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World leaders: moral standards

"With great power, comes great responsibility" - but what happens when powerful people make mistakes? And what moral standards should world leaders be held to? Download our weekly teaching resource to discuss how politicians have behaved recently and what consequences they should face. 

Published 20 July 2022

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This week discuss what moral standards world leaders should be held to and to decide on appropriate consequences.

Use this one-hour Headline lesson to help your students:

  • Compare the actions of different politicians
  • Make connections between events in the news
  • Consider the qualities that world leaders should display and why they are important

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