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Naughty Land

Stimulus: Francesca is an explorer and she has been away from her home now for some years. One day she stumbles on a village deep in the jungle that has been cut off from the rest of the world and so no one except for Francesca knows about these people. They speak a language that is quite easy to learn and it does not take Francesca long to s...

Ages: Ages 5-7 (KS1)

Subjects: Ethics

Themes: Virtue ethics, Cultural relativism

The Sindbad Stories: The Pit

The story Sindbad the sailor continued. He said: ‘I made many more saddles and bridles for the most important people of the kingdom and made a great deal of wealth on that island selling more to the people of the island. They welcomed me into their community as an honoured guest and, as was the custom there, I was given a wife. Our wed...

Themes: Cultural relativism

‘Who wins, wins’ – thinking about invasion

This session was put together for a request on the theme of ‘Vikings’. It is not specifically about Vikings and does not necessarily represent Viking beliefs and views, but it does offer a way into exploring the ethics of invasion more generally and can be used with many more related topics such as ‘the Romans’. Like &lsq...

Ages: Ages 14-16 (KS4), Ages 11-14 (KS3), Ages 7-11 (KS2)

Subjects: Humanities

Themes: War, Self-defence, Rights, Pacifism , Invasion, Human Rights, Defence, Cultural relativism, Beliefs