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 |
| 1d |
the importance of playing an active part in democratic and electoral processes |
| 1f |
the opportunities for individuals and voluntary groups to bring about social change locally, nationally, in Europe and internationally |
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 |
The activities in this unit build on unit 5 'How the law protects animals - a local-to-global study', unit 6 'Government, elections and voting', unit 7 'Local democracy', unit 8 'Leisure and sport in the local community' and unit 14 'Developing skills of democratic participation' in the key stage 3 scheme of work. The unit also links with unit 12 'Global issues, local action'.
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