L1: Fundamental Principles of Law

AQA GCSE Citizenship- Topic 2- Rights & Responsibilities.

Lessons are planned to be delivered by non-specialists, they do not require any textbooks. Lessons are planned for 60 minutes unless stated in the description below. They incorporate a retrieval grid, teacher input, and a practice task that links to either direct exam questions, or practicing an exam based skill.

Lesson 1: Fundamental Principles of Law [will take a double lesson if you do the shipwreck task] Retrieval grid links to last lessons from Life in Modern Britain. Lesson starts with an activity where students consider life on Island where there are no rules and they debate how their society will operate. Lesson looks at rules, law, The rule of law, presumption of innocence looking at those accused of sexual offences and their “right” to anonymity (or not) using Jimmy Saville and Cliff Richard as examples. The lesson also considers Foreign National Offenders and uses the example of Abu Qatada

Bundle: Life in Modern Britain https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/life-in-modern-britain-13094889

Bundle: Rights & Responsibilities [to be uploaded in Jan 2025]