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1 Topic Issues covered Resources Lessons E Safety Social Media - Who, what, where, when and how? - Cyber bullying effects o Joshua Unsworth example - Sexting and Screenshots o Jessica Logan example - Chatting and video calling online o Who are you really talking to? - Use recent articles for a short class discussion - Digital Dirt clip - Paris Brown news clip - Barrack Obama clip 1 - (100 mins) Future Consequences - Online reputations o Digital Dirt - Statistics for employers looking at social networking - Paris Brown example - Words of Wisdom Barrack Obama Human Rights What do you think of Human Rights? - What comes to mind? o 3 slides of different images - What are Human Rights? Clip o Shows the history of Human Rights till the present day - What are Human Rights? Clip - Worksheet 3 - (100mins) 1

2 - Human Rights A thing of the Past? o Holocaust/famine war pictures UN Declaration of Human Rights - Origins - Pictures of Human Rights abuses today - Activity looking at the articles of the Declaration - Activity: Choose the five articles you think are the most important and write why they are? - ipads/laptops - Additional Information sheet for project work. Year 9 Human Rights Project - Syria - North Korea - China - Saudi Arabia Project Contents 1. A brief overview of the recent history of your country (last 100 years) 2. An in-depth analysis of Human Rights issues affecting that country and any changes that have been made to improve Human Rights. Leadership and politics of the country Justice Systems Prisoners 2

3 Laws and restrictions Women s rights Conflicts (recent past and present) 3. At least one case study or example of real life cases of a Human Rights issue sourced from the recent news Human Rights Presentations - Learners present their projects back in front of their class - Time for discussion The Commonwealth The Commonwealth - Guess the country o Whole class starter - The British Empire o Map Empire highlighted in red - The Commonwealth o Map Countries highlighted in blue - What is the Commonwealth? - Commonwealth Values - Commonwealth Questions - What s the Commonwealth? Clip - Citizenship today textbook 1 - (100mins) Immigration to Britain - Immigration from the old Empire/Commonwealth countries 3

4 - Immigration from the old Empire/Commonwealth countries - British Nationality Act o Impact then o Future impact (our present day) - Why do people in general immigrate? - Reasons for Immigration to Britain - Where did immigrants come from? - Discussion How has immigration affected Britain today? Multicultural Britain Which images best represent Britain for you? - 16 images around the room of different things associated with Britain. Learners pick five, describe them and write down why. - Multicultural Britain clip - ipads - Dvds 3 (100 mins) Multicultural Britain - Keywords and meanings - Multicultural Britain clip - What do other cultures influence? - Activity Spider diagram o Other cultures in Britain - Activity Researching other cultures in Britain o Use ipads to research a cultural or ethnic group in the UK 4

5 Xcxcx Chinese community in Liverpool Jewish Community in Manchester Islamic Community in Leeds/Bradford Caribbean Community in London o Produce an information poster on each community History Importance Growth Community events/centres When British cultures meet other cultures - Bend it like Beckham - Sixty Six Law Current Affairs - Looking at newspaper articles in groups, each article is linked to Law. The Law - Spider diagram Law write down as many words as you can think of that are associated with Law - Law Booklet(s) - ipads - You be the Judge website (MoJ) - Silk Dvd 3 (100min) 5

6 - UK Legal System diagram England Scotland Northern Ireland - Similarities/Differences - Table of different courts in England and their description Magistrate s Courts - Section in Law booklet on Magistrates Courts Crown Courts - Section in Law booklet on Crown Courts o Class One Offences Murders/Murder Victims o Class Two Offences o Class Three Offences - Tasks o Research a Class One offender - Extension Task o Use your research to create a Newspaper front page about the offender and their crime(s) 6

7 Law Courts - Legal Dress - Layout of Magistrates Court Who s who - Layout of Crown Court Who s who - High Court Judge - Crown Court Judge - You be the Judge! o Interactive resource website from the MoJ Used as a class - Solicitors - Barristers o Highlight the differences - Silk o Series One, Episode One Politics What do we think of those who rule us? - Pictures of Politicians o David Cameron o Nick Clegg o Ed Milliband o Michael Gove o Vince Cable o Rosie Cooper - ipads - Queen Dvd 4 (100mins) 7

8 Politics Who are they? - Overview of the role of MPs - Brief introduction to the role of the Cabinet in decision making The Prime Minister - Who are they and how they got into power - Task o Research a BRITISH Prime Minister and do a poster on their time in office, their background and any interesting facts about them o Do not research a Prime Minster from before 1801 o Examples Benjamin Disraeli Herbert Henry Asquith Winston Churchill Clement Atlee Margaret Thatcher Tony Blair The constraints of the PM - The Queen Dvd o Highlights the relationship between Monarch and PM 8

9 Politics The constraints of the PM - The Queen Dvd o Highlights the relationship between Monarch and PM To Vote or Not to Vote - Discussion on the importance of voting to them (in groups then together as a class) Being an MP - Political Parties who are they? o Labour o Conservative o Liberal Democrats o UKIP o BNP o Green Party (very brief overview of each) - Why people become MPs and how they ve got there - Getting Elected o What you need Party Logo Slogan Manifesto Poster 9

10 - Each group to present their party and manifesto back to the class UK Citizenship Test UK Citizenship Test - Test based upon the UK Citizenship test, a requirement for Leave to Remain status in the UK - 50 questions o Multiple choice o minute time limit - After the test, collect in question papers and use PowerPoint to go through answers - Test Paper 1 (100min) Monarchy The British Monarchy - Picture quiz of Royal Family o 21 pictures - Current Family Tree - Task o Create a fact file and poster about the member of the Royal Family you ve been given o Make sure you know all about their lives using the ipads Families - ipads 1 (100min) 10

11 Hobbies Jobs Service in Forces Children/Spouses Divorces Schooling Place in succession Charities Special Roles - Hot Seat Challenge o Learners take in turns to become the Royal they have been researching and take the Hot Seat o Staff and learners to ask the learner in Hot Seat questions to see how well they researched their Royal. Ageing Population Looking after our Ageing Population - What do we think of the elderly? o Paired discussion, then group discussion, then class discussion - Statistics on ageing population - Impact on us - Retirement - Getting a State Pension o Janet Smith pension example o Janet Smith example and a comparison to her weekly bills - Sample Social Work Case Cards - Social Worker Worksheet - Protecting Our Parents clips - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Dvd 3 (100mins) 11

12 - Care Homes - Our Elderly o Pressure on NHS o Pressure on Social Services - Clips from Protecting our Parents Social Workers - The role of Social Workers - Task You are the Social Worker o In pairs, get a sample case and work through the worksheet so that you as their Social Worker can: Identify problems Identify risks Create a workable solution - Reality Provision for the Elderly - Care Homes o The increase in demand for places o What does a Care Home need to function effectively? - Task In twos or threes create your own care home. Include:- o A floor plan of each floor your care home has 12

13 o A name for your Care Home o A booklet/brochure to give to future residents Activities Prices Rooms Gardens Carers Other Staff The cost of ageing - Looking at the film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel o Why go elsewhere in your old age? o Is outsourcing hip replacements and retirement homes to countries like India the future as the demand for provision for the elderly increases in the UK? Being a good citizen in the Summer Holidays Putting into practice what we have learnt - Human Rights o Rights come with responsibility o Respect for the rights of others PowerPoint 20 mins 13

14 - Other Cultures and Ideas o Festivals and celebrations happen in summer Music Festivals Religious Feasts Cultural Events o Be respectful - The Law o Actions have consequences, think before you act Vandalism Verbal Abuse Underage Drinking Violence E Safety - E Safety o Actions have consequences, think before you act Be careful about what you post online Are you hurting anyone? Be careful about who can see your information with 14

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Northern Lights. Public policy and the geography of political attitudes in Britain today.

Northern Lights. Public policy and the geography of political attitudes in Britain today. Northern Lights Public policy and the geography of political attitudes in Britain today #northsouth @Policy_Exchange Image courtesy Andrew Whyte/ LongExposures.co.uk Northern Lights 1. Background to the