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Citizenship Studies (9-1) - J270 (from 2016)
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Citizenship Studies (9-1) - J270
Teaching from 2016
Planning and teaching
Changes for 2021
Your guide to the changes
PDF 77KB
Further guidance on Citizenship action
A short guide updated for 2021.
PDF 151KB
Delivery guides
Our rights, responsibilities and the law
This guide will help teachers plan for and teach the topic of 'our rights, responsibilities and the law' by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities.
PDF 4MB
What is citizenship?
This guide will help teachers to plan for and teach content surrounding the question 'what is citizenship?'.
PDF 2MB
Schemes of work
Scheme of work
An example of how you may structure the teaching of this course.
DOC 294KB
Build scheme of work
Topic exploration packs
British identity
Full of student activities and worksheets, this pack focuses on the complex topic of what it means to be British today.
DOCX 298KB
China
This pack focuses on the nature and development of China's political system and compares it with the UK's.
DOC 6MB
Citizens and civil law
This pack focuses on the civil justice system in England and Wales. When and how do citizens use the law to help resolve grievances and settle disputes?
DOCX 223KB
Elections
This topic exploration pack explores the topic of ‘elections’ and includes resources and activities to help teach and learn the topic.
PDF 1MB
Elections student activity
These student activity sheets include activities to help learn more about the topic of elections.
DOC 1MB
Representation and democracy: trade unions and other pressure groups
This resource contains teaching ideas and activities that focus on the purpose of trade unions and other pressure groups and considers how effective they are in supporting the rights, equalities and freedoms of citizens.
DOCX 227KB
Rights in conflict
Focusing on democracy, challenges to democratic systems of government, security vs privacy and freedom of speech vs tolerance, this resource is full of teaching ideas and student activities.
DOCX 236KB
Switzerland
This pack focuses on politics beyond the UK; it discusses the nature of democracy then compares the Swiss model to the UK.
DOC 2MB
The active citizen
Full of student activities and worksheets, this pack focuses on citizenship involvement including as part of the National Citizen Service, within the legal and justice system and as a volunteer supporting others.
DOC 349KB
The criminal justice system
This resource focuses on the criminal justice system in England and Wales and covers police, courts and prisons.
DOCX 235KB
The media
An exploration into the role of the media in UK democracy, with accompanying student activities.
DOC 300KB
The Paris Climate Change Summit
This resource focuses on the implications of climate change for human rights and democracy in the context of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Summit (COP21) and suggests a range of classroom activities.
DOCX 181KB
Young people's rights and the 'age laws'
This resource looks at the rights young people have in the UK and how effectively the UK government has implemented the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
DOCX 245KB
Teacher guides
Introduction to the new Citizenship GCSE
This guide highlights the core components of the new GCSE (9-1) in Citizenship Studies.
PDF 1MB
Skills guides
Teachers' guide to the specification
A thorough guide to the GCSE (9-1) Citizenship Studies.
PDF 900KB
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