What are the most effective ways to teach current affairs and social awareness in a primary school?

One of the most common observations made by teachers who have tried to improve pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development is that there are too few resources and material available to help make an impact.

For them this is not another lesson in a subject that they have experienced a number of times before. This is different – learning about what’s happening in the world right now!

Children love to learn about the world around them and about news stories unfolding right now in our changing world.

Unfortunately, it can be hard for staff to find content, ideas or even know exactly how and what to teach from the quite frankly, overwhelming and shocking stories that are found in our news bulletins.

Thus the question arises: how can we help and inform our staff with ideas and resources for teaching about what is going on in the world around them?

This is the problem that we have faced head on. And as a result we have produced Picture-News. Designed for Primary schools with lesson plans and activity ideas for KS1 and KS2 and linked to the national curriculum.

Each week our schools receive a very current news topic; a large A2 poster; access to the image online; key questions and a wide range of lesson ideas and activities based around the main news story from that week.

If you would like to learn more about Picture News there is an immediate opportunity on the website – just click “Free Sample” at www.picture-news.co.uk.

And if you have any questions or queries about Picture News please do call 01765 620498 or email help@picture-news.co.uk .