Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

• to develop communication skills through discussion and debate
• to use geographical skills to observe, record and map key features in the school grounds
• how conflicting demands on environments arise
• to work together in groups to solve problems (NSE)

• to consider the needs and views of others when prioritising developments for the school grounds
• different ways of presenting their views and those of other people through discussion and/or debate
• to make a presentation so that listeners can follow it (NSE)
• about different approaches to decision-making
• how and why environments may be planned and managed

• to investigate a range of improvements using various sources of information and taking account of other people's views
• about the idea of sustainable development and to recognise its implications for people, places and environments
• to locate resources and combine information from different sources (NSE)

• about the importance of participation in enabling change to take place
• to calculate and compare the costs of different plans for developing the school grounds
• about sources of funding, ways of raising funds and how to manage money from fund-raising events
• to reflect on the process of participating in the development of their school grounds
• about the effects of environmental planning and management on people, places and environments
• to reflect on the development of their abilities as speakers in different contexts (NSE)