This unit addresses the following aspects of the key stage 3 citizenship programme of study:
Knowledge and understanding about becoming informed citizens
Pupils should be taught about:
| 1f |
the work
of community-based, national and international voluntary groups |
| 1g |
the importance
of resolving conflict fairly |
| 1i |
the world
as a global community, and the political, economic, environmental and social
implications of this, and the role of the European Union, the Commonwealth
and the United Nations |
Developing skills of enquiry and communication
Pupils should be taught to:
| 2a |
think
about topical political, spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues, problems
and events by analysing information and its sources, including ICT-based
sources |
| 2b |
justify
orally and in writing a personal opinion about such issues, problems or
events |
| 2c |
contribute
to group and exploratory class discussions, and take part in debates |
Developing skills of participation and responsible action
Pupils should be taught to:
| 3a |
use their
imagination to consider other people's experiences and be able to think
about, express and explain views that are not their own. |
This unit links with unit 10 'Debating a global issue',
unit 11 'Why is it so difficult to keep the peace in the
world today?', unit 7 'Local democracy' and unit
8 'Leisure and sport'.
This unit also links with many aspects of RE in local agreed syllabuses and
with the following units in the RE scheme of work at key stage 3: unit
7B 'What does justice mean to Christians?', unit
8C 'Belief and practice (generic)', unit
9C 'Why do we suffer?', unit 9D
'Why are some places special to religious believers?'.
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