- Ask pupils to visualise a new-born baby. Does it have any rights? What responsibilities does it have? Who takes responsibility for protecting its rights? How does this change as it grows older, eg at the age of 5, 10, 15, 18?
- In pairs, pupils produce a timeline to identify the changes that will take place in their rights and responsibilities between now and when they reach the age of 19. For example, they show when different laws come into effect, eg the legal age for working, driving a car, voting, buying alcohol. Using the timeline, pupils discuss how rights increase with age, and why, but also how responsibilities grow with them, and why. They then consider issues they will face as they get older - employment, budgeting their money, how to spend their free time, eg on sport, leisure, volunteering. How does all this link to the kind of society they want to live in?
- Pupils identify what kind of roles they will have, eg worker, consumer, taxpayer, family member, community member, voter, lifelong learner, and what rights, responsibilities and skills will be useful to them as they take on these roles. They think about the reasons that could prevent them from being active citizens, eg lack of information, confidence, interest or money; discrimination; peer pressure.
- Pupils read the programme of study for citizenship at key stage 3 and key stage 4. Ask pupils to reflect on how the three strands - developing knowledge and understanding about becoming informed citizens, developing skills of enquiry and communication, and developing skills of participation and responsible action - will help deal with different challenges, choices and decisions and enable them to play an active role in their school and communities.
- Ask pupils to reflect on what they have learnt during this introductory unit and to identify three things about citizenship that are similar to what they learnt at primary school and three things that are new or different. Pupils record these similarities and differences in their portfolio.
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- recognise how the knowledge and skills they develop can help them identify and make informed decisions about future challenges and choices
- are familiar with the citizenship programme of study at key stage 3 and what it sets out
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