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Citizenship at key stage 4    (Year 10-11)

Unit 10: Rights and responsibilities in the world of work

QCA

Objectives

Section 1: What is work?
Children should learn:
  • about the different types of work (paid and unpaid) that people undertake
  • to carry out an enquiry, devising questions and using interviews to explore different types of work and how the world of work has changed
  • to present their findings and record their own contribution

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Section 2: What are rights and responsibilities at work?
Children should learn:
  • how the law protects the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees
  • about the rights and responsibilities of pupils in part-time work
  • about sources of advice and support for employees
  • about strategies for dealing with workplace disputes

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Section 3: Extension activities
Children should learn:
  • to use role-play to explore issues relating to rights and responsibilities, and to determine how they might react in various situations
  • how membership of the European Union affects and influences employers and employees

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Section 4: Reviewing progress and planning future learning
Children should learn:
  • to reflect on and summarise their achievements
  • about the roles, rights and responsibilities they will have post-16, and what learning needs and opportunities will be available to them

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Sections in this unit

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1. What is work?
2. What are rights and responsibilities at work?
3. Extension activities
4. Reviewing progress and planning future learning