A helpful marking and feedback teacher mat to aid Early Careers Teachers particularly. (Citizenship specific -but could also be used by teachers of other subjects, as it is fully editable) The mat demonstrates the difference between target marking and comment marking and aims to help you ensure that your marking is more purposeful and effective, thereby improving student attainment. The mat includes ready made questions that can be given as feedback to students and helpful guidance on not only when to mark, but how to mark. A free resource that i hope you find useful. Having been an ITT Coordinator for 3 years, and a mentor prior to that, I always shared this with my student teachers to help them manage their marking and feedback workload. Made using Publisher

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the National Citizenship Curriculum, which introduces the concept of migration with a specific focus on Refugees and Asylum. 60 minutes worth of engaging and thought provoking activities, attractive and student friendly resources that allow children to discuss and debate the issue of allowing refugees into the UK sensibly and in a controlled and mature manner. The lesson encourages students to evaluate what they know, see, think and feel about refugees and aims to challenge students to dispel myths about refugees through a quick quiz. Students are supported to recognise the difference between an economic migrant, a refugee, an asylum seeker and an illegal immigrant. Students are given push factor scenarios to consider how they would feel and what their own pull factors would be. Students are given the task of evaluating how refugees can benefit UK society as well as discussing the cons that allowing refugees into the UK can bring to society also. Learning Intentions -I can define and explain the terms connected to Migration -I can identify and explore the push and pull factors of being a Refugee -I can reflect upon and evaluate the pros and cons of allowing refugees into the UK What is included? -Powerpoint-14 slides -Resources- Starter picture sheets (PPT) Missing word challenge (Word) Pros and cons of Refugees task sheet (Word) Pull Factor Activity Sheet (Word) thinking Hats Plenary Sheet (PPT) PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font and slides have a yellow background to ensure that it is SEN inclusive. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and can be used summatively through the final plenary task. The lesson develops wider literacy skills and introduces technical terms. The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning, as well as suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly. Tried and tested lesson used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

A ready to use KS3 lesson about deforestation, suitable for Citizenship or Geography. Lesson contains 60 minutes worth of material and is thought provoking and relevant to today’s climate. Students are challenged to evaluate the scale of impact deforestation has (minimal damage and what type? Significant damage and how?) and are thus taught how to become critical thinkers, and active citizens. AFL is embedded throughout and activities are designed to enable students to see their learning grow and self-assess their progress throughout. Learning Intentions: -I can differentiate between the types of deforestation -I can examine the root causes of why deforestation happens -I can suggest solutions to deforestation Tried and tested lesson in the Northwest, engaging and good quality resources. PPT includes suggested timers for activities and is ideal for Early Careers Teachers. Lesson has been designed to leave the teacher with little to do and so can develop their questioning skills and AFL. The lesson teaches itself. Resources use Word and Publisher The purchase allows the seller only to use it in their classroom. It must not be adapted, modified and then resold. This lesson is subject to copyright and TES licensing regulations. For like-minded lessons and lesson aimed at KS3 Citizenship/PSHRE please head to the shop ‘Empowered Learning’.

A ready to use lesson on Nuclear Weapons and Conflict. A thought-provoking and controversial topic yet taught in a controlled and mature manner. Allows children to debate and challenge opinion. Designed with KS3 students in mind, yet does have many opportunities to stretch and challenge Higher ability learners. The lesson includes 60 minutes worth of content and teaching activities that encourages collaborative learning, critical thinking and debate, leaving the teacher with very little to do! Learning Intentions: Lesson 1 -I can describe what a nuclear weapon is and a time when they have been used -I can explain the effects and dangers of using nuclear weapons I can evaluate opposing opinions on the use of nuclear weapons Literacy Focus The lessons introduce key terms such as: -Treaty -Non-Proliferation -Radiation -Devastation High quality resources, the activities teach resilience, independent study and collaborative learning, which aids lower ability students. The Powerpoint includes teacher notes, as well as timings for each task. Assessment for learning opportunities are embedded throughout. If you want a mini scheme of work on the topic of nuclear weapons, please head to my shop where you can find a mini scheme of work covering three lessons for £8.00. Lesson two covers Hiroshima and Chernobyl and lesson three introduce the advocacy of CND and encourages debate about nuclear disarmament. Once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study

A ready to use trio of lessons on Nuclear Weapons and Conflict. Designed to be taught as a mini scheme of work however lesson 1 can be taught as a stand-alone lesson. Thought-provoking and controversial topic yet taught in a controlled and mature manner. Allows children to debate and challenge opinion whilst learning about real life events to develop cultural capital. Designed with KS3 students in mind yet does have many opportunities to stretch and challenge Higher ability learners. Each lesson includes 60 minutes worth of content and teaching activities that encourages collaborative learning, critical thinking and debate, leaving the teacher with very little to do! As a bundle it includes 180 minutes worth of teaching and an assessment. Learning Intentions: Lesson 1 -I can describe what a nuclear weapon is and a time when they have been used -I can assess the effects and impacts of using nuclear energy/weapons I can evaluate opposing opinions on the use of nuclear weapons Lesson 2 -I can recall key facts about cases studies involving nuclear energy -I can summarise the events of what happened in Hiroshima and Chernobyl -I can differentiate between the two case studies Lesson 3 -I can explain what disarmament means -I can outline the advocacy of CND -I can evaluate the pros and cons of the types of disarmament to form my own opinion Literacy Focus The lessons introduce key terms such as: -Treaty -Non-Proliferation -Radiation -Devastation -Unilateral -Multilateral -Disarmament -Advocacy High quality resources, the activities teach resilience, independent study and collaborative learning, which aids lower ability students. The Powerpoints include teacher notes, as well as timings for each task. Assessment for learning opportunities are embedded throughout and the final lesson can be used as an assessment piece of work/display work. Once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study

A ready to use introductory lesson on Human Rights, aimed at KS3. The lesson includes 60 minutes worth of content and teaching activities that encourages collaborative learning, critical thinking and debate, leaving the teacher with very little to do! The lesson teaches students about human rights by requiring students to question the difference between wants and needs. The lesson introduces the creation of the UDHR and HRA through video and by requires student to create their own knowledge organiser through targeted questioning. Introducing terms such as ‘Collective Consciousness’ and ‘Equality’. Students then must debate whether rights should be automatic or earned by working collaboratively to debate and justify arguments for both side, before confirming their majority vote. For example ‘Should prisoners be allowed to have rights or should they earn them back by doing good’? The lesson teaches itself and is very adaptable and easy to use, particularly for ECT and Non-specialists. Students are finally tasked with selecting a human right to research to create an informative, yet structured poster, detailing what the right means in practical everyday life for citizens. Learning Intentions: -I can differentiate between wants and needs -I can evaluate whether rights should be automatic entitlements or whether they should be taken away and from whom -I can create informative material about human rights demonstrating my knowledge and understanding of rights in everyday context What’s included: -PowerPoint- 5 slides -Resources-HR Knowledge Organiser, Human Rights Debate Sheets, Human Rights Info sheets (all made using Publisher) Wants and Needs Cards (made on PPT) High quality resources, the activities teach resilience, independent study and collaborative learning, which aids lower ability students. The Powerpoint includes teacher notes, suggested questioning and strategy as well as timings for each task. Assessment for learning opportunities are embedded and the final task can be used as an assessment piece of work/display work. The pedagogy behind this lesson is tried and tested and has had great success in schools in the Northwest. Not for resale, once bought must not be shared, copied/edited then sold on. Check terms of Tes licence.

A ready to use GCSE Citizenship lesson suitable for all exam boards. Ideally made for GCSE level, however it can still be used in schools where GCSE Citizenship is not an option, yet there is some element of Citizenship education. (To be used from year 9 onwards in this instance) This lesson serves as an introduction to the concept of rights and the history of human rights. To be used as a starting point for students before delving into specific rights and legislation necessary for the GCSE Specifications. The lesson includes 60 minutes worth of high-quality teaching and learning materials and tasks that challenge debate and critical thinking to evaluate the importance of human rights in modern society. The lesson includes an overview of the conventions/laws pertaining to human rights with a comparative focus on the ECHR, UDHR and the HRA. Students learn to categorise the rights into the groups; political, social, economic, legal and moral rights. Students are also challenged to consider if some rights are worth more than others through a fun buy your rights task’ in a Dystopian world scenario. Students are encouraged to debate who should protect and safeguard rights with an introductory look at the role of Government and global institutions such s the EU and UN. Students have to pre-empt the responsibilities that match certain human rights whilst evaluating situations when our rights can be temporarily infringed or restricted. Lastly, students explore real life historical and modern events/case studies to identify which rights have been violated. There is an optional research-based homework task also that you can set. All resources included made using Publisher or PPT. Learning Intentions: -I can define human rights -I can categorise human rights -I can prioritise human rights using justification. PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font and slides have a yellow background to ensure that it is SEN inclusive. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks that challenge students to be critical thinkers. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and includes has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning. It also includes suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly and ideal for Early Careers Teachers teaching Citizenship for the first time. Not for resale. Teach With ONLY — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study.

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the National Citizenship Curriculum which can introduce rights as a concept, by focusing on animal rights or can be used comparatively after teaching about human rights. The lesson asks big questions such as ‘Who deserves more rights and protection?’ Students use a pre-made knowledge organiser, detailing the UK laws on animal welfare, to debate and question the humane and inhumane uses/treatment of animals. Focusing on animal testing students are challenge to evaluate and analyse the need for animal testing to save human life. The lesson also encourages students to consider what is meant by ‘cruelty-free’ and how this is different to Veganism. Students are given opportunity to put forward their own arguments and are challenged to build upon their learning to lobby organisations and companies in power to end animal testing/the use of animals in fashion, sport or for entertainment purposes. The lesson also includes self-assessment and time for reflection by way of an exit ticket plenary. Learning Intentions -I can outline key facts about UK Animal Welfare law -I can analyse arguments for and against animal testing and the different uses of animals -I can utilise my knowledge to compose a persuasive letter, influencing others of my opinion What is included? -Powerpoint-10 slides -Resources- Opinion sheets, I think, I know, I wonder plenary exit tickets, Arguments for and Against Animal Testing Tables, Knowledge Organiser, True or False Quiz slips (all made using Publisher) PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font and slides have a yellow background to ensure that it is SEN inclusive. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks that challenge students to be critical thinkers. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and can be used summatively through the final write up task. The lesson develops wider literacy skills and introduces technical terms. The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning, as well as suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly. Tried and tested lesson used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the National Citizenship Curriculum which can introduce rights as a concept or consolidate prior learning of human rights. The lesson teaches students about child soldiers and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Students are encouraged to analyse why child soldiers are used as an alternative to adults and have to select and identify the rights being violated. Students are stretched to evaluate which methods of advocacy would be the most effective in raising awareness of child soldiers. Students are encouraged to collate research on child soldiers and to gather evidence throughout the lesson so that they can write either a letter to the Prime Minister or a National speech, to becomes advocates themselves on child soldiers. Lesson includes videos, short tasks that scaffold and build the learning. Learning Intentions -I can identify the human rights violations involved in using children as soldiers. -I can evaluate a range of advocacy methods that would make a child soldiers campaign effective. -I can adopt a range of sources, facts and bias, to argue persuasively why child soldiers is an issue that still requires campaign Powerpoint-9 slides (plus a slide including a choice of creative homeworks-comic strip or diary entry) Resources-Child Soldiers Case Study Questions Strips, Knowledge Organiser, Advantages and Disadvantages of advocacy methods (all made with Publisher) PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font and slides have a yellow background to ensure that it is SEN inclusive. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks that challenge students to be critical thinkers. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and develops wider literacy skills. The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning, as well as suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly. Tried and tested lesson used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach or work with. They too are bound by UK copyright laws.

Fully editable and adaptable can be used time and time again to develop knowledge and understanding of topics within theme D. Enhances vocabulary and the ability to retrieve information and make connections, essential for 6, 10, 12 and 15 mark questions. Students have to identify and select appropriate keywords to write in the pyramid. Students must be able to explain in a simple sentence how it links to the key term. Boxes can be made bigger or alternatively print on A3 and give as a team revision task. Theme D sheets included cover: -United Nations -The European Union -The Commonwealth -Trade Unions -Free Press -Amnesty International Great as an entry task to introduce the topic, yet also can be used to assess end points to inform revision targets. Can be used as homework and as part of independent revision to build resilience. Simple and effective, tried and tested for over a decade. Students find the simplicity less daunting, yet it develops essential GCSE Citizenship skills. Includes prompt questions to encourage retrieval of knowledge and to assist students in interlinking between topics within the theme. *Made using Word Once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach.

Fully editable and adaptable can be used time and time again to develop knowledge and understanding of topics within theme C. Enhances vocabulary and the ability to retrieve information and make connections, essential for 6, 10, 12 and 15 mark questions. Students have to identify and select appropriate keywords to write in the pyramid. Students must be able to explain in a simple sentence how it links to the key term. Boxes can be made bigger or photpcopied onto A3 to be done as a team task. Theme C sheets included cover: -Criminal Law -Mediation -Citizens Advice -Judicial Precedent -Magistrate -Sentencing Great as an entry task to introduce the topic, yet also can be used to assess end points to inform revision targets. Can be used as homework and as part of independent revision to build resilience. Simple and effective, tried and tested for over a decade. Students find the simplicity less daunting, yet it develops essential GCSE Citizenship skills. Includes prompt questions to encourage retrieval of knowledge and to assist students in interlinking between topics within the theme. *Made using Word Once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach.

Fully editable and adaptable can be used time and time again to develop knowledge and understanding of topics within theme B. Enhances vocabulary and the ability to retrieve information and make connections, essential for 6, 10, 12 and 15 mark questions. Students have to identify and select appropriate keywords to write in the pyramid. Students must be able to explain in a simple sentence how it links to the key term. Boxes can be made bigger or photpcopied onto A3 to be done as a team task. Theme B sheets included cover: -Democracy -Government -Devolution -Monarch -Voting -Magna Carta Great as an entry task to introduce the topic, yet also can be used to asses end points to inform revision targets. Can be used as homework and as part of independent revision to build resilience. Simple and effective, tried and tested for over a decade. Students find the simplicity less daunting, yet it develops essential GCSE Citizenship skills. Includes prompt questions to encourage retrieval of knowledge and to assist students in interlinking between topics within the theme. *Made using Word Once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach.

Fully editable and adaptable can be used time and time again to develop knowledge and understanding of topics within theme A. Enhances vocabulary and the ability to retrieve information and make connections, essential for 6, 10, 12 and 15 mark questions. Students have to identify and select appropriate keywords to write in the pyramid. Students must be able to explain in a simple sentence how it links to the key term. Boxes can be made bigger or photpcopied onto A3 to be done as a team task. Theme A sheets included cover: -Human Rights -Immigration -Councils -Advocacy -Mutual Respect & Tolerance -Community Great as an entry task to introduce the topic, yet also can be used to assess end points to inform revision targets. Can be used as homework and as part of independent revision to build resilience. Simple and effective, tried and tested for over a decade. Students find the simplicity less daunting, yet it develops essential GCSE Citizenship skills. Includes prompt questions to encourage retrieval of knowledge and to assist students in interlinking between topics within the theme. *Made using Word Once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach.

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the PSHE/SRE Statutory Curriculum. Editable Powerpoint with 60 minutes worth of material. Learning Intentions: • I can classify drugs by group and effect • I can examine reasons why people misuse drugs • I can widely evaluate the impact of drugs The Lesson includes:  PowerPoint- 12 slides  Resources – Drug Classification Table (made on PPT), Circles of Impact Worksheet and brain Reflection icons for plenary task ( both made on Publisher) The lesson teaches students the difference between a prescribed drug and an illegal drug. It shows students how to categorise and classify dugs based on their effect and grouping. Students learn about stimulants, analgesics, hallucinogens, and depressants. Students examine reasons why people take drugs and then are challenged to evaluate why they misuse them. Students are also introduced to County Lines and are asked why children are used to traffic drugs in many cases. Students also have to consider the wider impact of drug use that extends beyond the individual user. PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font and slides have a yellow background to ensure that it is SEN inclusive. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks that challenge students to be critical thinkers. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and develops wider literacy skills. The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning, as well as suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly. Tried and tested lesson used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. If you want to save time and want all your resources in one place, why not download the Student Workpack for this lesson, which has everything included which can also be used to ‘catch-up’ absent students and support lower ability students. Other lessons in this SRE series that can be downloaded and found at the ‘Empowered Learning’ shop on Tes are:  Alcohol  Smoking & Vaping  Gambling and Debt This lesson once bought and downloaded should not be resold. You have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study. Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. No Sharing of Derivatives (except to teach) — if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material except to those people you teach.

A ready to use lesson complete with Workpack for individual students to complete. No need for books! Colourful and engaging! No need for resources! Lesson meets the PSHE/SRE Statutory Curriculum. Editable PowerPoint and Workpack allowing you to insert your school logo. 60 minutes worth of material, and space for student self-assessment and teacher comments to aid quick directed marking and goal setting. Learning Intentions: • I can classify drugs by group and effect • I can examine reasons why people misuse drugs • I can widely evaluate the impact of drugs The Lesson includes:  PowerPoint- 12 slides  Workpack – 7 pages (made on Publisher) The lesson teaches students the difference between a prescribed drug and an illegal drug. It shows students how to categorise and classify dugs based on their effect and grouping. Students learn about stimulants, analgesics, hallucinogens, and depressants. Students examine reasons why people take drugs and then are challenged to evaluate why they misuse them. Students are also introduced to County Lines and are asked why children are used to traffic drugs in many cases. Students also have to consider the wider impact of drug use that extends beyond the individual user. PowerPoint and Workpack is in comic sans, size 14 and Powerpoint slides have a yellow background to ensure that it is SEN inclusive. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks that challenge students to be critical thinkers. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities, such as an Exit Ticket and can also be used as a summative assessment. The Workpack can also be used to ‘catch-up’ absent students and lower ability students, that may require more processing time and reference points. The Workpack doubles up as a Knowledge Organiser. The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning, as well as suggested times, to aid teachers. Tried and tested lesson, used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest. Also in this series:  Smoking and Vaping  Alcohol  Gambling & Debt All of which can be downloaded by visiting the shop ‘Empowered Learning’ on Tes. Not for resale. This purchase allows you to: Teach With — copy, edit and provide the licensed material to those students you teach in any medium or format for the purpose of educating them and/or their private study. However, no sharing – you have been issued a single licence for your own use and the right to grant a limited licence to your students to use the licensed material as part of your teaching and their own private study.