In this section you will find a selection of free resources for Teachers. Some of the resources have been developed by Learning for Life, some by other organisations and there are also a number of links to other websites and we would recommend.
This is a primary school programme for nine to eleven year olds which helps pupils grow, change and respond positively to opportunities, challenges and responsibilities in life. Pupils complete a specially designed poster template with a personal reflection section.
Who are you? Who do you want to be? A teaching resource developed by Learning for Life that will enable young people to discover what character is needed to be successful in life as well as a successful member of society.
Poster to accompany above resource.
A set of nine teaching activities developed by Learning for Life that will enable young people to discover what values are and why they are important.
The back of the booklet contains all the resources you need to carry out the activities.
The main aim of the activities in this pack is to introduce to young people the concepts of citizenship and having good characters. All the activities in the toolkit are aimed at Key Stage 3 and 4 students, although some maybe suitable for KS2 students.
A Resource from: ASC/CSVDesigned for secondary school students to look at their local community and evaluate what is good and bad about it. They are then encouraged to organise a project that will improve it.
A Resource from: Plan InternationalThis resource from Plan International encourages young people to learn about our people and countries. Young people are encouraged to think about their similarities and difference to other people, in this case Ethiopia.
A Resource from: Schools Council UKSchool councils are an excellent way for young people to take more responsibility in school but also learn about their rights. By joining a school council young people can develop themselves and also help improve schools.
A Resource from: Institute for Character EducationThis lesson contains pre-reading and post-reading activities for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Collaboratively students will evaluate, rank, and discuss timeless moral and ethical events central to the play.
A Resource from: Character Education Partnership (US)www.character.org This American publication suggests eleven basic principles of character education
A resource from: Thomas Lickona and Matthew Davidson, Smart & Good High Schools (2005)
A simple overview of 8 character traits (and examples of them) that schools and others could look to develop in young people.
Operation Respect offers its own program, "Don’t Laugh At Me" (DLAM), that provides effective strategies for creating positive transformational change.