Civil and Criminal Law- GCSE Citizenship -Theme C Edexcel

A ready to teach GCSE lesson to meet the Edexcel specification requirements for teaching about Civil and Criminal Law.
Content lasting 60 minutes which aims to promote Collaborative learning and Metacognitive skills.

Complex information about the English Legal system is broken down into manageable, fun, sizeable chunks through the format of a team based approach.

Students work in teams to complete three rounds that work to build:
-legal terminology
-key understanding of the purposes and function of Civil and Criminal Law
-knowldge of the different courts
-understanding of the process and steps taken when bringing a case in either area of law
-understanding of those that work within the Legal System
-key legal concepts such as ‘Innocent until proven guilty and the Burden of proof’, whilst drawing upon human rights knowledge when discussing the right to a fair trial.

The lesson develops exam resilience, retrieval skills, and teaches how to apply knowledge.
The lesson is ideal for introducing Civil or Criminal Law as part of a scheme of work, or it can be used as a revision activity in preparation for an exam. The lesson comes compelte with mini practice GCSE questions (Multiple choice and 2-mark questions) and a Teacher Mark scheme.

Lesson includes teacher notes in the PowerPoint to inform pedadgogy and is ideal for ECT teachers and Non-Specialists. All resources are editable and in comic sans.

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