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Trade Unions
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Trade Unions

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Trade Unions lesson which can be used for Citizenship GCSE 9-1 as an introduction to Trade Unions, or could easily be used as part of your Careers - world of work resources. Includes a 1 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, information sheets, clips, all well differentiated - suitable for KS3/ KS4. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Or you can check out some of our most popular PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources below: Mental Health PSHE Bundle 1 Whole Year of PSHE Resources British Values Citizenship Bundle Careers, Employment and Enterprise Bundle Islam Bundle Sex and Relationships Education
Democracy + Dictatorships
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Democracy + Dictatorships

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Government: Dictatorships Citizenship ( or Citizenship GCSE) 1 hour lesson including detailed PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, all well differentiated, KS3/ KS4. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Or you can check out some of our most popular PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources below: Mental Health PSHE Bundle 1 Whole Year of PSHE Resources British Values Citizenship Bundle Careers, Employment and Enterprise Bundle Islam Bundle Sex and Relationships Education
AQA Citizenship GCSE
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AQA Citizenship GCSE

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24 hours+ (around 140 resources, all worksheets, powerpoints and everything totalled up) of Citizenship GCSE 1-9 revision and lesson content. This revision + lessons Mega Pack also contains 2 x exam question generators. Used for AQA but content covered by OCR and EDEXCEL too. Huge bundle of lessons, revision booklets to be given out in the lessons or as revision materials later, past question practices, differentiated 1-9 activities, campaigning packs and a fun GCSE question generator. Suitable for GCSE Citizenship 9-1 easily adapable (all editable formats) Different level tasks for MA,LA or Core Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for’ Good’ or above. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
United Nations
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United Nations

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Complete Introduction to the UN, its role, aims, principles, Human Rights enforcement work as well as some criticisms and the UK's role. The pack is well-differentiated with an editable, detailed Powerpoint, worksheets, information sheets, 10 page work booklet, differentiated clip tasks, the UK's role in the UN info pack and question sheets. Citizenship GCSE 9-1 resources - could be used for AQA, OCR or Edexcel. Includes - 1 hour PowerPoint on the work of the United Nations, worksheets and clips, differentiated fully and easily adaptable. Could be used as an introduction to the topic or a revision session. Many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, RSE and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Fake News Media Literacy
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Fake News Media Literacy

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A detailed, engaging and well-differentiated lesson to encourage critical thinking (lasting 1-2 hours), focused on the growth of Fake News and ‘alternative facts’. These resources teach students how we must always use critical thinking skills when studying media material. Included: 1 - 2 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clips, alternative facts reading comprehension, well differentiated, KS3/ KS4. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Or you can check out some of our most popular PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources below: Mental Health PSHE Bundle 1 Whole Year of PSHE Resources British Values Citizenship Bundle Careers, Employment and Enterprise Bundle Islam Bundle Sex and Relationships Education GCSE CITIZENSHIP 9-1
Refugees, Migration Human Rights
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Refugees, Migration Human Rights

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2 hours worth of resources, with PowerPoint clips and question sheet, info + source sheets, differentiated fully for KS3/4 or Citizenship GCSE. The lesson investigates the differences between refugees and asylum seekers, looks at the asylum process, follows individual case studies, investigates the opinions of the public on immigration and invites students to form their own conclusions based on evidence. Easily adapted as all editable. Includes different level tasks for MA,LA or Core and easy to follow. The images included are just so you can see what’s in the lesson. As the PowerPoint is a large file it has been zipped :) Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups including the new 2024 Complete PSHE Package. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Human Rights
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Human Rights

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Citizenship : Human Rights and Responsibilities: Well differentiated and detailed 1 hour PP, worksheets, clips, well differentiated, KS3/ KS4. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE and Religious Education resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Or you can check out some of our most popular PSHE, Citizenship GCSE and RE resources below: Mental Health PSHE Bundle 1 Whole Year of PSHE Resources British Values Citizenship Bundle Careers, Employment and Enterprise Bundle Islam Bundle Sex and Relationships Education
AQA Citizenship GCSE Revision
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AQA Citizenship GCSE Revision

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A mega bundle of AQA GCSE Citizenship Revision and Exam Practice. This bundle includes practice exam questions, revision guides, activities. The pack covers all themes of the AQA Spec (and therefore largely the same content as Edexcel and OCR - but this was created for AQA). There is around 30+ hours worth of content here, so should be enough to keep your students going for a while! All have been created by an experienced Citizenship teacher and AQA marker. These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All the resources are editable (so easy to adapt further for your classes if you want to). You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE, RSE and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
BRITISH VALUES
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BRITISH VALUES

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Updated! 24 hours of content (in 20 downloads) - 24 x fully resourced hour long lessons, an assembly, a quiz and 5 displays. All differentiated throughly to three levels, with 45 worksheets to go along with PowerPoints. Created to help any school meet all British Values requirements with ease. All lessons are fully resourced, highly-rated British Values and Citizenship lessons for KS3 / KS4. All are complete with accompanying worksheets, clips and activities that are well differentiated to three levels. It’s worth checking your downloads on this if you buy it because I keep adding to it and then you get the new downloads all free. **Just added - a version of the Identity lesson suitable for low ability / SEN or KS2. This was used with a Year 7 Nurture group. ** I use all of these myself as a Head of Citizenship and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally months of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. There is enough material here to create numerous off time-table days for different year groups to cover all the British Values / SMSC / Citizenship KS4 and KS3 requirements. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Democracy, Elections, Political Parties
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Democracy, Elections, Political Parties

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Democracy and Voting Citizenship Resources, focusing on the different policies of the main UK political parties and how people decide to vote for them: Covers every aspect of policies (education, defence, Brexit, economy, NHS etc) - the information is all written up in student speak, you don't need the students to have access to the internet to find them beforehand. Well differentiated and detailed PowerPoint lesson with accompanying worksheets, clip links and questions. Perfect for teaching about political parties, elections, voting and policies. Suitable for KS3 or KS4. Lasts 2 hours if all tasks completed. Check out the EC Publishing website for full, affordable PSHE, Citizenship and RE Packages for all year groups. You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes). You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :) Or you can check out some of our most popular PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources below: Mental Health PSHE Bundle 1 Whole Year of PSHE Resources British Values Citizenship Bundle Careers, Employment and Enterprise Bundle Islam Bundle Sex and Relationships Education
Types of Government
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Types of Government

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Different Types of Government Bundle. Made for KS4 but easily adapted (all resources are editable). Suitable for Citizenship drop down days, Citizenship lessons (each lesson is at least one hour) or can be used for Citizenship GCSE 9-1 as many of the topics in the new spec are covered. 7 (more now added) x fully resourced, highly-rated lesson packs. All 7 lesson packs are complete with a one or two hour-long powerpoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs and starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students. The lessons are: Absolute and Constitutional monarchies vs Republics and the history behind how Britain came to be a constitutional monarchy. The differences between communism and capitalism as forms of government, their advantages and disadvantages. The diffference between democracies and dictatorships and what it's like to live in a dictatorship. The different systems of voting and electoral reform and how different governments use different systems to stay in power. The US election - how do American elections work? Who are the Republicans and Democrats? Many more inexpensive and free resources inclluding GCSE Citizenship 9-1 at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
GCSE Citizenship Political Parties + Voting
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GCSE Citizenship Political Parties + Voting

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GCSE Citizenship 9-1: A 1 hour lesson on FPTP, PR and the philosophies of the main UK political parties. As required by the AQA spec (but also suitable content for other specs), this lesson covers: 1.The major political parties contesting UK general elections; key philosophical differences between the political parties operating in UK general elections. 2.The nature of the ‘First Past the Post’ system based on parliamentary constituencies; the frequency of Westminster elections. Other voting systems used in UK elections, including proportional systems and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Created for Citizenship GCSE - Politics and Participation - perfect for revision too. Includes: 1 hour PP, worksheets, exam practice question, clips, well differentiated and easily adapted. Made for AQA Citizenship 9-1 but suitable material for any of the Citizenship GCSE courses or could be used for non-GCSE British Values lessons. This lesson has been planned for Citizenship AQA 9-1 : Politics and Participation, specifically spec point 3.4.3 Where does political power reside: with the citizen, parliament or government? These resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes). You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship GCSE AQA and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Parliament
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Parliament

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Introduction to UK Parliament lessons - 2x 1 hour Citizenship lessons all about Parliament and Law Making. Students will learn all about the Houses of Parliament, the Commons, the Lords and the different positions within, as well as how it operates. They will also discover how laws are made, how amendments are added and how there can be a ‘ping-pong’ effect from house to house before a new Act is granted the Royal Assent. Included: 2 x 1 hour PowerPoints, detailed and well differentiated tasks, clip links with questions, starter handout and worksheets . All editable and suitable for KS3/4 easily adapted for GCSE Citizenship. Variety of different level tasks for MA,LA or Core. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Assembly Mega Bundle
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Assembly Mega Bundle

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17 x essential SMSC assemblies for any secondary school. These assemblies have gained excellent reviews so far and are all editable and adaptable. They are best suited to KS3 / KS4. Each one is 15-20 minutes long and is very easy to follow, with clips, stories and funny parts but also important and memorable advice for students. Included: Resilience Assembly Achievement and Aspiration Assembly Attendance Assembly Anti-bullying Assembly Mental Health Assembly Behaviour Assembly Inequality Assembly Fake News Assembly Brexit Assembly Kindness Assembly Careers Assembly Autism Awareness Assembly Black History Assembly Fresh Starts Assembly Mental Health / Exam stress assembly End of Term Assembly Safer Internet Day Loads more resources for Whole School, PSHE, RSE, Citizenship, SMSC and RE here: Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
FINANCE + MONEY PSHE / Careers
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FINANCE + MONEY PSHE / Careers

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16 HOURS UNIT (more just added!)- Bank Accounts, Tax, Debt, Budgeting, Inflation, Economy - everything! 50x resources in 14 lesson packs. Well differentiated to three challenge levels - all hour long PowerPoints come with clear LOs, starters, plenaries, accompanying clips and worksheets. Created by EC Publishing - who recently made the Bank of England's financial education resources. 1. Income and Expenditure Introduction- credit and debit 2. Budgeting - being financially savvy and keeping to a personal budget 3. Payslips, tax and national insurance. 4. Public money - how it's spent nationally and locally. 5. Saving, investing and pensions - how to plan for a secure financial future. 6. Personal finance and debt- managing your finances sensibly. 7. Financial products- debit cards, loans, credit cards, bank accounts, what are they for and how do we use them. 9. Money Laundering - what is it and why shouldn't we do it. 10. Financial Products, loans, avings and management. 11. Independent living - with a focus on being financially literate and self-sufficient. 12. What are payday loans and why are these so risky? 13. Why do I need to know about pensions? 14. Buying or renting? Cars and houses. 15. The cost of Living Crisis 16. The economy Variety of different level tasks for MA,LA or Core. Suitable for secondary - all editable. ALSO - Leave me a review and I'll send you a resource of your choice for free. Differentiated to 3 levels or 4 levels where possible Designed to fit Ofsted criteria for' Good' or above Credit to BBC for clip and links Many more inexpensive and free resources for PSHE, Citizenship 9-1 and Religious Education at my shop: [EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EC_Resources)
Local / devolved government
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Local / devolved government

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TWO HOURS OF LESSONS (inc exam practice + markscheme) 2 x GCSE Citizenship 9-1 Lessons on Local government and devolution with a focus on democracy / funding at a local level, with a brief overview for all of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. 2x well differentiated 1 hour PowerPoint lessons with accompanying worksheets, clip links and questions. Suitable for KS3/4. This could be used as introductions to the topic or as revision sessions. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)
Politics and Participation Citizenship GCSE AQA
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Politics and Participation Citizenship GCSE AQA

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MORE ADDED! Citizenship GCSE 9-1 Unit for Politics and Participation (Theme 3). Made for AQA, but all editable and covers the vast majority of Edexcel and OCR content too. Includes 10 x full 1 hour lessons and a revision guide. Also includes practice exam questions which can be done in the lesson or at home for revision. Included 10 lessons (11 hours total) for: 3.4.1 Where does political power reside in the UK and how is it controlled? 3.4.2 What are the powers of local and devolved government and how can citizens participate? 3.4.3 Where does political power reside: with the citizen, parliament or government? 3.4.4 How do others govern themselves? 3.4.5 How can citizens try to bring about political change? and a Complete Unit Revision Guide Also included - an interactive exam practice question generator. All lessons are fully differentiated for 9-1 gradings, easy to follow, detailed and created by an experienced Head of Citizenship. Many more free and inexpensive resources for Citizenship, PSHE and Humanities here :)
Extremism
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Extremism

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NOW 20 HOURS including Andrew Tate, online misogyny and incels lesson! More now added! 17 x fully resourced lessons, with differentiated worksheets and clips - suitable for KS3/4, all focusing on Radicalisation and Extremism. Could be used all together as a Drop Down Day, a PSHCE Unit of work or over a few weeks in Tutor Time. Contains optional assessment pack too. Pack includes: An introduction to online radicalisation and extremism, with a focus on online radicalisation and how leaders convince the vulnerable to join them. Radicalisation and extremism - how to help prevent radicalisation and recognising the signs amongst our friends, school and community. Who are the extremist groups? Religious (Islamic and Christian) and political (non-religious) right-wing extremist groups. Hate crime - what is this and why do we still have hate crime in the UK today? 2 hours How do religious and political extremist leaders attract converts to their groups? An experiment your class will enjoy taking part in. What makes a good religious or political leader different to an extreme one? How can we tell the difference and not be brainwashed into extreme cults? What is religious terrorism? Why are people prepared to die in the name of their God? How have their minds been hijacked? What is right-wing extremism? Why is this on the increase? Who are the right wing extreme groups? Who is ‘Tommy Robinson’ and how does he help spread bigotry in the UK? What is hate speech? What does UK law do to protect us from this and what form do criminal actions take? What are internet subcultures and how can these spread extreme views? What is anti-Semitism? What is the history of this and where does it still exist today? Should a tolerant society tolerate some level of intolerant views? What about Left Wing Extremism? To what extent are religious leaders responsible for extremism? What is the manosphere, who is Andrew Tate? What are incels? Why are young men at risk? KS4 Political Ideology and Online Radicalisation Optional Assessment Pack Find more lessons on everything from misogyny, masculinity and Andrew Tate to dating, love, health and wellbeing, extremism, pornography, gender and transgender prejudice, racism, sex and relationships and much more at our website. Our PSHE / Citizenship resources have been designed to be engaging, detailed and easy to follow. All our resources are editable (so easy to adapt for your classes) and are designed to last one hour each. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources HERE
Character Education
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Character Education

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10 x fully resourced, highly-rated Character Education lesson packs (in 9 packs - one contains two lessons). All 10 lesson packs are complete with at least one hour-long powerpoint, accompanying differentiated worksheets, clip links with questions, plenaries, clear LOs and starters. All are well differentiated to three levels throughout to enable clear evidence of progress for all students. These lessons have been selected to be in this bundle as they all heavily foster a sense of morality and building good, positive character traits in students. These resources have been highly-rated individually by TES users, follow the same consistent format and are easy to follow. There is zero extra work required, and the whole bundle follows PSHE Association topic recommendations. I use all of these myself as a Head of PSHE and Citizenship and I really hope you find them excellent value. I’ve put literally months of time into this to make these lessons top quality for my own school team. Please leave me a review and I’ll send you any other resource of your choice for free. Many more inexpensive and free resources at my shop: EC_Resources 20s5
British Values Quiz
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British Values Quiz

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A fun, fully editable quiz, suitable for form time. Three rounds - British culture, British Values and British History. Lasts around 20-25 minutes if all clips watched too. You can find many more inexpensive and free PSHE, Citizenship and RE resources at my shop: EC_Resources Leave me a review and pick any other resource for free :)