Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

• contribute to group and class discussion
• identify and use relevant information sources
• produce and understand a structured summary of relevant information about an environmental issue for use in subsequent work
• identify people who are affected by the environmental issue
• identify the rights and responsibilities of different groups within society, including themselves
• justify their opinions orally and/or in writing

• identify the wider (possibly global) dimensions of a local issue
• understand the concept of sustainability, referring to examples of how this affects their school and local community
• recognise their own values and opinions about the issues they are investigating
• identify scientific evidence and distinguish it from value judgement
• identify the limitations of available information
• know and understand the terms 'rights', 'responsibilities', 'authority' and 'power' and relate these to decision-making in the local community
• evaluate different situations and make decisions about how to take responsible action
• justify their personal opinion
• recognise how young people can contribute to decision-making processes

• know and justify their own viewpoint and recognise the viewpoints of others
• know how the rights and responsibilities of different groups may conflict
• identify ways of balancing competing viewpoints

• identify their own learning outcomes with respect to: understanding rights and responsibilities; resolving conflict; identifying and using information sources
• make connections between their own actions and choices and the effects these have on other communities - locally, nationally and globally
• communicate their views to a chosen audience, having agreed an appropriate method of presentation and making appropriate use of ICT