Y8 Citizenship SOW; Unit 1 - Why are civil liberties worth protecting? Lesson 3 - How is religious freedom protected? *Activities focus on ways in which is freedom is protected and then debate the case study of France banning the burqa*

Y8 SOW - Unit 1; Why are civil liberties worth protecting? Lesson 5 - What are British values and how can we protect them? *Activities focus on revisiting British values covered in Y7 in context of the issues covered in this unit, includes assessment activity but marking criteria will need to be adapted given it is not NC Levels*

Lesson examining what a political party is and a manifesto creation and reflection task.

Y9 SOW - Unit 3; How can I be financially responsible? Lesson 1 - Why is budgeting important? Learning Objectives To assess the items I think are essential and those which are non essential. To keep to a budget by shopping around.

Learning Objectives To suggest at least three reasons why people get into debt. To explore why some people use credit in today’s world.

Y9 SOW - Unit 3; How can I be financially responsible? Lesson 3 - How do credit and debt work? Learning Objectives To suggest at least three reasons why people get into debt. To explore why some people use credit in today’s world.

Lesson examining the role of an MP, focusing on Private Members' Bills and with students tasked to propose their own bills.

Brexit SOW - new for 2016-17 - 5 lessons focusing on Brexit Lesson 1: What is the EU? Learning Outcomes To explain how the European Union began To identify which countries belong to the European Union To explain how the European Union works

Lesson examining the role and powers of the Prime Minister, with task of creating job advertisement for PM.

Y8 SOW - Unit 1; Why are civil liberties worth protecting? Lesson 4 - What is racism and how can we stop it? *Activities focus on defining racism, and exploring an allegory "The Sneetches" by Dr Seuss, before a role play exercise encouraging students to give advice in response to real ChildLine calls about racist bullying*

Y8 SOW - Unit 4; How do we get justice? Lesson 5 - What is the right age to hold children responsible for their actions? Learning Objectives To understand how you will be assessed in a debate To debate at what age a child should be held responsible for criminal actions

Learning Objectives To define taxation To describe how taxation works in the UK To examine UK budget and tax priorities

Learning Objectives To describe our local identity To explore the concept of ‘Britishness’ as our national identity Students identify what links they have with their city (Birmingham) then explore their national identity using a VisitBritain clip as stimulus.

Lesson examining key events in the changing relationship between monarch and government, through student role play/sketches allowing creative interpretations. Events include; Gunpowder Plot, Votes for Women, Magna Carta and Simon De Montfort. Lesson makes use of resources supplied by Parliament Education Service and all available online.

Y9 SOW - Unit 1; How has terrorism influenced the world we live in? Lesson 5 - How does terrorism affect us today? Learning Objectives To understand key vocabulary To explain the rise of ISIS To analyse why ISIS has been successful

Y8 SOW - Unit 4; How do we get justice? Lesson 3 - How are people punished for crimes? Learning Objectives To identify the different types of punishments and apply these to examples To describe the reasons for punishment To evaluate the laws on criminal responsibility

Y9 SOW - Unit 3; How can I be financially responsible? Lesson 2 - What type of relationship do I have with money? Learning Objectives To identify what I already know about financial language. To demonstrate my understanding to others.

Lesson examining the transition from GB to UK based on activities focused on building chronological timeline of events and learning about how the 4 nations united - 2 quizzes included. All information sheets are at end of ppt ready for printing on A4 paper for using around classroom.

Lesson examining the ideas behind lowering the voting age, with homework and debate assessment lesson to support oral assessment in citizenship (grades/levels may not correlate to other school assessment systems but can be easily adapted.

Brexit SOW - new for 2016-17 - 5 lessons focusing on Brexit Lesson 3: How does a member state leave the EU? Learning Outcomes To describe the provisions of Article 50 To explain the process of leaving the EU To hypothesise about potential challenges in negotiating the UK’s withdrawal from the EU