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Lesson Plan

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Parent Guide

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Learning Overview

Learning Objective

• To manage sustained engagement with news and information critically, balancing civic awareness with wellbeing.

Learning Focus

• Recognise news fatigue, doomscrolling and avoidance, and how constant exposure affects judgement and mood.
• Build sustainable habits for staying informed without being overwhelmed.

Success Criteria

• I know that too much information can be harmful for my mental health.
• I can use critical thinking skills to evaluate what I see, hear and read.
• I can recognise when I need a break from information.

Learning Domain

• Domain 2 - Being Empowered.