Welcome to our learning hub

Forgiveness doesn’t exist in isolation—it’s deeply connected to concepts like grief, empathy, shame, justice, and apology. We’ve created a series of resources for both young people and adults to explore these ideas and more. Please see below to begin your journey.

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Jump to resources for young people

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Welcome to our learning hub

Forgiveness doesn’t exist in isolation—it’s deeply connected to concepts like grief, empathy, shame, justice, and apology. We’ve created a series of resources for both young people and adults to explore these ideas and more. Please see below to begin your journey.

Jump to resources for young people

Jump to resources for young people

Jump to resources for adults

Education resources for young people

The Forgiveness Project believes that resilience, compassion, and understanding are essential to developing a deeper sense of our shared humanity.

We recognise that children and young people have the power to drive change by embracing new perspectives and turning their ideas into action.

We are committed to supporting schools and educators in empowering young people to explore forgiveness, justice, empathy, and compassion through the sharing of real-life stories.

The Philosophy for Children and Stories of Forgiveness lesson plans have been designed for schools to deliver in lessons, drop down days, tutor time or other timetabled sessions.

Philosophy for Children

A series of four resources for use within Philosophy for Children (P4C) enquiries, or as stand alone activities within lessons or tutor time.

Each resource includes a preparation activity, film link to a real life story of forgiveness, a concept mind map and example philosophical questions.

Stories of Forgiveness

A series of nine lessons exploring three topics: Forgiveness and Justice, Why do people forgive? and Forgiving the Unforgivable.

Each lesson includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint presentation with a film link to a real life story of forgiveness and a student booklet.

“I believe exposing students to models of healthy forgiveness and then having them analyze and reflect on the how’s and why’s that person came to forgive, gives them lifelong tools that transcend any academic lesson I could possibly teach them. To learn to forgive authentically and well is an essential life skill that is not attained by osmosis and, yet, if learned guarantees a happier, more fulfilled life.”

Ginger Lewis

Teacher

Education resources for young people

The Forgiveness Project believes that resilience, compassion, and understanding are essential to developing a deeper sense of our shared humanity.

We recognise that children and young people have the power to drive change by embracing new perspectives and turning their ideas into action.

We are committed to supporting schools and educators in empowering young people to explore forgiveness, justice, empathy, and compassion through the sharing of real-life stories.

The Philosophy for Children and Stories of Forgiveness lesson plans have been designed for schools to deliver in lessons, drop down days, tutor time or other timetabled sessions.

Philosophy for Children

A series of four resources for use within Philosophy for Children (P4C) enquiries, or as stand alone activities within lessons or tutor time.

Each resource includes a preparation activity, film link to a real life story of forgiveness, a concept mind map and example philosophical questions.

Stories of Forgiveness

A series of nine lessons exploring three topics: Forgiveness and Justice, Why do people forgive? and Forgiving the Unforgivable.

Each lesson includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint presentation with a film link to a real life story of forgiveness and a student booklet.

“I believe exposing students to models of healthy forgiveness and then having them analyze and reflect on the how’s and why’s that person came to forgive, gives them lifelong tools that transcend any academic lesson I could possibly teach them. To learn to forgive authentically and well is an essential life skill that is not attained by osmosis and, yet, if learned guarantees a happier, more fulfilled life.”

Ginger Lewis

Teacher

Online resources for adults

Online training

Developing a Shame Informed approach

Developing a Shame Informed approach

This training provides a grounding in Shame Resilience Theory and its application in facilitating a Shame Informed approach, including the use of specific creative techniques to support shame to be expressed safely.

Online workshop

Self-forgiveness: Making meaning as a foundation for change

Self-forgiveness: Making meaning as a foundation for change

Through guided reflection and creative writing prompts, this online workshop invites you to listen deeply, make meaning from the past, and begin your journey toward self-forgiveness.