7-9 : Stuck in the middle - friendship triangles
<p>As well as looking at causes of issues in a friendship triangle, the children are also tasked with finding solutions.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : Sun safety
This pack reminds children about the simple ways we can protect ourselves from the sun, and is in line with statutory PSHE expectations for this age group.
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Ages 7-9 What are emotions?
<p>In this library pack children are asked to think about the range of human emotion. Links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour are explored using scenarios so they are suitably distanced from the children. Children are also taught that diffe...
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Ages 7-9 : What are food miles?
This pack introduces the concept of food miles and ways we can consume food differently to protect the environment and reduce global warming.
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Ages 7-9 : What is a bystander?
<p>Children learn the terms bystander and upstander as well as considering what they would do if they witnessed bullying.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : What is a period?
This pack focuses on menstruation and provides an age appropriate introduction to the topic. It provides the children with factual information without over complicating the subject. Comprehensive teacher notes and editable slides also mean you can...
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Ages 7-9 : What is social media?
This pack looks at social media and online safety. The activities include developing children's understanding about digital footprints, and then having to consider what behaviours are Ok or not Ok online.
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Ages 7-9 : What makes a friend?
<p>Children consider the qualities of friendship and that friendship is often built over time.</p>
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Ages 7-9 : What makes me special?
This pack's aim is to help build children's self esteem by recognising their own and others' uniqueness.
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Ages 7-9 : What to do about bullying
<p>The pack widens children's understanding of bullying and includes examples of bullying at home as well as in school. Learning takes a solution-focused skills approach with children identifying what to do and where to seek support.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : Adult choices & contraception
NOTE: These activities are ONLY intended if you are a school delivering conception and childbirth as part of your RSE (Relationships & Sex Education) policy. The pack should be used if children have questions or comments such as, 'Do women always ...
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Ages 9-11 : Being exploited
<p>The pack introduces the term exploitation and children consider feelings associated with being exploited. A further task asks children to identify how someone is being exploited using a variety of scenarios.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : Cannabis
This pack is very factual and the activities deal with cannabis age-appropriately. As with all Chameleon Explore library packs, the learning is covered in 30 minutes meaning easier integration into busy primary timetables. Our comprehensive teache...
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Ages 9-11 : Carrying a knife is dangerous
The reason for this pack is a safeguarding concern, as although it is still a rarity, some primary aged children are being given knives by family members for 'protection', and these are being brought into school. If this isn't an issue in your set...
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Ages 9-11 : Conception
This pack suitable for upper primary covers conception and childbirth. There are additional teacher notes to help explain these concepts age appropriately and to manage tricky questions that may come from the children. The PowerPoint slides are al...
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Ages 9-11 : County Lines
<p>Children discuss 'wants and needs' before working as a class to discuss children becoming involved with County Lines. </p>
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Ages 9-11 : Different points of view
<p>The lesson also uses the 'peaceful problem-solving' technique to manage disagreements.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : Emotional changes at puberty
<p>Children are asked to reflect on what might be different for them as teenagers. This is then set in context with learning about the 'Teenage Brain'.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : Feeling anxious
This pack focuses on strategies for managing anxiety as part of an age appropriate set of skills to support children's mental health.
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Ages 9-11 : Feeling disappointed
This pack as the title suggests focuses on disappointment. Children consider what things can disappoint, and appraise age appropriate mental health strategies for how feeling disappointed can be managed.
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Ages 9-11 : Feeling worried about home
<p>The pack asks children to consider what sort of worries children their age might have about home. They are then asked to categorise them into easy to deal with worries and more challenging. The focus is on finding solutions including self-care....
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Ages 9-11 : Food and feelings
This activity pack, part of the Chameleon Explore PSHE library, looks at healthy balanced diets, but also asks pupils to consider how food affects our feelings, and how our feelings sometimes impact on what we choose to eat.
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Ages 9-11 : Friendship arguments
<p>Children reflect on what can heat up or cool down a disagreement, and are then taken through a peaceful problem-solving process for managing arguments in a friendship.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : Friendship changes
<p>Children are asked what can cause a change in a friendship and whether reparations can take place, or not. Respectful communication is also discussed.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : Giving and seeking permission (consent)
<p>This pack considers where consent should be sought from others to build respectful relationships. It also teaches children that consent is a two-way process and that consent can be withdrawn at any time.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : Grooming
<p>The lesson activities put the children in the role of detectives so they can spot clues in age-appropriate case studies.</p><p>The pack does not give inappropriate details about child sexual exploitation.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : Harmful thoughts & behaviour
This activity pack teaches children that thoughts, feelings and behaviour are linked. It also explains that different people experience these differently in response to the same scenario. The final task in the pack looks at when negative thoughts ...
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Ages 9-11 : Managing family arguments & disagreements
<p>Children look at 'sore spots' that can be the possible cause of disagreements between family members. They also consider skills and strategies for use within conflict situations. </p>
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Ages 9-11 : Managing peer influences
<p>The pack reminds children about different types of peer influence then helps them to practise assertiveness skills.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : My personal qualities
This pack has a focus on children identifying their own and others' skills and positive attributes. It also covers growth mindset and the need for perseverance.
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Ages 9-11 : Physical activity choices
This pack that can be taught in just 30 minutes, looks at physical activity, including 'healthy swaps'. The activities are inclusive of children who may have mobility impairments.
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Ages 9-11 : Physical changes at puberty (girls)
<p>Children will learn about the main internal and external changes in female puberty, including menstruation. There is also an opportunity to 'myth-bust' and for children to have their questions answered.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : Types of peer influence
<p>Note there are other library packs that focus on skills for managing negative peer influence and you may wish to teach these in succession.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : What is an enabler in bullying?
<p>This pack distances the learning using a story. Children are asked to identify and empathise with the characters in the scenario and then find solutions.</p><p>It is assumed that you have already taught children what bullying is and the role of...
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Ages 9-11 : What is coercion?
<p>The pack also gives children age-appropriate examples of what coercion looks like. Children are also asked to problem-solve through the use of scenarios and suggest ways of managing a coercive relationship.</p>
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Ages 9-11 : What is respect?
<p>This scenario based pack allows children to explore respect, rights and responsibilities. Discussion is widened to include 'rules'/ laws and why these support respectful behaviour.</p>
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Assessing student progress in PSHE (updated guidance and tools) (Secondary) September 2023
<p>This new guidance contains a proposed assessment structure and tools. If desired, you should be able to implement this easily and adapt it to meet the needs of your setting. The guidance has been developed in consultation with Chameleon partner...
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Chameleon Compass: (08) Finding my way around school
I can follow a floor plan to help navigate and orientate myself. I feel confident about finding my way when I move to secondary school.
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Chameleon Compass: (09) Friendship changes
I know that there will be some changes to my friendships when I move to secondary school. I know some ways that will help me to make new friends at secondary school.
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Chameleon Compass: (10) Getting Involved
I know there will be opportunities to get involved at secondary school. I know that getting involved will help me make new friends.
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Chameleon Compass: (11) Getting organised NOTE THIS IS A PRIMARY RESOURCE
I know what types of things I'll need to organise for myself when at secondary school. I have some ideas I can use to get organised.
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Chameleon Compass: (12) Healthy routines
I know some ways to keep healthy. I can give examples of how routines are good for physical and mental/emotional health and will benefit me at secondary school.
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Chameleon Compass: (13) Making sense of school timetables
I can read and understand a timetable. I understand that different schools have different timetables. I feel more confident about understanding the timetable I will get in my new school.
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Chameleon Compass: (14) Managing negative peer pressure
I can recognise when peer pressure is something negative. I have ways to try and resist negative peer pressure.
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Chameleon Compass: (15) Me and my image
I know that some pupils can worry about their image. I know ways I can help myself or a friend who is worried about this.
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Chameleon Compass: (16) Mythbuster
I know that some of the things I hear about secondary school are myths and fake news.
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Chameleon Compass: (17) Personal safety
I can assess risk in regard to my personal safety. I can suggest ways to keep myself safe including asking appropriate adults for help.
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Chameleon Compass: (18) Phones and social media in school
I know that most secondary schools have rules about the use of mobile phones in school. I know how to use my mobile phone responsibly.
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Chameleon Compass: (19) Planning and time management
I know what a planner is and how to complete it. I understand the importance of managing my time at secondary school.
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Chameleon Compass: (20) Positive and negative influences
I know that other students can be a positive or negative influence. I have ways to help me judge the difference.
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Chameleon Compass: (21) Public transport timetables
I can work out the basic travel information from a timetable and know who to ask if I get stuck. I know that travel timetables can look different but usually have the same types of information.
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Chameleon Compass: (22) Safe travel to school
I can anticipate hazards associated with walking and cycling to school and know how to be a safe passenger. I know things I can do to make traveling to school as safe as possible.
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Chameleon Compass: (23) School rules
I understand what school rules are and why they are important. I know what some of the consequences could be if school rules are broken at secondary school.
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Chameleon Compass: (24) School uniform
I know that most schools have a uniform policy and a dress code. I have thought about the reasons for this.
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Chameleon Compass: (25) Secondary school lessons - what's different?
I know some of the differences between primary and secondary lessons. I understand how what I've learned in primary school will help me at secondary school.
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Chameleon Compass: (26) Why you're ready for secondary school
I can identify my skills and talents that show I'm ready to move on to secondary school.
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Chameleon Compass : Building confidence
I can reflect on and acknowledge what I have achieved at primary school. <p>I can suggest some areas where I will have an opportunity to learn more and grow in confidence at secondary school.</p>
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Chameleon Compass : Bullying at secondary school
I know the different types of bullying that can be experienced. <p>I know what to do if I experience bullying or see it happening to someone else.</p>
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Chameleon Compass: Conflict resolution
<p>I have ways to resolve a conflict without help from an adult. </p><p>I know when I can't resolve a conflict myself and will need the support of an adult.</p>
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Chameleon Compass: Conversation starters
I have several ways I can start a conversation with other students to try and make new friends. <p>I feel more confident about making new friendships at secondary school.</p>
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Chameleon Compass : Different teachers and their expectations
<p>I know that my secondary school teachers will have different teaching styles. </p><p>I understand that I will have to adapt to a range of different types of teachers.</p>
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(FREE SECONDARY RESOURCE SAMPLE) Perceptions and expectations in romantic relationships: Ages 12-13
If you have any questions about our PSHE library or the other PSHE support we offer please do get in touch.
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(FREE SECONDARY RESOURCE SAMPLE) The Law & You: Ages 16-18
<p>If you have any questions about our PSHE library or the other PSHE support we offer please do get in touch.</p>
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(FREE SECONDARY SAMPLE RESOURCE) Developing self-esteem & confidence : Ages 14-16
If you have any questions about our PSHE resources or other PSHE support we offer, please get in touch.
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Guidance documents : Welsh HWB curriculum mapping against Chameleon PDE resource library (SECONDARY)
This mapping document shows where the current resource packs in the Chameleon PDE library meet Welsh HWB curriculum criteria. The document will be updated regularly as more packs are added to the resource library.
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"How Are You?' Student voice supporting materials
<p>Teacher copies of the 3 main surveys allowing you to view questions without going onto the survey platform. Please note that these questions are not editable. If you want a modified version get in touch. You will also find an editable parent le...
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How do you compare?
<p>Over the course of 2022/23 we collected nearly 11,000 responses from students aged 11-18. This report pulls some of the headline data and provides an overall picture of young people's perceptions, behaviour and views across a range of health re...
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Key awareness days and months 2023-24
<p>Edit and populate this document as required.</p>
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LGBTQ PACK. 11-18 library packs
<p>This pack contains the material that is has been temporarily removed from the Chameleon PDE resource library as a result of the Department for Education in England consulting on transgender questioning children and the expectation that RSHE wil...
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Menopause facts and myths
<p>The short video explores what causes menopause, when it starts, symptoms and treatments. </p>
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Misogyny, causes and consequences - social influencer video
<p>Help students understand the manipulative messaging used by online influencers to spread misogyny. This 'spoof' video will help facilitate the de-construction of this rhetoric and help students build the skills to help them become more discerni...
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PACK Age 11-14: Healthy & Unhealthy relationships pack
<p>Six lesson packs, each containing a range of short, medium and longer activities to increase knowledge and provide an opportunity to practice some strategies to keep students safe and aware of potentially unhealthy and dangerous relationships.</p>
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PSHE Learning walk proforma
This proforma aims to give PSHE leads a structure and method of recording for a PSHE learning walk.
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PSHE lesson observation proforma
This proforma is for PSHE leads and gives them a suggested structure for a PSHE focused lesson observation.
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Quality Assuring External Speakers/Agencies used in PSHE/PD - a checklist
<p>Visitors can really enhance a school's PSHE & C programme, however, there are also potential problems if the visitor input hasn't been quality assured prior to the visit. This useful checklist can be used to make sure that any visitors to y...
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SECONDARY : 40 Inspection Questions
Whether you are having a Section 5 Ofsted, an ISI inspection, or a 'Deep Dive' into PSHE, this handy list gives you some questions we have collected from colleagues who have had their PSHE programmes under scrutiny.
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SECONDARY : Audit Tool - PSHE and Safeguarding
This audit tool allows you to map where your PSHE content supports the safeguarding of your students and can be used to show SLT, Governors, DSLs and inspectors the important contribution that PSHE plays in your school safeguarding policies and pr...
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SECONDARY : Curriculum codes
This document can be used alongside Chameleon PDE teaching resources to identify the curriculum codes on each plan.
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SECONDARY : Example PSHE programme / progression ages 11-16
<p>This guidance document shows an example PSHE (& C) programme that could be put together using Chameleon PDE's flexible and adaptable resource library. This visual representation is split into year groups and covers the 11 to 16 age range in...
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SECONDARY: 'How Are You? Student voice survey
<p>Consulting with students is an important step in ensuring you are providing a a PSHE/personal development programme that meets the needs of students. Our in-depth survey is quick and easy to deploy and we do all the number crunching.<br></p>
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SECONDARY : Making the most of your Chameleon PDE Subscription
<p>The notes contain the following information: </p><p><ul><li>Finding your way around the library</li><li>Giving access to your team</li><li>Ensuring you have the most up-todate</li><li>resources</li><li>Reading the teacher notes</li><li>Edi...
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SECONDARY : Mapping British values and SMSC
<p>Are Chameleon PDE resources mapped to British values and SMSC?<br></p>
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SECONDARY: Mapping PSHE Association and Chameleon PDE (updated Sept 22)
This mapping document will be updated regularly to show how all the PSHE packs in our library fulfill the criteria of the PSHE Association recommended scheme of work.
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SECONDARY: Mapping RSHE and Chameleon PDE (updated Sept 22)
This mapping tool will be updated regularly to show how the Chameleon PDE resource library meets all the mandatory DfE requirements of statutory RSHE.
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SECONDARY : Moving towards outstanding PSHE
Originally written for schools already working with Chameleon PDE, on request we have made this document freely available for any school who wishes to use it.
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SECONDARY : PSHE&C Library Index/Contents (updated 01/09/23)
<p>This document shows the current Chameleon PDE library content for secondary aged pupils. Our library guarantees coverage of Personal Development /PSHE for all four UK nations curricula and the PSHE Subject Association programme of study. </p>
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SECONDARY : PSHE Curriculum audit tool
Do you want to see if your PSHE / Health and wellbeing / Personal Development curriculum is meeting statutory obligations, student need and has progression across the school? This free audit tool can help you 'map and gap' your curriculum offering.
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SECONDARY : PSHE Policy Template
This template for secondary schools is adaptable for your own setting and is up to date in regards to current curriculum requirements.
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Sharing PSHE materials with parents
<p>This guidance contains a recommended process when parents request to see PSHE materials and specifically those authored by Chameleon PDE.</p><h4>The process is compliant with the DfE letter of 24th March 2023, and for schools who are not in Eng...
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Sharing PSHE materials with parents
<p>The process is compliant with the DfE letter of 24th March 2023, and for schools who are not in England we would still advocate the process is followed to safeguard your PSHE programme from being misrepresented or misunderstood.<br></p>
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Tackling Misogyny Teacher's Toolkit
<p>This FREE teacher's tookit focuses on the issue of misogyny and in particular the influence of online misogynists such as Andrew Tate.</p><p>The toolkit contains:</p><ul><li>Detailed teacher notes about how to address this with students, and in...
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TRAINING VIDEO SECONDARY CONFERENCE : Ambitious Personal Development Education March 10 2023
<p>Angela and Richard with the support of some of our expert teachers and PSHE expert John Rees present some of the ways you can ensure your personal development and PSHE programme can be ambitious, relevant and upskill your students to meet some ...
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TRAINING VIDEO SECONDARY : Effective subject leadership webinar December 2022
<p>As a PSHE/Health and wellbeing subject lead there are a lot of plates to spin! This short webinar is divided into 3 sections of around 20 minutes each. The first part foucuses on your programme, we then move onto getting your team on board and ...
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TRAINING VIDEO SECONDARY Health & prevention webinar November 2022
<p>This webinar and accompanying slide deck focuses on the health and prevention aspect of statutory Relationships education, sex education and health education. It discusses which areas should be in your curriculum and how to keep lessons relevan...
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TRAINING VIDEO SECONDARY : LGBTQ+ webinar March 2023
<p>This webinar aims to help you understand the often confusing, controversial and fast-changing LGBTQ+ landscape. The recording and PowerPoint slides are available for you to cascade this training to your team in school. There is reference to som...
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TRAINING VIDEO SECONDARY : Sexual harassment & misogyny. Creating a positive culture webinar January 2023
<p>This webinar will provide you and your team with lots of help and advice on how to ensure your setting embeds a positive culture of equality where there is no opportunity for sexual harassment and misogyny to thrive. Using best practice g...
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