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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World leaders: moral standards
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Climate change in court
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Transforming education: the youth voice
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Biomimicry: learning from nature
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Cost of living crisis: inflation
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The power of protest
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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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Family affairs
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Biodiversity and innovation
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The Twitter takeover
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Business in Russia
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Refugees and responsibility
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Cyber-roaches
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World hunger in numbers
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Star power
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Discrimination in design: technology