GCSE Citizenship resource libraries

This is the heart of Citizenship Teacher– an ever-growing collection of practical, tried and tested Citizenship lesson plans and resources created by teachers for teachers. Access to the vast majority of them is free once you have registered - you can browse, search, download and print resources whenever you like. But it's only as a member that you get to use them properly – because then you can tweak, adapt, edit and get whizzy. Never again will you need to reinvent the wheel.

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65.5 k 82.9 k Community problems and actions (19/07/2010) Related resources: Diversity and communities | Meeting community needs The maturity of Year 10s is perfectly suited to this community-focused troubleshooting task. How well will each student assume the role of expert panel member? Issues such as NEET, graffiti and racial tension urgently need their expert touch! Y10

73.0 k 88.6 k 1.9 k Impact of collective actions (free sample lesson) (13/07/2010) Related resources: Democracy and justice | Understanding Citizenship Some teenagers see Citizenship as a dry topic, so use this lesson to blow their minds! Which Year 11 can plan and implement the most effective real-life collective action campaign? Y11

316.4 k 1,098.8 k Improving our school (23/06/2010) Related resources: Diversity and communities | Meeting community needs Year 8 students love to spot opportunity. Harness this through card-sorting and cartoon creation; what are your students going to do about improving your school? The wheels of change will soon be oiled! Y8

171.3 k 575.5 k Body scanners - protection or violation? (Free sample lesson) (12/05/2010) Related resources: Rights and responsibilities | Human rights and responsibilities What do I know about 3D body scanners at airports? What are my opinions about them and how did I reach these opinions? This topical lesson is available to members only on a special preview basis. Y8

260.3 k 162.8 k 1,137.2 k The burka debate (04/09/2009) Related resources: Diversity and communities | National, regional, ethnic and religious cultures Students find out what Nicolas Sarkozy said in June 2009 about the burka, and explore the idea of banning the burka in Europe. Students reflect carefully upon the relationship between human rights and the right of Muslim women to cover up. They do so via a PowerPoint presentation, a washing line activity, and a human bar chart. Y10 | Y11

117.0 k 124.9 k What's Citizenship got to do with me? (09/07/2009) Related resources: Teaching tools | Understanding Citizenship Students find out why Citizenship lessons actually exist! They explore what the government expects young people to learn within Citizenship education. They discuss the ways in which Citizenship lessons can meet their personal needs, and reflect upon the practical applications of Citizenship knowledge and skills. Y10 | Y11

112.6 k 118.3 k Human rights - what are they? (29/06/2009) Related resources: Rights and responsibilities | Human rights and responsibilities Students explore a simplified version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They discuss its relevance and explore the idea that human rights can lead to conflicting and competing opinions. They interview each other about their own thoughts on/experiences of human rights issues. Y10

117.3 k 141.8 k 65.2 k 65.1 k Different opinions about freedom of speech – lesson 1 (15/06/2009) Related resources: Rights and responsibilities | Freedom of speech Students explore the definition of freedom of speech and find out that people have different opinions about the concept. They then explore the view that certain people with extremist views should be banned from the UK, and debate whether there should be total freedom of speech. Y9

124.6 k 100.9 k The Facebook generation (26/05/2009) Related resources: Diversity and communities | Identities and cohesion Students explore the definitions of identity, cohesion and community. They engage in a class debate about the effects of modern technology upon communities and think about ways in which identity, cohesion and community are changing within the Facebook generation. Y9

63.1 k 249.9 k Shared values and diverse beliefs (24/07/2008) Related resources: Diversity and communities | Identities and cohesion Students examine the positive and negative aspects of diversity through reading poetry by immigrant writers. They are then challenged to compose their own acrostic poem about diversity! Y7 | Y8

35.5 k 80.9 k Young people and the law (24/07/2008) Related resources: Democracy and justice | The legal system Exploring the links between young people and crime, students learn about the causes and consequences of youth crime through quizzes, sorting activities and class debate. Y7 | Y8

204.0 k 3,763.2 k The Olympics and the economy (11/06/2008) Related resources: Economic issues | Making economic decisions Focusing on the economic benefits of the 2012 Olympics through a fun roleplay in which students play workers who have key parts in making it a success! Y7 | Y8

48.8 k 1,633.8 k 4,351.5 k What would you take? (21/05/2008) Related resources: Rights and responsibilities | Human rights and responsibilities Immerse students in an refugee emergency situation - if they had to pack their suitcase now, what would they take? Includes exciting Powerpoint presentation that moves the students through a series of 'newsflashes' as a state of political emergency unfolds. Y7 | Y8

234.5 k 1,403.4 k Fair trade and ethical spending (21/05/2008) Related resources: Economic issues | Making economic decisions Introduces fair trade by looking at specific consumer choices close to home! Cases of economic exploitation around the world point up the ethical dimensions of consumer spending. Y7 | Y8

424.4 k 4,027.9 k What is the role of an MP? (15/05/2008) Related resources: Democracy and justice | Systems of government Enjoyable picture-matching and word-scrambling activities give students an overview of what an MP is and what they do. They are also asked to write an MP's job description! Y7 | Y8

58.6 k 695.8 k Strategies for handling young people's conflicts (15/05/2008) Related resources: Democracy and justice | Dealing with conflict Lively group activity as students consider a range of local conflicts and how to deal with them - the class vote for the group considered best at conflict resolution via ballot box! Y7 | Y8

86.2 k 734.2 k 50.7 k 40.1 k 50.5 k Introduction to the UK economy (15/05/2008) Related resources: Economic issues | Making economic decisions Broad introduction to UK economy in which students learn about different types of taxation. Fun extension activity in which students are a Minister writing to PM to ask for budget increase! Y7 | Y8

98.8 k 718.3 k How does the UK compare? (15/05/2008) Related resources: Democracy and justice | Systems of government Looking at how different countries around the world are governed, allowing students to make comparisons between UK democracy and political systems in other parts of the world. Y7 | Y8

74.8 k 6,633.5 k 65.8 k How do political parties work for you? (15/05/2008) Related resources: Democracy and justice | Systems of government Ask students to identify the leaders and key policies of the mainstream political parties in the UK. By doing this, they will learn about the political party system. Y7 | Y8

128.4 k 103.9 k 50.9 k Handling local disagreements and conflicts (free sample lesson) (15/05/2008) Related resources: Diversity and communities | Dealing with conflict Fun card-sort activity helps students familiarise themselves with the respective responsibilities of their local Council, the Citizen's Advice Bureau and the police. Y7 | Y8

108.1 k 1,246.7 k Freedom of speech (15/05/2008) Related resources: Rights and responsibilities | Freedom of speech Looking at the history of freedom of speech and exploring the pros and cons. Modern examples considered - including Naomi Campbell's views on size zero models! Y7 | Y8

513.9 k 532.0 k Does slavery still exist? (15/05/2008) Related resources: Rights and responsibilities | Human rights and responsibilities Hard-hitting lesson as students are asked to look at specific cases of forced labour around the world and confront the issue of modern-day slavery. Y7 | Y8

1,093.4 k 3,700.7 k Introductory lesson to the UN (free sample lesson) (09/05/2008) Related resources: Global issues | Dealing with conflict Brilliant fun as students play a game of Deal or No Deal (based on the TV programme) that helps students to learn about the UN’s past and current contributions to the world. Y7 | Y8

33.0 k 287.2 k 50.9 k Celebrity voices (09/05/2008) Related resources: Diversity and communities | The media and public opinion What responsibilities come with celebrity? How does this affect their right to freedom of speech? Probing lesson that will make students think about celebrity in a different way! Y7 | Y8