This is a Y9 SOW focusing on the GCSE content learning about the UK democratic system. L1) Types of government - democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, federal, anarchy, totalitarian etc. L2) Elections, manifestos and political parties L3) Elections and voting - first past the post and proportional representation - what's the difference? L4) The difference between parliament and government, how power is shared in the UK L5) How laws are made in the UK L6) What MPs do L7) Local and regional government

Lessons from an SRE unit for Y9. L1) Healthy and unhealthy relationships, understanding abuse (would be better as 2 lessons) (The Alberta resource I mention for the stories is here: http://teachers.teachingsexualhealth.ca/wp-content/uploads/Grade-9-Sexual-Assault-Lesson-12.pdf) L2) Body image and the effects of porn (would be better split into 2 lessons - had limited time) L3) Contraception L4) STIs L5) HIV/AIDS L6) Sexuality & Gender (too much for one lesson but a lot of resources you can pick é choose from if helpful) Other helpful SRE resources include - Alberta resources on abuse, 'Fantasy Vs Reality' pack from Brighton é Hove City Council, Bristol Professionals Resource pack on porn and young people

Lesson targeted at Y7 on how we learn and how the brain works - neuroplasticity, the importance of practice. Links to Carol Dweck's work on growth mindsets. Good to encourage effort, confidence and focus in Y7. Received an &'outstanding&'; in observation and really positive feedback from students.

This SOW is designed to introduce KS3 students to campaigning and active citizenship by teaching them about methods of campaigning and then getting them to participate in a current Amnesty campaign. Parts of the pressure group lesson have also worked well in revision with KS4 L1) Methods of campaigning - evaluating methods L2) What is a pressure group? L3) Why write letters? Amnesty case studies L4) Writing Amnesty letters - letter templates, example worksheets and adapted case studies from Amnesty

I wrote these to help my Y11s improve their skills answering the long essay questions for Citizenship GCSE exam. This question is taken from an Edexcel Unit 1 paper. The students read the answer and identify points for improvement. The final slide shows a model answer - also given in word document with annotations

Unit of work for Edexcel Unit 3A: environmental change & sustainability. Lessons for high and mid-low sets. Lesson sequence: 1) Introduction to environmental problems, meaning of 'sustainability&' 2) Barriers to change - why people and governments don&';t act 3) How can governments change behaviour? Incentives and punishments 4) International agreements on climate change and the environment (overview) 5) Why MEDCs and LEDCs disagree about dealing with climate change 6) Model UN lesson - discussing a climate agreement

Lessons from a Y9 SOW covering content for Edexcel Citizenship GCSE. 1) Introduction to the UN 2) International Humanitarian Law, the ICC 3) Trade Vs Aid - development 4) Development and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) gapminder.org is an amazing resource for looking at development issues

A revision aid for Y11s preparing for Edexcel GCSE in Citizenship Studies A selection of 12 mark questions from the Unit 1 exam with 'for&' and &';against' arguments.

Lessons from a unit on public economy Includes 'whodunnit' style lesson learning about austerity and the crisis in Greece L1) Why do we pay tax? What are public services? L2) Who pays tax, and how much? L3) How does the government spend our money? L4) Why did the bankworkers die? (case study - Greece)

This SOW introduces basic concepts of rights and responsibilities for Y9 leading into GCSE level study Includes: - Origin of human rights - Legal Vs Human rights - Influences on rights / cultural relativism - Conflicting rights The unit leads to an assessment - a GCSE critical essay question - 'Should countries be free to choose their own rights?&'

Lesson 3 in Rights & Responsibilities unit for Y9. How do human rights interact with the law? Knowing the difference between human and legal rights. Learning key legal rights in the UK. Extra resource at end too much for a one hour lesson but could be used in the unit.

A set of lessons from a unit on fairness in society, developed for Y8. L1 - What is fairness? Exploring different understandings of what is 'fair&' L2 - fairness and wealth L3 - fairness, prejudice and class

Key term list for UK democracy and government

Resources for a sixth form discussion based PSHE lesson on pornography. I had a good relationship with my groups when I ran this and it went well - students said they were really pleased to have done this lesson on an issue which is so often taboo. You need to check you're happy with discussing explicit issues honestly with students - be brave, it&'s so important!

Lesson 5 in a Y9 Rights & Responsibilities unit Examines how rights conflict - examples and a worked case study - the Philip Lawrence case Includes factsheet for the Philip Lawrence / Chindamo case.

This lesson really works to get students to understand the difference between FPTP and Proportional Representation. After our initial vote, I asked my students whether it was fair or not - they more or less proposed PR in answering, then we could go on and discuss it in more detail.

This was designed for Y9 - three part HW project building on concepts learned in lesson 1 - Make your own country, choose your government and explain why 2 - FPTP or PR? Choose your voting system 3 - Make your own laws Differentiated versions for low literacy/EAL learners included.

Lesson exploring the origins and history of human rights - when they have been 'declared&' in history, and why. I think this gives an important context, as rights seem obvious and easily taken for granted until considered as they are - still fairly new guarantees of freedom in human history! Designed for Y9. Includes a running dictation - but same resources could be used differently.

A3 summary diagram for revision or overview of the topic of UK democracy. Also overview of 'Power and Politics&' GCSE unit. Shows how local, national and regional governments fit together. Summarises key processes in UK democracy and government.

An introduction to Citizenship GCSE course (Edexcel) Pictures and Qs for sorting into topic areas

Assessment sheet for SOW