Teaching resource library
Topical Talk gives you free teaching resources for weekly classroom discussions about current affairs. Our trustworthy, ready-to-use lessons are made by expert teachers in collaboration with world-leading journalists and fact-checkers from The Economist newspaper.
There are four types of Topical Talk resources. Choose the right one for your students.
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Headlines
• 1-hour to explore a current story
• Great for regular discussions -
Special Editions
• Six lessons to unpick a topical issue
• Embed into the curriculum or use in journalism clubs -
Spotlights
• Five 20-minute discussions
• Perfect for form times and assemblies -
Topical Talk Toolkit
• Additional support materials
• Helpful to measure knowledge and skills
Resource library
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Guns in America
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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The power of sound
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Discrimination in design: disability
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The Twitter takeover
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Refugees and responsibility
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Russia and Ukraine: refugees
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Russia and Ukraine: propaganda
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Break the bias
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Covid-19: big decisions
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Kyle Rittenhouse: the case that divided America
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Afghanistan
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Freedom of press and the Nobel Peace Prize
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Creative conversations about the news
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Is it fair for countries to intervene?
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The Israel-Palestine conflict
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Cancel culture: judgement time
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Guilty: Derek Chauvin
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Racism