1st Edition

Media Literacy Practical Support for Teaching and Learning with Pupils Aged 11-18

By Pauline Stirling Copyright 2027
134 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

134 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Speechmark

Media literacy is an important PSHE topic within secondary schools because it equips young people with the skills to understand and critically analyse the role of media (both traditional and digital) in their lives, influencing their perspectives, behaviours, and even their participation in society. It helps young people identify bias, misinformation, and manipulative tactics, enabling them to... Read more

About the Author

 

The PSHE Toolkit Series

 

1.    What is media literacy?

 

2.    Media literacy in schools

 

3.    PSHE in UK Secondary Schools

 

 

4.    Using the PSHE Toolkit Media Lesson Plans

4i: The Class Agreement

4ii: Safeguarding

4iii: Dealing with Sensitive Topics

4iv: Showing videos

4v: Signposting

4vi: Pairs and Groups

4vii: Facilitating Role Plays

4viii: Using Scenarios

4ix: Class Debates

4x: Scaffolding and Modelling

4xi: Presentations

4xii: Assessments

 

5.    How to use the session plans

Tutor session plans for KS3:

-       Screen time vs Green time

-       My online presence

-       Who is the cyberbully?

-       Bystander or Upstander?

-       Creating a cyberbully free zone

-       Self-care

Tutor session plans for KS4:

-       Body image

-       Who are you?

-       Real or fake?

-       Caring and sharing

-       Keeping it private

-       Time to seek help?

Tutor session plans for KS5:

-       Being media savvy

-       Who influences me?

-       Keeping an open mind

-       The real me

-       My best side?

-       Future Me

 

6.    Active Learning

 

7.    Critical thinking

 

8.    Metacognition

The lesson plans and accompanying worksheets for KS3:

KS3 (1) Media and Me (Media and Me 1, 2, 3, 4)

KS3 (2) The right message (The right message 1, 2)

KS3 (3) Managing privacy (Managing privacy 1)

KS3 (4) Finding information (Finding information 1, 2, 3)

KS3 (5) Dealing with cyberbullying (Dealing with cyberbullying 1, 2)

KS3 (6) Reporting (Reporting 1)

The lesson plans and accompanying worksheets for KS4:

KS4 (1) Influence (Influence 1)

KS4 (2) Resilience (Resilience 1, 2, 3)

KS4 (3) Consumer media (Consumer media 1)

KS4 (4) Sharing sexual images (Sharing sexual images 1)

KS4 (5) Making choices (Making choices 1, 2)

KS4 (6) Helplines (Helplines 1)

The lesson plans and accompanying worksheets for KS5:

KS5 (1) Analysing content (Analysing content 1, 2)

KS5 (2) Resisting FOMO (Resisting FOMO 1, 2, 3, 4)

KS5 (3) Representation

KS5 (4) Stereotyping (Stereotyping 1, 2, 3)

KS5 (5) Challenging extremism

KS5 (6) All my own work (All my own work 1)

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Biography

Pauline Stirling has taught for over 30 years in schools both independent and state, primary and secondary schools, including as head of PSHE and Citizenship Studies. Pauline is passionate about PSHE, global education and outdoor learning. She is the author of various PSHE, Wellbeing and Humanities educational resources.