To consider and explore local, national and global issues linked to the year 10 themes. To collaborate and discuss personal and cultural perspectives. To share issues and perspectives discussed.

Introduction to Team Project activities, topic selection speed dating, step by step guidance, checklists and student planning and recording of evidence documents.

This unit of work encourages learners to investigate a range of Human Rights issues locally, nationally and globally and to view global issues through cultural perspective lenses. The pack contains an introduction lesson on The Freedom Writers - students should watch the film and analyse the different Human Rights issues and perspectives of different cultural groups within their school community. Lesson 1 - Exploring Human Rights Lesson 2 - 4 Human, political & legal rights, investigaton and discussion Lesson 5 - Identifying Human Rights and Cultural Perspectives Lesson 6 - Crime and Punishment / Death Row Lesson 7 - Entitlements of Rights Lesson 8 - 10 - Investigation & Enquiry - Debate - Prisoners Right to Vote

Lesson 1 - 3: Investigating Blood Diamonds in Sierra Leone / Team Project practice. Investigating issues and raising awareness for solutions. Lesson 4 - What is conflict? To develop an understanding of conflict and be able to identify the reasons why conflict occurs. To be able to explain why conflict occurs. To examine the factors of conflict and how they can be applied to different situations Lesson 6 - 8 Individual Project investigation on Action Liberia Additonal lesson on Rwandan Conflict / Hotel Rwanda