2 mins
Bullying Girls: Reenactment
Two peer mentors attempt to prevent bullying in this short video devised by students in this lesson starter for KS3 and KS4 PSHE lessons.
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3 mins
Britain's Black History - Gold
Historian Tony Warner brings to light African and Caribbean influences on Britain, in this KS3 black history lesson starter on gold and Britain's financial history.
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3 mins
Holocaust - My Brother, In the Resistance
See a German lady read a letter written by her brother, a member of the German resistance, just before his execution at the hands of the Gestapo, in this classroom resource for use in Key Stage 3 history.
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3 mins
Holocaust - The Auschwitz Orchestra
In this Key Stage 3 history classroom resource, Esther Bejarano, a survivor of the Holocaust, tells how she was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau and survived by joining the camp's orchestra.
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3 mins
Holocaust - A Pre-war German Jewish Family
Show a Key Stage 3 history class rare footage of the life of a Jewish family in Germany between 1937 and 1939. This lesson-starting resource can be used to stimulate classroom discussion.
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4 mins
Combating Cyberbullying: Suffering in Silence
This classroom resource helps primary and secondary PSHE pupils learn effective ways of dealing with cyberbullying. This lesson starter addresses human health and safety and supports Every Child Matters.
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3 mins
Iraqi Refugee Children: Ahmed's School
School life is the topic of conversation for Ahmed, a 10-year-old Iraqi refugee now living in Syria, in this classroom resource designed for use in Key Stage 3/4 global citizenship lessons.
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3 mins
Iraqi Refugee Children: Ahmed's Home
Ahmed, a 10-year-old refugee from Iraq, talks about his new life in Syria, in this classroom resource designed for use in Key Stage 3/4 global citizenship lessons.
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4 mins
Performing a Monologue: Voice
Renowned English actors Prunella Scales and Timothy West give advice about the power of voice to a student delivering a monologue, in a classroom resource designed for use in Key Stage 3/4 drama lessons.
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3 mins
Performing a Monologue: Gestures
Actors Prunella Scales and Timothy West advise a student on her monologue, in this classroom resource for Key Stage 3/4 English and drama students.
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2 mins
Refugees in the UK: Fitting In
The difficulties young refugees face as they try to find a place in British society are explored in this lesson starter for Key Stage 3/4 global citizenship lessons.
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3 mins
Refugees in the UK: Learning English
Young refugees who have recently arrived in the UK discuss some of the barriers to communication they experience, in this classroom resource for Key Stage 3/4 global citizenship lessons.
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2 mins
Refugees in the UK: Finding a School
Refugees sometimes face a struggle attaining a place in a UK school. Explore their story with Key Stage 3/4 global citizenship students, using this classroom resource.
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3 mins
Cyberbullying and Teenagers
Interviews and case studies are used to examine cyberbullying, in this lesson starter for use in Key Stage 3/4 PSHE classes.
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3 mins
Stem Cells: Wheelchair User
A young paraplegic sportsman explains some of the issues surrounding the use of stem cells, in this science lesson starter designed for Key Stage 3/4.
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3 mins
Stem Cells: Religious Angle
A pastor discusses the religious debate around stem cell research and some of the ethical issues of using stem cells, in this science lesson starter for Key Stage 3/4.
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2 mins
Child Abuse: A Girl Speaks Out
Watch a dramatised true story of a young girl's abuse at the hands of her mother. The girl is played by an actor in this short video suitable for Key Stage 3/4 PSHE.
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3 mins
Managing Water in Kenya
In this short video for Key Stage 3 global citizenship, a family in Kenya shows how the need for water dominates their daily lives.
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4 mins
Peace Process: Belfast Schools
Staff from two schools in Belfast, Northern Ireland - one Protestant, one Catholic - explain how they encourage pupils to integrate, in this short video designed for Key Stage 3/4 global citizenship lessons.
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3 mins
Fair Trade: Football Manufacture
This short case study for Key Stage 3 citizenship shows how fair trade practices are improving the lives of Pakistani villagers who make footballs.
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20 mins
The Holocaust
This classroom resource contains six Key Stage 3 history lesson starters on the Holocaust, featuring archive footage, personal testimonies from survivors and other material.
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15 mins
Maths Starters - Seaside
The properties of triangles are explored as maths expert Isaac Anoom visits the seaside to pose and answer questions, in this Key Stage 3 geometry and measures classroom resource.
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15 mins
Maths Starters - Travel
Speed, time, petrol use and traffic flow are the focus as maths expert Isaac Anoom assesses using different modes of transport to travel from London to Plymouth, in this Key stage 3 calculations and graphs classroom resource.
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15 mins
Maths Starters - Shopping Mall
Filmed in a modern shopping mall, these quick-fire lesson starter questions for Key Stage 3 maths are presented by maths adviser and performer Isaac Anoom.
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15 mins
Maths Starters - Building Yard
Filmed in a building yard, these quick-fire starter questions for Key Stage 3 maths are presented by maths adviser and performer Isaac Anoom.
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15 mins
Scrapyard
Filmed in a scrapyard, this Key Stage 3 maths lesson idea raises quick-fire starter questions on: probability, ratio and proportion, rotational symmetry, square numbers and circles.
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7 mins
Engineering Diploma Functional Skills
Demonstrating functional skills in English, ICT and maths in an engineering context, this classroom resource is designed for use with Key Stage 4 and further education students.
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7 mins
Hair and Beauty Diploma Functional Skills
Demonstrating functional skills in English, ICT and maths in a hair and beauty context, this classroom resource is designed for use with Key Stage 4 and vocational 14-19 learners.
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15 mins
KS3 Physics - Sound
Show Key Stage 3/4 physics students the different effects of sound, as demonstrated in this classroom resource for secondary science, designed to be used on an interactive whiteboard.
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15 mins
Antarctica
Show Key Stage 3/4 geography pupils what the future holds for Antarctica, addressing climate change, tourism, sustainable development and international treaties, with five lessons-starting videos in this classroom resource.
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1 min
Sound Through a Medium: Flickering Candles
Demonstrate how a flickering candle responds when exposed to a variety of sound frequencies, this quick practical experiment designed as a lesson starter for Year 7 to 11 physics.
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1 min
Sound: Using Body Parts
Illustrate how different parts of the body can create different sounds, with this practical experiment targeted at Year 7 to 11 physics students.
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3 mins
Delivering Aid in Afghanistan
The problems of delivering aid to people needing help in Afghanistan is the focus of this secondary classroom resource for use as a Key Stage 3 global citizenship lesson starter.
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2 mins
Cyclone Warnings in Bangladesh
See how Bangladeshi people deal with the problem of cyclones and natural disasters, with this short classroom resource designed as a Key Stage 3 global citizenship lesson starter.
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2 mins
Landmines in Bosnia
The problem of landmines in Bosnia and the impact they have on people's lives is examined in this short video designed as a lesson-starting classroom resource for Key Stage 3 global citizenship.
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2 mins
Reuniting Families in Sierra Leone
As a lesson idea for Key Stage 3 global citizenship, show Year 7 to Year 9 pupils this short documentary classroom resource revealing how families in Sierra Leone are being reunited after being torn apart by war.
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2 mins
Women Affected by War: Sudan
The problems facing women living in the Darfur region of Sudan are highlighted in this brief documentary classroom resource designed as a Key Stage 3 global citizenship lesson starter.
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3 mins
Surface Area: Octagon
Show the process of calculating the area of an octagon with a real-life example to start a lesson on geometry and measures, with this classroom resource for Key Stage 3 maths.
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2 mins
Percentages: Price Discount on Suitcase
Quickly show the practical application of percentages, as this Key Stage 3 numbers and algebra classroom resource reveals how to calculate percentages, using a real-life situation of sale discounts in a shop.
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2 mins
Percentages: VAT on Suitcase
Start a Key Stage 3 lesson on decimals, percentages and fractions with a real-world example showing the step-by-step process of calculating VAT, in this classroom resource for secondary maths, numbers and algebra.
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1 min
Value for Money: Boxes of Teabags
Challenge Key Stage 3 maths pupils to calculate which item is the best value for money, starting a numbers and algebra lesson with this practical classroom resource for secondary students.
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2 mins
Value for Money: Mobile Phone Tariffs
This quick-to-use maths starter for a Key Stage 3 lesson on numbers and algebra challenges students to calculate whether a pay-as-you-go or contract mobile phone is better value for money.
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1 min
Probability: Assorted Chocolates
Using the example of chocolates in a bag, Key Stage 3 maths students can calculate probability with this short lesson-starting classroom resource for secondary statistics.
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3 mins
Fractions: Using Reciprocals
Teach Key Stage 3 maths pupils how to order fractions by size, using reciprocals in this quick lesson-starting classroom resource for numbers and algebra.
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1 min
Fractions: Cutting a Cake
A numbers and algebra class can learn how to divide a cake into 12 equal pieces using only four cuts, with this short lesson-starting classroom resource for Key Stage 3 maths.
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2 mins
Engineering Diploma - Inspiration
A female trainee car mechanic talks about what inspires her, in this observational lesson-starting classroom resource on functional skills, designed for Key Stage 4 engineering diploma students.
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2 mins
Engineering Diploma - Communication Skills
Show engineering diploma students a female trainee mechanic talking about her job's need for good communication skills, in this short observational lesson-starting classroom resource on functional skills, for Key Stage 4.
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2 mins
Engineering Diploma - Numeracy Skills
The numeracy skills a mechanic needs to do their job is the focus of this quick lesson-starting classroom resource on functional skills, for Key Stage 4 engineering diploma students.
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2 mins
Engineering Diploma - ICT Skills
This short lesson starter examines the functional ICT skills a mechanic requires, in this classroom resource on functional skills, designed for Key Stage 4 engineering diploma students.
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2 mins
Hair and Beauty Diploma - Inspiration
A trainee hair stylist discusses her job motivations, in this lesson-starting classroom resource on functional skills, for Key Stage 4 students taking a foundation or higher-level vocational 14-19 diploma in hair and beauty.
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2 mins
Hair and Beauty Diploma - Communication Skills
The need for good communication skills in health and beauty jobs is shown in this short lesson-starting classroom resource on functional skills, for use with Key Stage 4 vocational 14-19 diploma students.
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2 mins
Hair and Beauty Diploma - Numeracy Skills
A trainee hair stylist discusses the numeracy skills she needs, in this lesson-starting classroom resource designed for Key Stage 4 pupils taking a foundation or higher-level vocational 14-19 diploma in health and beauty.
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2 mins
Hair and Beauty Diploma - ICT Skills
The ICT skills needed in hair and beauty jobs are the subject of this short lesson-starting classroom resource on functional skills, for use in a Key Stage 4 foundation or higher-level vocational 14-19 diploma class.
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3 mins
Ecosystems - Antarctica
Provide a visual overview of the Antarctic, with this short lesson-starting classroom resource designed to give an introduction to environmental change and sustainable development, for Key Stage 3/4 geography students.
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3 mins
Ecosystems - Pros and Cons of Research
Introduce the main arguments for and against carrying out research in Antarctica, with this lesson-starting classroom resource on environmental change and sustainable development, aimed at Key Stage 3/4 geography students.
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3 mins
Ecosystems - Holes in Glaciers
Quickly introduce the scientific research being conducted on how holes are formed in glaciers, with this short classroom resource on environmental change and sustainable development for secondary geography students .
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3 mins
Ecosystems - Tourism
Show the impact of tourism on Antarctica with this short classroom resource video on environmental change and sustainable development, for geography students from Year 7 to Year 11 .
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4 mins
Ecosystems - Exploitation
Quickly introduce the controversy around industrial exploitation in Antarctica, with this lesson-starting classroom resource on environmental change and sustainable development, designed for Key Stage 3/4 geography students.
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3 mins
Writing a Monologue: Bride
This short monologue about a bride-to-be can be used as an example of how to write a comedy script, as a classroom resource for Key Stage 3/4 English students.
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4 mins
Writing a Monologue: Crush
This monologue about a pupil's crush on a teacher can be a classroom resource to be shown to Key Stage 3/4 English students as an example of comedy script writing.
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2 mins
Male Students Dance
A group of male trainee physical education (PE) teachers learn to dance for the first time, in this short classroom resource for Key Stage 3/4 PE or dance and gymnastics students.
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1 min
Choreograph a Solo: Tsunami
With a GCSE dance piece about a tsunami, this short video is designed for use as a classroom resource in Key Stage 3/4 physical education (PE) or dance and gymnastics lessons.
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1 min
Choreograph a Duet: Red Light
With a GCSE dance piece by a boy and a girl, this short video is designed for use as a classroom resource with Key Stage 3/4 physical education (PE) or dance and gymnastics students.
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15 mins
Secondary PSHE - Life
Show teenagers talking about sex, relationships, drugs and depression, with these short human health and safety videos designed as a classroom resource to provoke classroom debate among Key Stage 3/4 PSHE students.
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15 mins
Secondary PSHE - Work
See teenagers discuss money, work, self employment, redundancy, debt and discrimination, in these short videos designed as a classroom resource for provoking debate among Key Stage 3/4 PSHE students.
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3 mins
Careers: Rocket Scientist
A rocket scientist talks about why she finds her career so exciting, in this classroom resource designed for use in a Key Stage 3/4 PSHE or science class.
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4 mins
Elementary School in Ghana
One of the founders of an elementary school in Ghana offers a tour of the premises in this KS3 and KS4 global citizenship lesson starter.
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3 mins
Himalayas: New School in Ladakh
A new school is opened in a Himalayan village in this KS3 and KS4 global citizenship lesson starter, desinged to stimulate classroom discussion.
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2 mins
Himalayas: Mobile Learning
A nomadic tribe in the Indian Himalayas provide an example of educational outreach, in this KS3 and KS4 global citizenship lesson starter.
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