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Full resourced scheme of learning for Edexcel Theme A,B&C, including extended writing, assessment and feedback lessons, covering all parts of the specification.

Each lesson should take at between one and two hours and includes a range of tasks to engage all students.

Theme A Scheme:
What does it mean to be ‘British’?
How has the UK’s population changed?
What is migration?
What are the sources of migration?
What are the impacts of migration?
Debate and 15M
What is mutual respect?
What is community cohesion?
What is identity?
Why are there debates about identity?
Assessment
PLTs/Feedback
What are your rights?
How did human rights develop?
Debate and 12M
Why are there debates about the freedom of speech?
Why are there debates about privacy?
Why are there debates about the threat from terrorism?
Debate and 15M
How does local democracy work?
How are councils funded?
Assessment
PLTs/Feedback

Theme B Scheme:
What is democracy?
Who can I vote for?
How are politicians elected?
Does every vote count?
Debate and 12M
How do governments come to power?
How is power separated?
How does Parliament work?
What happens in the House of Commons?
What happens in the House of Lords?
Debate and 15M
Mid-Topic Assessment
PLTs/Feedback (Not included)
How are laws passed?
How are we governed?
How is the government held to account?
What is devolution?
Debate and 15M
19&20. How are budgets balanced?
Assessment
PLTs/Feedback (Not included)

Theme C Scheme:
What is the law?
When do I become legally responsible for my actions?
What are the principles of the law?
What are the sources of the law?
Debate and 15M
What is the difference between civil and criminal law?
Who puts the law into practice?
What are a citizen’s rights and responsibilities?
What are criminal courts?
How are civil disputes solved?
Mid-Topic Assessment (Not included)
PLTs/Feedback (Not included)
What sort of sentence?
Debate and 12M
How does the youth justice system work?
What is happening to crime?
Debate and 15M
How can we reduce crime?
Assessment (Not included)
PLTs/Feedback (Not included)