Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

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:

• leisure and sport in the local community, eg public leisure facilities, spending priorities, regulation, health and safety

Speaking and listening - through the activities pupils learn to:

• work together in groups to solve problems (year 7 S&L13, year 8 S&L10, year 9 S&L10)
• acknowledge and build on views of others (year 7 S&L14, year 8 S&L11, year 9 S&L9)
• promote and justify a point of view, using supportive evidence (year 7 S&L5, year 8 S&L3, year 9 S&L2)