Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

• identify key aspects of individuals' rights and responsibilities and make links between rights and responsibilities
• understand how rights can be at risk or denied
• relate their knowledge and understanding of the topic to examples from real life/their own experiences
• produce a charter of rights for the school or class

• understand that human rights are fundamental rights, and that in Britain the Human Rights Act (1998) reflects common values
• know that every person is entitled to certain basic rights
• know how the Act relates to school policies and other aspects of everyday life
• recognise that rights can compete and/or conflict and so need to be balanced

• demonstrate understanding of the status of refugees, and identify the difficulties caused by a lack of rights
• identify different causes of people becoming refugees. They know that a refugee is defined as someone who has left their country because of a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group; and that refugees cannot or do not want to return to their countries
• are aware of the roles of local, national and international government and voluntary organisations in supporting refugees and upholding human rights

• use a combination of methods to inform a particular audience about basic human rights and responsibilities, and what happens when people's rights are infringed
• demonstrate skills of communication, participation and responsible action
• present information that is accessible for their target audience
• identify their own and others' contribution to activities, and produce evidence of their learning/achievements for their portfolios