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| Human rights and responsibilities |
| Legal rights and responsibilities |
| Meeting community needs |
| National, regional, ethnic and religious cultures |
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| 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 |
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| Britishness (18/05/2009) |  | | | | Related resources: Diversity and communities | National, regional, ethnic and religious cultures | | Students investigate the national identity of the British. They think about what it means to be British and the meaning of patriotism. They watch a clip about the British Citizenship Test and devise a test of their own. They also write a contemporary version of the national anthem. | | Y7 | Y8 | Y9 |
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| But wearing that is one of my human rights! (11/05/2009) | | | | | Related resources: National, regional, ethnic and religious cultures | | Students use the UN Declaration of Human Rights to explore and debate the case of a Sikh schoolgirl who wanted to wear a bangle which is a religious symbol. | | Y7 | Y8 | Y9 |
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| Beliefs about religion 2 (09/01/2009) | | | | | Related resources: Diversity and communities | National, regional, ethnic and religious cultures | | Pupils explore opinions about religion’s place in society. They then match statements that summarise such opinions to different characters, and justify their decisions. In a circle-time activity, various issues are explored (e.g. the right to express opinions about religion and the (in)compatibility of differing viewpoints). | | Y8 |
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| Beliefs about religion 1 (17/12/2008) | | | | | Related resources: Diversity and communities | National, regional, ethnic and religious cultures | | Pupils look at the main beliefs of atheism and six well-known religions. They then do a group activity based around the daily lives of seven characters (each of which corresponds to one of the seven belief sets). Pupils investigate their own opinions on religion/atheism by drawing images. | | Y8 |
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| Sustainability |
| The media and public opinion |
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