Some may argue that the topic of the lesson was too emotionally heavy for the young learners and my practice tutor, described it as being ' very ambitious'. During the lesson, one learner got particularly upset about the issues addressed, however I reassured them that we will learn what we can do to help the problem. Despite this situation being quite challenging to deal with, it displayed how much the learners had connected to the content of the lesson through frank, honest and open discussion. It highlighted the engagement that the learners had to the lesson and how effective the messages were. Since the lesson, the learners have continued to want to explore the themes and issues raised and during a trip to Barry Island, the class were very aware of rubbish and pointing out and picking up any rubbish that we found on the beach.