Registration Discussion 

Every week the students are given an article to read and discuss. These range in content and are designed to stretch their vocabulary, increase their breadth of knowledge and generally build their understanding of issues around the world.

Each week we will add a link so parents can also see what we are discussing:

 2019-20

Week 1 -  Inspirational Women

Week 2 - Women Musicians - The Psychology of Appearance

Week 3 - Bullying Myths and Bullying PPT

Week 4 - Stephen Lawrence PPT and Stephen Lawrence Article

Week 5 - The Grim Reality and Inter-racial marriage - Robert Pattison

Week 6 - County Lines  and County Lines Advice For Parents

Week 7 - Sexual Exploitation and Why wasn't more done?

 Week 8 - https://www.theguardian.com/canon-bring-curiosity-to-life/2018/jun/08/the-curious-case-of-curiosity-and-its-intrinsic-link-to-a-happier-existence  and Super Curriculum

Week 9 - Prisons and It's a cuddly idea

Week 10 - Helping Hands and Volunteering

Week 11 - Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day

Week 12 - Body Image and Body Confidence

 Week 13 -  Mental Health - Myths and facts

Weeks 14-16 - Panic Attacks and How to de-stress

Week 17 - Happiness

 Week 18 - Relational Aggression

Week 19 - International Women's Day and International Women's Day - Factsheet

2018-19

Week 1 - Unusual Jobs

Week 2 - Making a Living

Week 3 - The Secret of My Success

Week 4 - Banning Mobile Phones

Week 5 - Banning Mobiles and Mental Health

Week 6 - Issues facing Britain and Issues Facing Britain v2

Week 7 - Mental Health and Social Media  + link to use - 

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/social-media-mental-health-negative-effects-depression-anxiety-addiction-memory-a8307196.html

 Week 8 - Those who fought and  link to use https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/%E2%80%98social-evils%E2%80%99-and-%E2%80%98social-problems%E2%80%99-britain-1904%E2%80%932008 

Week 9 - International Dimension - Fundraising Literacy  and International Reading Article

Week 10 - Slavery - iSlave?  and Modern Slavery

Week 11 - LGBTQ+ - Sexuality PPT and Coming Out Article, Not Gay Not straight article, Sexuality Article, Come out to Play Article

Week 12 - Save the Children - Words not Weapons + link to use 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/21/yemen-young-children-dead-starvation-disease-save-the-children

Week 13 - The NHS and NHS and NHS in Figures

Week 14 - Healthy Eating? - Overweight? and Jamie Oliver

 Week 15 - Diabetes and Sugar - Why Sugar is the Enemy, I was only 16... and Diabetes

Week 16 - Mental Health and Mental Disorders

 Week 17 - Healthy Eating and Diabetes, Extreme Diet, Food Rules

 Week 18 - Fair Trade - Fairer Trade and Fair Trade PPT and Story of Chocolate

Week 19 - Global Warming - Global Warming PPT and What are we worried about?

Week 20 - Millenials and The Workplace

Week 21 - Abortion and Protest at Abortion Clinics

Week 22 - Being Gay a Personal Story and I could Finally Be Myself

Week 23 - Allergies - 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-45639546  and Allergies

Week 24 - Period Poverty - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/meghan-markle-got-world-talking-periods/ and Period Poverty

Week 25 - Would you Eat a 3D Pizza? - The future of Food? 3D Printed Pizza PPT on Pizza

Week 26 - Nature's Emergency - Nature's Emergency

Week 27 - Plastic Waste - Plastic Planet, Beach Litter and Beach Litter PPT