This Year 7 History lesson introduces students to Plato as a major figure in Greek philosophy and the development of Western thought. The resource helps students examine how Plato explored questions about justice, leadership, knowledge, and the ideal organisation of society. Students analyse his role as a writer, teacher, and founder of the Academy, as well as his influence on political and philosophical traditions.

The lesson follows a clear case study structure: who he was, what he did, what evidence survives, and why he matters historically. Students explore Plato’s dialogues, his relationship with Socrates, and his ideas about government, education, and moral reasoning. A range of student activities support source analysis, discussion and debate, creative and divergent thinking, structured writing, and short consolidation checks. The transferable skill is evaluating ideas and arguments to understand how societies consider justice, leadership, and civic responsibility.

This resource is provided as non‑editable PDFs and is not designed as editable PowerPoints. Teachers can upload slides to their LMS, print selected pages for classroom use, display them to support discussion, analysis, and writing, or upload them to presentation or design platforms if they wish to adapt the material (formatting may vary depending on the program).