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QCA

Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

Unit 04: Britain - a diverse society?

QCA

Objectives

Section 1: What are my identities? (1)
Children should learn:
  • to review their ground rules for working together
  • to explore their identities and develop their understanding of multiple identities and diversity

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Section 2: What are my identities? (2)
Children should learn:
  • to identify the groups and communities to which they belong
  • that different values and attitudes affect their opinions
  • to acknowledge other people's views and build on them (NSE)

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Section 3: What is my local community like?
Children should learn:
  • to identify local communities
  • to identify the characteristics of the community and appreciate the value of diversity

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Section 4: What images do we have of Britain? (1)
Children should learn:
  • the importance of debate and discussion
  • to work collaboratively to explore an issue in role (NSE)

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Section 5: What images do we have of Britain? (2)
Children should learn:
  • about the role of the media in forming and influencing attitudes and opinions

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Section 6: What is a global citizen? Is there a global community?
Children should learn:
  • to identify criteria and develop a definition for the term 'global citizen'
  • to identify how different cultures and communities are interdependent and interrelate

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Section 7: Taking responsible action
Children should learn:
  • 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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Sections in this unit

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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