Citizenship at key stage 3 (Year 7-9)
Unit 04: Britain - a diverse society?
Section 7: Taking responsible action
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Objectives |
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- to identify how they might influence change and take responsible action
- to undertake independent research to find information from a variety of sources (NSE)
- to celebrate diversity in their own life, at school and in their communities
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Activities |
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Outcomes |
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- Identify issues with global impact or implications.
- Ask pupils to research local and national pressure groups and their work. What does the group hope to achieve? How does it campaign? What works and what doesn't?
- What is the government policy on particular issues, eg changes to law, new initiatives, financing research or community projects? How is government policy developed and consulted upon?
- What local, national or global issues would pupils like to change?
- How would they influence change? Use an influence tree to illustrate their ideas.
- What is the role of charities? Is giving money to charity the best an individual can do to make a fairer and more sustainable world?
- Pupils in groups share reactions to activities and what they have learnt about diversity in Britain. They identify ways in which they show respect to others and how they challenge discrimination. They discuss what positive steps they would take to celebrate diversity in their own life, at school and in their communities.
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- describe how individuals and communities can make a difference
- examine the most effective ways of making a difference
- describe the contribution of prominent people from different races and cultures
- recognise the importance of diversity in society
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Points to note |
- See the Teacher's guide for guidance about enquiry in citizenship.
- Link with NSE: year
7 R2, year
8 R2, year
9 R2.
- QCA's website 'Respect for All' illustrates ways of addressing
diversity and anti-racist education through all subjects of the curriculum
- see www.qca.org.uk
- Extension activity: the school could establish displays in different subject areas celebrating the contribution to the subject of British people from a diverse range of backgrounds.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
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