Year 7 Citizenship

In this lesson, we will continue to develop our citizenship action project. We will put our ideas into action, we will reflect on the effectiveness of our project and we will measure the impact that our projects have had on our local community.

In this lesson, we will introduced to the ACTive Citizenship Award. We will then use the framework of the ACTive Citizenship Award to choose and plan our own citizenship action project.

In this lesson, we will learn how to get involved with community improvement. We will also learn about the UK Youth Parliament and its impact locally and nationally.

In this lesson, we will look at the important contribution of community groups in our society. We will look at case studies of charities, NGOs and communitiy groups and explore what impact they have had on their local area.

In this lesson, we will look at the school community, learn about the importance of community cohesion and explore how the school community links with our wider communities.

In this lesson, we will learn about our place in our communities, how we can be good neighbours and responsible citizens. We consider the different needs of a community and how these can be met.

In this lesson, we will look at what a successful campaign could look like. We will use the Ben Kinsella Trust as an example of a successful crime prevention strategy. We will look at their aims, actions and impact considering active citizenship skills and evaluate how successful their crime prevention strategy has been.

In this lesson, we will consider a range of strategies that can be used to prevent crime. We consider which of these are enforcable within communities. We look at the role of Neighbourhood Watch and discuss with them the things communities can do to prevent crime. We also focus on how young people can be involved in preventing crime in their local areas.

In this lesson, we will look at how the media portrays youth crime and compare this to some statistical data about youth crime. We will use a case study to identify how the media uses sensationalisation to dramatise youth crime and learn what a group of young people think the issues of this are, as well as how they feel this could be tackled.

In this lesson, we will look at the role of the police. We consider their part in the justice system and the main powers they have to be able to tackle crime. We will also look back on our understanding og what a crime is in order to consider what types of issues the police become involved in.