This unit addresses the following aspects of the key stage 4 citizenship programme of study:
Knowledge and understanding about becoming informed citizens
Pupils should be taught about:
| 1a |
the legal and human rights and responsibilities underpinning society and how they relate to citizens, including the role and operation of the criminal and civil justice systems |
| 1c |
the work of parliament, the government and the courts in making and shaping the law |
Developing skills of enquiry and communication
Pupils should be taught to:
| 2a |
research a topical political, spiritual, moral, social or cultural issue, problem or event by analysing information from different sources, including ICT-based sources, showing an awareness of the use and abuse of statistics |
| 2b |
express, justify and defend orally and in writing a personal opinion about such issues, problems or events |
| 2c |
contribute to group and exploratory class discussions, and take part in formal debates |
Developing skills of participation and responsible action
Pupils should be taught to:
| 3a |
use their imagination to consider other people's experiences and be able to think about, express, explain and critically evaluate views that are not their own |
| 3b |
negotiate, decide and take part responsibly in school and community-based activities |
| 3c |
reflect on the process of participating |
This unit builds on unit 2 'Crime' in the key stage 3 citizenship scheme of work, and on unit 15 'Crime and the local community' in the geography scheme of work. This unit links with unit 4 'How and why are laws made?' and aspects of unit 3 'Challenging racism and discrimination'.
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