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Citizenship at key stage 4    (Year 10-11)

Unit 03: Challenging racism and discrimination

QCA

Objectives

Section 1: Where do we come from? What are our communities like?
Children should learn:
  • to build on personal experience and previous learning about human rights and migration
  • about ethnic diversity in the UK
  • about the different links and relations between the UK, the Commonwealth and other countries
  • to use their imagination to understand the views of others

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Section 2: What is racism?
Children should learn:
  • about different causes of racial discrimination, prejudice and intolerance
  • how to respond to situations that might be racist

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Section 3: How does the law protect citizens from discrimination and racism?
Children should learn:
  • about the role of the law in protecting citizens from discriminatory behaviour
  • how the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 protect basic rights
  • about the role of public bodies such as the Commission for Racial Equality

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Section 4: How can we challenge racism and discrimination?
Children should learn:
  • to consider the experiences of others who have been treated unfairly or in a discriminatory way
  • to reflect on their learning and consider how to take responsible action in situations where racist or discriminatory actions may have taken place
  • to participate in policy and curriculum reviews

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Sections in this unit

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1. Where do we come from? What are our communities like?
2. What is racism?
3. How does the law protect citizens from discrimination and racism?
4. How can we challenge racism and discrimination?