Teacher Guide
Curriculum
You can use Power League in a variety of subjects, such as citizenship, English, science, RE, geography and history.
Some examples of how you might use Power League:
- In citizenship lessons, it can be a versatile way of stimulating students to prioritise problems, find things out for themselves, and understand the process of thinking critically. Power League can act as a starting point for debate, both in groups and whole-class discussions, of controversial issues.
- In English lessons, you can use it to help students develop speaking and listening skills, to generate group interaction and discussion, and to encourage learning through role-play.
- In science lessons, it can be used to encourage students to explore historical scientific developments and to research evidence.
- In RE lessons, you can use Power League to discuss moral questions and the importance of context. Which is worse: lying or stealing? Is it worse to kill someone in the heat of the moment or in cold blood?
- In geography lessons, you can use Power League to discuss the biggest contributions to global warming, or who was the most important explorer.
- In history lessons, Power League could lead into a discussion on the relative influence of particular historical figures, or the most important causes of the First World War.
Power League is a great way of exploring cross-curricular themes too. A discussion on "Who is the more evil person?" or "Who is the more powerful person?" could cover citizenship, history and literature. A discussion on "Which is the more important invention?" covers both science and history.
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