These are the lesson titles and aims I used to plan the Theme D lessons. It’s advised you use the Edexcel Citizenship Today textbook to support your delivery of the lessons.

One slide PowerPoint with animations showing parties, leaders and main policies with animations. Also a link to bbc video on what a general election is. Useful for assemblies or tutor time.

Entire scheme of work for Theme C.

Powerpoint looking at indirect and direct democracy and how we can influence change using pressure groups.

PowerPoint presentation looking at the principles of law, how it’s created and how it changes.

Powerpoint presentation with activities for Theme D Power and Influence. Comparing different types of government around the world. Several activities, differentiated and ready to use.

Powerpoint presentation about political participation in the UK.

Powerpoint with activities around digital democracy and how it can be used to influence political opinions in society.

Powerpoint presentation and cases about journalism and how it is used to hold Governments and people to account.

Series of activities looking at the difference between Criminal and Civil law.

Powerpoint looking at the role of a free press in democratic countries.

Powerpoint looking at the Editor’s Code of Practice in the UK. Examining different cases where it has had to be used and answering questions based on this.

Powerpoint presentation looking at Trade Unions and Rights in the Workplace.

Powerpoint presentation looking at the case of Edward Snowden and how he used investigative journalism to hold the US Government to account.

PowerPoint presentation looking at the work of Amnesty International. In particular the Saydnaya prison in Syria.

Powerpoint looking at the EU and the Council of Europe. Questions and activities based on this.

PowerPoint lesson to support delivery of the Edexcel Citizenship GCSE. Covers what Alternative Disputre Resolution is and the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of dispute resolution.

Series of activities looking at the reasons why we need the law and why do laws change over time.

Series of activities that look at how the law effects our everyday life.

Powerpoint examining our role as global citizens, the Geneva Conventions and the war in Syria.