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Citizenship at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 1-6)

Unit 04: People who help us - the local police

QCA

Objectives
Section 1: Key stage 1 - Who can help us in our community?
Children should learn:
  • about the role of different people in the community who help us
  • that police officers and other people who help us are members of the communities they serve
  • that some people who help us wear uniforms
  • how to ask for help appropriately
  • to use word banks to develop vocabulary
  • to listen to others with concentration, remembering specific points

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Section 2: Key stage 1 - How can we help to keep our locality and ourselves safe?
Children should learn:
  • the basic roles of the police
  • about individual and collective responsibilities in relation to personal safety
  • the importance of rules and how they help us in different situations
  • about different forms of communication and how they can be used
  • to develop skills to keep themselves safe and to know what to do in an emergency

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Section 3: Key stage 2 - Where is our local police station and what happens there?
Children should learn:
  • about the work carried out at the police station and at any specialist police facilities
  • to ask relevant questions and identify key points

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Section 4: Key stage 2 - How is our community our responsibility?
Children should learn:
  • about issues that are dealt with by the police and local organisations and how they impact on the local environment and community

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Section 5: Key stage 2 - How can I make a difference in my community?
Children should learn:
  • 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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1. Key stage 1 - Who can help us in our community?
2. Key stage 1 - How can we help to keep our locality and ourselves safe?
3. Key stage 2 - Where is our local police station and what happens there?
4. Key stage 2 - How is our community our responsibility?
5. Key stage 2 - How can I make a difference in my community?