These lessons were written for KS4 students learning to write a personal statement or CV / covering letter to prospective employers or for University applications. These lesson can be used for aged 14-18 or even adult learners needing to build confidence. They provide mock examples of 'good' and 'bad' personal statements as a discussion point.

This lesson was designed as part of a unit on peer pressure and the psychology of adolescence for Year 8-9. It served to be very empowering for the hundreds of young people who took part in the lesson over the last few years - it allowed them to reflect on their own peer pressure troubles and identity crises as well as start to contextualise their mood swings and insecurities.

These 3 lessons are unique in terms of careers prep for KS3-4 - they focus on pupils exploring their values and motivation with the aim of guiding them to realisation about what sorts of careers will suit their personality.

This unit of 12 lessons compliment the transition stage of KS2-3 and can be delivered to Y5 - Y7. Covering topics around the emerging 'self' of the adolescent as they move into the Secondary phase with increased responsibilities and more complex relationships and beliefs. Highly popular with the pupils who studied these lessons; pupils enjoyed developing a vocabulary to discuss this challenging phase in their lives and also having the weekly space in the curriculum to explore their feelings and understanding of all the changes they faced. lesson 7* - exploring family responsibilities lesson 8 - exploring your responsibilities at home and school lesson 9 & 10 - My Beliefs lesson 11-12 Beliefs of others and where do beliefs come from lesson 13 - Changing beliefs (empathy building lesson) lesson 14 - Influences around me lesson 15 & 16 - hidden talents and personal skills lesson 17 - what type of friend am I? lesson 18 - short term and long term goals * - lesson 1-6 are sold separately as 'Intro to Citizenship unit' in this resource shop

A workshop designed for girls aged 7-13 that focuses on building learning confidence and self belief with the aim of raising aspirations. Can be delivered over 4 hourly session or as an off timetable workshop. Requires the facilitator to provide short individual feedback to the girls as they progress through the activities so a staff:pupil ratio of no more than 1:10 is recommended. Can be delivered by Teaching Assistants or Youth Workers as well as teachers.

A collection of lesson plans and resources / worksheets I've designed and used with several classes of Y7-8s to develop a mature understanding of the concept of conflict on intra-personal, interpersonal and inter-group levels. Mediation skills and process is an important aspect of the lessons and the time to practice new skills. This pack contains lesson plans, power point presentations to guide the class through and various resources / worksheets that a teacher can use or adapt to ensure a bespoke approach to this topic for each class / age group. * please note the lesson plans start at lesson 19 as this mini unit was part of a wider course and started at lesson 19 - there are not 18 lessons missing - lesson 1-18 are for sale in my shop as 'Intro to Citizenship' and 'All about me' units

This lesson guides pupils through critically evaluating a Facebook profile with safety in mind. Pupils traffic light the information on the page and bring this to whole class discussion. Ofsted saw this lesson and judged it to be Outstanding. N.B. The Facebook profile is a made up one attached to my own email address so doesn't infringe on privacy.

This lesson was designed as part of a unit on peer pressure and the psychology of adolescence for Year 8-9. It helped pupils to reflect on how they are influenced negatively / positively by media - in particular by TV advertising.