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ICT based lesson making use of Houses of History resource online by Parliament Education Service.

Follow on lesson from lesson where students researched political parties and presented to class - this lesson focuses on students making a decision as to which party best represents them and creating a learning mat that is assessed. Marking criteria is post-NC levels and may not suit all schools but can be easily adapted.

ICT based lesson to facilitate student investigation into the different political parties in the UK, two lessons allocated to allow students to create brief presentations and present to class.

Lesson examining what a political party is and a manifesto creation and reflection task.

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

Lesson examining the ideas behind lowering the voting age, with homework and debate assessment lesson to support oral assessment in citizenship (grades/levels may not correlate to other school assessment systems but can be easily adapted.

Lesson examining the reasons some people choose not to vote and what can be done to challenge voter apathy.

Lesson examining the ways in which political parties seek to influence the public during election campaigns - hyperlinks on slides open clips from BBC Class Clips.

Lesson examining what an election is through the use of desert island dilemma to introduce different forms of government.

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

Learning Objectives To describe our local identity To explore the concept of ‘Britishness’ as our national identity Students identify what links they have with their city (Birmingham) then explore their national identity using a VisitBritain clip as stimulus.

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.

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

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.

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 flexibility of the constitution - how and why has the constitution managed to survive? How flexible is it? Encouraging students to make a thorough assessment of how the constitution works in practice.

Lesson introducing the US Constitution