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Citizenship at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 3-6)

Unit 08: How do rules and laws affect me?

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Outcomes

Section 1: Why do we need rules?
Children:
  • know why we need rules and how they help us at home, at school and in our communities
  • understand that rules are needed to ensure fairness and protect rights

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Section 2: Who makes the rules?
Children:
  • contribute to discussions in order to develop their ideas
  • describe how rules can be changed in class or school
  • describe democracy in simple terms
  • know that voting is an important means of contributing to group decision-making

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Section 3: How does Parliament make laws?
Children:
  • know that there is a process by which laws are made, involving discussion, debate and voting by MPs in Parliament
  • understand that rules and laws are designed to protect us
  • express personal and group views on social issues and listen to the views of others

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Section 4: How can we take responsible action?
Children:
  • identify laws often broken by young people
  • understand some of the reasons for breaking rules or laws, including peer pressure
  • develop ways of taking responsibility for their behaviour, particularly when in a group
  • know the consequences of their actions for themselves and for others
  • reflect on and communicate what they have learnt

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Sections in this unit

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1. Why do we need rules?
2. Who makes the rules?
3. How does Parliament make laws?
4. How can we take responsible action?