Form assembly-Year 10... help!

[OneOfTheGrundys]

Our new head of year is enthusiastic.
Each form have to do an assembly. Ours is in 3 weeks. I have the absolute fear as I have never done one of these before! There’s no remit. Just ‘do an assembly’.
Ideas anyone? Please!!!! 😱😱😱

having a think...could you do one on not being fearful of change? year 10 is when school starts to change because of GCSEs etc, so give ways of dealing with change and explain why its a good thing etc?

That’s a good idea! He’s all like ‘let the kids take ownership of it’ and I’m like... never in a million years. If I leave it to them it’ll be rubbish. They are children. They need guidance!

i think i would put the idea to them and get them to then give you examples of ways to cope or examples of change, which you can then write up and use in the assembly in that case. then, the kids are involved but they have structure.

Maybe an assembly on the environment and how they can all do their bit around the school to help, eg encouraging recycling, turning off lights when they leave the room etc?

If I leave it to them it’ll be rubbish

That’s fine. And it lowers the expectations for everyone else. It’s their assembly, not yours!

Maybe ask them to come up with ideas for a topic, like Greta Thunberg, or Save the Rhinos and vote as a class.

A powerpoint, some of them to read out appropriate lines. Bob’s your uncle.

You are all very wise. It’s like doing craft or something with young children. I find it hard not to take over!
I like the idea of real life heroes, who inspires them etc. Thank you guys!

This is what you need!
projectbritain.com/special days.htm

I like this for getting kids to think about what is important to them.

You could ask some of your form to talk briefly about what they would like to achieve with their lives.

Carl Sagan’s life story is quite inspirational too.

Oh God, definitely get them to do it all. Nothing for you to stress about at all! Vote on a topic (you could suggest them if you need control), get into groups, plan a minute or two segment each. You don’t even need to appear.

We had to do one every year. I had a super special group, SEN heavy, BM heavy group, and every year they pulled something together. Give them 24 hours to choose a topic, then dish out roles and give them a week to prepare and show you their slides. Get another student to put it all together. Tell them if they mess it up, they will be the ones embarrassing themselves in front of their peers.

We had this at our school once. We looked at the day and it was unique talent day or something random. So got the kids to make a video of staff and students doing their 'unique talent.' The kids stood at the front, introduced it and then we had a slide at the end with a serious message about nurturing your own talent. I did have a year 12 form though. Will try and find a link somewhere...