Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

• in outline, about the main issues of a current conflict
• about aspects of the world as a global community
• to identify and analyse the key features of the situation
• to identify appropriate questions and possible sources of information
• to select relevant information from sources

• to categorise and select information from different sources about an event of current interest
• about ways in which the media report a conflict
• about the UN Declaration of Human Rights
• to think about topical political, moral, social and cultural issues, using information from different sources
• to summarise information in note form (NSE)

• that current conflicts have their roots in past events
• about the social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversity of the societies studied
• to consider the significance of the main events, people and changes studied
• how to select and use chronological conventions and historical vocabulary to organise historical information
• to recall, prioritise and select information
• to think about topical political, spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues
• about aspects of the world as a global community
• to infer implied and explicit meanings in texts (NSE)

• to recognise authorial standpoint in texts (NSE)
• to use ICT-based sources for information and to evaluate the results
• about the significance of the media providing large amounts of information and, at the same time, shaping our understanding of it
• to justify a personal opinion about a topical issue orally or in writing
• to contribute to group and class discussions and debates
• to draw on their knowledge when considering other people's experiences
• to be able to think about, express and explain views that are not their own
• to consider the significance of main events, people and situations they study
• to communicate knowledge and understanding of history, using a range of techniques

• about legal systems and law enforcement, and how they are applied at different levels
• how minority rights can be safeguarded
• about the importance of resolving conflict fairly
• about the world as a global community
• about social, cultural, ethnic and religious diversity in other societies
• about attempts to set up effective peace-keeping organisations over the past 100 years
• about the work of international voluntary organisations
• to make links between the event being studied and other conflicts and peace-keeping efforts

• to recall, prioritise and select information
• to communicate knowledge and understanding using appropriate techniques
• to negotiate and decide on school-based activities
• to organise and present information using appropriate devices and methods (NSE)