Citizenship Year 10 Curriculum Plan

Key concept/ Overview of the unit Assessment Cross Curricular Skills Suggested
Key question reading
material and
websites:
Rights and What should we expect from society The unit will be assessed Literacy: students develop the ability to express OCR website
responsibilities and what should others expect from as part of all 3 GCSE themselves in both long and short written will provide the
us? What laws and ideas exist to help papers answers and learn how to word answers to specification
protect our rights and identities? and will be assessed in maximise their marks and example
class using GCSE-style exam materials.
 Human Rights and all the different papers created by the Numeracy: students are required to interpret The old
variations of them (e.g. the Rights department. graphs and tables specification
of the Child) and exam
 The difference between legal rights Questions can be multiple Written source interpretation: links to English, papers can also
and moral rights choice, short-answer or History and Geography with the students be accessed
 The role of trade unions and other essay-style and may be developing the ability to analyse texts and pick and some of
forms of representation in our based on a range of visual out relevant points these may
society or written sources provide useful
 The role of pressure groups that practice
represent the interests of particular
groups Keeping track of
 The development of our system of current affairs
rights in the UK, including the will also help
Magna Carta develop the
 Exploring international examples of depth of your
how human rights are attacked and analysis and
come into conflict (e.g. the Israel- answers
Palestine conflict)
The law Why do we have laws and what The unit will be assessed Literacy: students develop the ability to express OCR website
systems exist to keep them fair and as part of all 3 GCSE themselves in both long and short written will provide the
just? papers and will be answers and learn how to word answers to specification
assessed in class using maximise their marks and example
 The concepts of fairness and GCSE-style papers exam materials.
justice created by the Written source interpretation: links to English, The old
 Exploring the different types of department. History and Geography with the students specification
court (e.g. crown and magistrates’) developing the ability to analyse texts and pick and exam
 Understanding the process of law out relevant points papers can also
creation and the systems used by Questions can be multiple be accessed
the police to create the crime choice, short-answer or Numeracy: students are required to interpret and some of
statistics we use in our research essay-style and may be graphs and tables these may
 The presumption of innocence and based on a range of visual provide useful
the role of the media in influencing or written sources practice
this
 How citizens can be involved in the Keeping track of
justice system through magistrates current affairs
and juries will also help
 Different punishments/sanctions for develop the
crime and analysing how effective depth of your
these are at reducing crime analysis and
answers
Citizenship Citizen participation in democracy and The unit will be assessed Literacy: students develop the ability to express OCR website
participation in society. Students will learn: as part of all 3 GCSE themselves in both long and short written will provide the
democracy  Different ways of campaigning papers and will be answers and learn how to word answers to specification
and society and raising awareness for assessed in class using maximise their marks and example
particular causes GCSE-style papers exam materials.
 Examples of successful and created by the Written source interpretation: links to English, The old
unsuccessful campaigns department. History and Geography with the students specification
developing the ability to analyse texts and pick and exam
Students will also create and carry out Students will need to be out relevant points papers can also
their own Citizenship Action project, able to describe their be accessed
then evaluate the effectiveness of this project and compare it to Wider awareness of campaigning and and some of
project other projects from the campaign groups that will link to history and these may
world around them/ their understanding the range of methods and provide useful
classmates approaches that can be used by governments, practice
organisations, groups and individuals to address
citizenship issues in society Keeping track of
current affairs
will also help
develop the
depth of your
analysis and
answers