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.
Debate hate speech and social media in this dynamic lesson exploring rights, free speech, and digital responsibility through discussion and real cases.
Explore UK identity through personal, national, and global lenses. Connect rights, equality, and identity with real-world cases and engaging student tasks.
Explore the UK’s evolving identity—changing demographics, national differences, and what it means to belong. Create and present your UK identity story!
Discover how migration shaped the UK’s population—from Windrush to today. Explore push/pull factors, net migration, and Britain’s evolving identity.
Explore multicultural Britain—shared values, threats to cohesion, and national identity. Debate if multiculturalism thrives or is under threat today.
Explore how multiple identities shape us—nature vs. nurture, the intersection of personal, group, national, and global identities, and the impact of migration on society.
Explore the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics, press freedom, and accountability, focusing on phone hacking scandals and the importance of a free press in democracy.
Learn how the media holds the government accountable, the role of free press, public interest stories, and the consequences of political scandals in a democracy.
Learn about the Equality Act 2010 and its nine protected characteristics, including age, race, and disability, and explore its impact through real-world case studies.
Explore the media’s role in democracy, its influence on public perception, and the differences between traditional, new, and social media in shaping political views.
Explore the United Nations’ role in promoting human rights, its peacekeeping missions, and the challenges it faces, including veto power and global cooperation.