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Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

Unit 04: Britain - a diverse society?

QCA

Literacy and language

References to the Key Stage 3 National Strategy Framework for teaching English, Years 7, 8 and 9 (NSE) are given in brackets and are indicated in appropriate sections of this unit.

Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly words relating to:

  • diversity, eg multiple identities, respect, tolerance, racism, discrimination, nationalism, community, global citizen, inclusion

Speaking and listening - through the activities pupils learn to:

  • acknowledge other people's views and build on them (year 7 S&L14, year 8 S&L11)
  • work collaboratively to explore an issue in role (year 7 S&L15, year 8 S&L15, year 9 S&L12)

Reading - through the activities pupils learn to:

  • undertake independent research to find information from a variety of sources (year 7 R2, year 8 R2, year 9 R2)

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. What are my identities? (1)
2. What are my identities? (2)
3. What is my local community like?
4. What images do we have of Britain? (1)
5. What images do we have of Britain? (2)
6. What is a global citizen? Is there a global community?
7. Taking responsible action