Citizenship

Students learn:

• How citizens use evidence and spot bias
• Power, government and participation
• Life in Modern Britain
• Rights, responsibilities and the law
• Active citizenship investigation
• A mock after each theme 

Theme: Life in Modern Britain

WHO ARE WE?

• British values, identity and the four nations of the UK
• Migration and a diverse society
• The media, a free press, regulation and censorship
• The UK’s role in the UN, NATO, the Commonwealth and after the EU

Year 10 Big Question:
What does it mean to be an environmental citizen in modern Britain?

Theme: Rights and Responsibilities

WHAT’S FAIR?

• How laws protect us, from Magna Carta (1215) to the Human Rights Act (1998)
• Police, courts, juries and judges; civil vs criminal law
• Legal ages, crime, punishment and youth justice
• Human rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Year 10 Big Question:
Should environmental protection ever limit individual freedom?

Theme: Politics and Participation

WHO HAS POWER?

• Parliament, the Prime Minister, Cabinet and the Monarch
• Elections, voting systems (FPTP, STV)
• Local councils, devolved governments, taxes and spending
• How a democracy compares with a non-democracy

Year 10 Big Question:
Who has the power to make environmental decisions, and how can citizens influence them?

Active Citizenship

WHAT CAN WE DO?

• Petitions, campaigns, lobbying, protest, volunteering
• Pressure groups, trade unions and charities
• Judging evidence and spotting bias
• Planning, taking and evaluating citizenship action

Year 10 Big Question:
How can citizens create environmental change in their communities?