A lesson planned to allow students to learn how to write a successful 8 mark answer. Resources include: Margin writing frame Exam technique mat Example PEE paragraphs Various activities on the PPT To identify the arguments for and against the statement that multiculturalism has failed in the UK To apply your knowledge to an 8 marker To evaluate what makes a successful 8 marker

This lesson supports the textbook written by Hodder and has a variety of activities for students to assess different forms of voting (including an around the room activity. The lesson culminates in a set of exam questions and an 8 mark evaluation question. With writing frames/ differentiated structures Outcomes: To describe what the other forms of voting are. To explain the advantages and disadvantages of each. To evaluate whether the voting system in the UK is fair

26 information sheets and worksheets that have been designed for the new AQA GCSE course. Many have differentiated activities and use the Hodder textbook endorsed by AQA.

Politics and Participation Mock Paper and Mark Scheme I have created a 40 mark mock exam paper that is modelled by the sample questions offered by AQA. I have embedded and included my own sources with questions using the examination format/ terminology. I have attached a generic mark scheme to help with the marking of student answers.

A booklet that I created for my Y11 to revise from over Xmas for the Rights and Responsibilities Unit

A lesson that supports the hodder textbook that revisits British Values and Democracy in the UK. Worksheets to support the activities/ discussion tasks/ exam question practice etc. Lesson outcomes: To know what British Values are To explain why British Values are important To evaluate how as a citizen you can support and contribute to the British Values

A visual task sheet with must/ should and could tasks to help students understand the principle of devolution

A whole lesson with a variety of revision activities for the Life in Modern Britain Unit. Resources include: Sample questions Checklist for the unit Keyword activities Differentiated revision Match up activities Crosswords

An in depth and detailed set of revision resources for politics and participation. Workbook with games/ exam q’s/ key info Powerpoint for revision in lesson and key word activities A simplified revision guide

Revision workbook for the Politics and Participation unit that if necessary can be used alongside the OXFORD textbook. The book contains exam command words/ key words/ short answer question practice/ crosswords/ scrambled words/ true or false/ gap fills/ info gathering etc. This can be completed independently or at home.

A resource for the new AQA Citizenship specification supporting the : Life in Modern Britain unit A workbook for students to complete that can be used with or without a textbook as support. It contains: keywords/ exam command words/ exam tips/ exam questions/ games/ revision activities etc.

A revision lesson for revising the principles of law complete with worksheets/ activities that can be printed on the powerpoint Outcomes: To know why laws are needed in society To explain what is meant by the ‘rule of law’ in the UK To examine what rights and responsibilities the law gives citizens in the UK

A revision lesson complete with worksheets/ questions and activities. That supports two topics from the AAQ citizernship course Outcomes: To identify the difference between civil and criminal law and how courts the different courts work To explain how some disputes can be solved through alternate means To evaluate how different resolutions could be more suitable for different scenarios

A lesson that revises: FPTP Advantages/ disadvantages of FPTP Proportional and non-proportional rep Who can and cannot vote in local/ general elections Complete with a practice 8 mark answer with model answers and suggested criteria and writing frames

A revision lesson with activities/ worksheet and exam question to explore the nature/ purpose and advantages/ disadvantages of devolution in the UK

It focusses on the ‘Active Citizenship’ unit and ‘Politics and Participation’ I have created a revision planner and PLC and a series of 8 lessons to support revision of content and exam technique

A lesson that explores what is meant by the term 'constitution’ The lesson has a variety of fully resourced activities including: Discussion Suggested videos Comprehension tasks Debate task (setting students up for an 8 mark question) The lesson looks at gun laws in the USA and why it’s constitution poses problems for people who would like the laws changed. This should be an interesting and topical lesson that supplements the teaching of what it means to have an ‘unwritten constitutuon’ in the UK

A lesson that can be used to encouarge students to revise key terms and exam key terms for the AQA 9-1 GCSE exam in Citizenship for the ‘Active Citizenship’ unit

Lesson brief: This lesson aims to allow students to learn the 4 core British Values for the exam and to assess there relevance in today’s society. Activities and resources: Includes a clear starter with opportunity for feedback Fully resourced with activities on the PowerPoint (Which can be printed as information sheets and worksheets) Opportunity for discussion Ends with short exam question plenaries with an opportunity for peer and self assessment with answers preprepared Homework also suggested at the end of the lesson Please check my other resources with a similar title I have planned whole units this yearfor my Year 11 cohort. The lessons could also be used with other year groups and tweaked etc.