Teacher guide · Confidence Lab · Medium · about 30 min

🤝 Disagree Politely

Pupils practise confidence through "Disagree Politely": Scenario practice for saying 'I see it differently'.

Lesson guide

1. Hook · 5 min
Show the 🤝 mission title and read the opening: "The scenario.". Take three quick guesses.
2. Model · 5 min
Think aloud through the first step together. Use Echo the Parrot's line as your prompt: "Say it clearly — I'm listening."
3. Do · 10 min
Pairs work through the 3 steps on screen or on the printed sheet. Circulate and ask "why?"
4. Discuss · 10 min
Use two or three of the discussion questions. Ask pairs to share different answers, not just correct ones.
5. Reflect · 5 min
Exit ticket: one sentence on how they used confidence today.

What was the hardest choice in "Disagree Politely", and why?
Which reply is polite AND clear — explain your reasoning to a partner.
Write your own polite disagreement in your words — explain your reasoning to a partner.
Where could you use confidence outside school this week?
If you did this again, what would you change?

Support: Read prompts aloud, pair with a confident partner, and accept spoken or drawn answers for writing steps.

Stretch: Ask pupils to create their own extra step for a partner and explain the correct answer.

National Curriculum: English: spoken language — articulate and justify answers
PSHE: Relationships: communicating feelings and listening to others
PSHE: Health & wellbeing: resilience and managing setbacks

Pupil sheet

Name: ____________________ Date: __________

1. The scenario.
Clue — Setup: Your friend says your group project should be about football. You think it should be about space.
2. Which reply is polite AND clear?
☐ That's a boring idea.
☐ Fine, whatever you want.
☐ I like football too, but I think space gives us more to show. Can we compare both?
3. Write your own polite disagreement in your words.