Schemes of work: Citizenship at key stage 3

Citizenship at key stage 3 through geography at key stage 3

Think about topical political, spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues, problems and events by analysing information and its sources, including ICT-based sources

Geography programme of study

1. In undertaking geographical enquiry, pupils should be taught to:
4. analyse and evaluate evidence and draw and justify conclusions [for example, analysing statistical data, maps and graphs, evaluating publicity leaflets that give different views about a planning issue]
2. In developing geographical skills, pupils should be taught:
4. to select and use secondary sources of evidence, including photographs (including vertical and oblique aerial photographs), satellite images and evidence from ICT-based sources [for example, from the internet]

7. In their study of countries and themes, pupils should:
4. study issues of topical significance

Examples of opportunities for citizenship through geography
[and relevant units in the geography scheme of work]

Learning to analyse information and its sources, including ICT-based sources, in their studies of topical issues about places and environments
[Unit 4 Flood disaster - how do people cope?, Unit 8 Coastal environments, Unit 14 Can the earth cope? Ecosystems, population and resources, Unit 15 Crime and the local community, Unit 18 The global fashion industry, Unit 21 Virtual volcanoes and internet earthquakes, Unit 23 Local actions, global effects; and in the citizenship scheme of work Unit 10 'Debating a global issue']