For free downloadable resources, including lesson plans, classroom activities, presentations, videos, and humanist perspectives on a range of topics discussed in school, visit our website Understanding Humanism.
On the website, teachers can also find guidance and information about forthcoming CPD opportunities.
You can also request a visit from a free humanist school speaker by clicking here.
For more on the history of humanism, check out our Humanist Heritage website.
We also have two free online courses to develop your subject knowledge.
For recommended books on humanism, click here.
New animation!
‘Life is like a piece of string. It has a beginning and an end. We don’t get much say about that. But we can make choices about the bit in between. We have the freedom to shape our own lives.’
Alice Roberts narrates this short animation about the humanist approach to life and the importance humanists place on freedom, responsibility, and connections.
Assemblies for All
Assemblies for All is a website designed to provide access to high quality, inclusive assemblies for schools across the UK so that every student can experience assemblies which are educational, enjoyable, and appropriate for young people from all backgrounds.
Assemblies for All features hundreds of assemblies made by education professionals from charities like Amnesty, Oxfam and Unicef, to organisations such as the UK Parliament and the BBC. Every assembly is organised by theme, key stage, organisation, and, for many of them, by a corresponding event in the calendar. The calendar contains notable dates across the year so that assemblies can be held to mark important events such as International Women’s Day, World Environment Day, and Martin Luther King Jr Day. If you’d like to let us know about an assembly that you’ve used and would recommend for inclusion on the Assemblies for All website, please use this form to send your suggestion.
Free online course
We have a free online course on humanism available if you’d like to learn more. Introducing humanism: non-religious approaches to life with Sandi Toksvig focuses on the nature of humanism and its response to life’s big questions. It’s a fantastic way to discover more about the humanist approach to life.