New Y7 SOW from September 2015 - all powerpoints/resources to match this available on TES

Learning Objectives To identify some key attributes of a good citizen To create a “Good Citizen Guide” Students complete and activity then assessment identifying key attributes of good citizens. Assessment/marking criteria included but with new GCSE grades matched against old NC level criteria - this will not be appropriate for all schools.

Lesson that introduces the definitions of ‘citizen’ and ‘citizenship’. Students describe key British values. Students complete a baseline quiz to assess the extent of their citizenship knowledge.

Lesson examining the political spectrum in the UK including 2 questionnaires for students to reflect on where they would place themselves on the spectrum.

Y8 SOW - Unit 3; How are we kept safe? Lesson 2 - What causes people to commit crime? Learning Objectives To explore reasons why people commit crimes To sort these reasons into categories To apply this reasoning to case studies

Lesson examining the composition and roles of parliament (worksheet for printing is at end of ppt). Also supplied is parliament web quest used as a cover lesson but could be integrated as part of ICT based lesson.

Y8 Citizenship SOW; Unit 1 - Why are civil liberties worth protecting? Lesson 2 - How are free speech and hate speech different? *Activities focused on examining case studies to determine whether they are examples of free speech and hate speech*

Y8 SOW - Unit 2; How are Human Rights prtoected? Lesson 4 - Forced Marriage Learning Objectives To understand what a forced marriage is and what it is not. To understand the cultural context of forced marriages. To understand the possible long-term impact of forced marriage on girls and women, particularly the consequences for their education

New Y8 SOW from September 2015 - all powerpoints/resources to match this available on TES

Learning Objectives To understand the differences between rights and responsibilities To give examples of the rights of young people in the UK To explain why some rights are more important than others Students watch a clip about child labour and use this to frame their understanding of the rights of young people around the world and how they may be different in the UK

Y8 SOW - Unit 3; How are we kept safe? Lesson 4 - What is the role of the police? Learning Objectives To identify the rights police have To explain police rights and responsibilities to maintain a suspects rights. To explore the debate surrounding police powers when combatting terrorism

Y8 SOW - Unit 3; How are we kept safe? Lesson 1; What are civil and criminal offences? Learning Objectives To define civil and criminal law To distinguish between actions that are considered civil and criminal offences To analyse a case study of a civil offence

Independent learning tasks (good for cover lesson) focused on the EU's advantages and disadvantages to the UK.

Y8 SOW - Unit 2; How are human rights protected? Lesson 5 - FGM Learning Objectives To understand what FGM is To understand that FGM is harmful To know that FGM is illegal in the UK and abroad To know where and how young people can get help and support around FGM

Y9 SOW - Unit 5; How financially responsible is the UK? Lesson 2 - How does the UK tax system work? Learning Objectives To define taxation To describe how taxation works in the UK To examine UK budget and tax priorities

Brexit SOW - new for 2016-17 - 5 lessons focusing on Brexit Lesson 4; What type of Brexit does the UK want? Learning Outcomes To understand the terms “hard” and “soft” Brexit To explain the differences between a “hard” and “soft” Brexit To explore alternatives to “hard” and “soft” Brexits

Y8 SOW - Unit 3; How are we kept safe? Lesson 3 - How are young people stereotyped? Learning Objectives To understand why there are 'stereotypes' of young people To identify and discuss factors that can lead to negative stereotyping of young people To understand that fear of crime is more prevalent than crime itself, and that this can have serious consequences for many people

Y8 SOW - Unit 4; How do we get justice? Lesson 2 - How are people tried for crimes? Learning Objectives To know what a magistrate, judge, barrister and jury are To understand the difference between a magistrates’ court, a crown court and a Youth court To be able to give examples of mitigating factors

Learning Objectives: To explain the concept of fairness in a community To analyse the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of government To make a judgement on which form of government is most effective Students complete desert island dilemma starter to frame their understanding of fairness.

Y8 SOW - Unit 1; Why are civil liberties worth protecting? Lesson 5 - What are British values and how can we protect them? *Activities focus on revisiting British values covered in Y7 in context of the issues covered in this unit, includes assessment activity but marking criteria will need to be adapted given it is not NC Levels*