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.

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Each lesson contains:

  • Ready-to-use teacher instructions that are easy to follow
  • An accessible PowerPoint that's clear, colourful and student-friendly
  • Printable, engaging resources with instructions for how to present them
  • Keywords and definitions to break down new or challenging vocabulary

Filter the resources by "Type" to find Headlines: 1-hour lessons published weekly, Special Editions: longer schemes of work or Topical Talk Toolkit: additional materials to support your teaching.