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Citizenship at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1-6)
Unit 04: People who help us - the local police
Section 5: Key stage 2 - How can I make a difference in my community?
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Objectives |
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- about local schemes,
eg Neighbourhood Watch, Crimestoppers
- about how children can contribute to and participate in community issues, both individually and collectively
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Activities |
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Children: |
- Compile a range of information sources about local issues and the involvement of the police, community groups and others, eg newspaper articles, stories, community leaflets, Neighbourhood Watch reports. Invite individuals and representatives with responsibility for aspects of community development and liaison to talk about their work, eg duties, funding issues and costs, planning, consultation, local and regional regulations, how children can become involved. The children may decide to raise awareness about issues on a wider scale, eg as part of a class assembly, or to generate a school campaign, eg by writing to local councillors.
- The children could form a Primary Action group to address an issue in their school or local community that concerns them. Pupils at key stage 3 or 4 could be involved in supporting the children in carrying out their plans.
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- identify positive and negative impacts of human activity on the
local environment
- identify acceptable and unacceptable behaviour
- show care for their surroundings and recognise that they have a responsibility towards their community
- express personal and group views about social and local issues
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Points to note |
- The local school police liaison officer could talk to the children about safe and effective methods of communication, ways of solving problems and how the police work with the community to prevent crime. Refer to the Neighbourhood Watch and Crimestoppers websites for more information.
- Children may be able to take part in developing ideas for local community strategies. Your local authority should be able to provide information about community strategies, and involve local people, including young people, in decision-making about local needs and priorities.
- Primary Action is an extension of Youth Action, which has supported the establishment of Youth Action groups in schools and communities. Information can be obtained from Youth Action Plus at Crime Concern.
- Link with geography: 1d, 2d, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6e in the key stage 2 programme of study;
unit 16 'What's in the news?' in the scheme of work.
- Link with English: En2 R 3a, 3c in the key stage 2 programme of study.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
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