PAL Leader Resources

Look back over PAL Leader training here.

• PAL Leader Handbook
• PAL Leader Training 1
• PAL Leader Training 2
• PAL Leader Training 3

Starter activities and ice breakers

• Starter Activities for PAL Sessions - activity ideas you can easily relate to your course.
• Getting to know you ice breakers - activities you can use to help build community in your sessions.
• Starter activity generator - explore lots of ideas for starter activities.

Main Activities

• PAL Activity Generator - activities previously used in PAL sessions at Bath.
• Challenge Activities - activities to help your attendees explore ideas and topics.

Plenary or Summary Activities

• Plenary Ideas - ideas for simple summary activities you can use at the end of your sessions.
• Plenary generator - find lots of ideas for activities to close your session.

Recap the key facilitation techniques that you can use in your PAL Sessions.

• Collaborative Learning Techniques
• Student-to-Student Interaction
• Redirecting Questions
• Wait Time
• Checking for understanding
• Types of Questions

Information to help you create an inclusive learning environment for different groups of students. 

• Introduction to autism for PAL Leaders.
• Supporting Students with Autistic Spectrum Conditions.
• Tips for creating inclusive learning environments.
• Tips for creating inclusive sessions.
• Tips for teach students with specific learning differences and disabilities.

The following resources are available from the Peer Support Team to support your PAL sessions. We have a limited budget to purchase additional materials so if there is something additional you want to use in your sessions, we can look into purchasing new resources.

Resource Activity Ideas for your sessions

• Balls – football, tennis ball, ball pit balls, table tennis balls
• Beer Pong sets for Peer Pong
• Dice (numbered dice and conversation starter dice)
• Emoji stamps x 8
• Frisbee
• Hook a duck set
• Idea flash cards
• Mini bean bags x 7
• Playdoh
• Quiz buzzers
• Slinky
• String x 2
• Toothpicks
• Traffic light cards
• Treasure chest
• Whiteboard magnets

Stationary

The follow stationary can also be collected from the Peer Support Office for use in your sessions. 

• Biro pens
• Blue/White tac
• Board eraser
• Board pens
• Card
• Dream Big note pads
• Flip chart paper
• Highlighters
• Mini whiteboards
• Plain / colour A4 paper
• Plain white A3 paper
• Post-it notes
• Scissors

This handbook can help remind you of the main points covered in your training.

• Language PAL Handbook

The following resources can be used to help setup your PAL session, and get your attendees speaking the language.

• Topic List - looking for a topic to run your session on? Check out these topic ideas!
• Debate Setup- guidance on how to set up a debate in your PAL session.
• This or That Mini Debate Setup- guidance on setting up a 'This or That' mini debate.
• Roleplay Examples- examples of easy-to-set-up roleplays.

• Template Register - a template for producing your session register. Don't forget to give it to Peer Support Team after your session!
• Session Plan Template - a template you can use to start planning your sessions.
• Session Feedback template - created by PAL Leaders to help you gather feedback from your sessions.
• Debrief Template