GCSE - Edexcel



Edexcel GCSE CitizenshipThree-year course plannerThis three-year course planner is based on a similar number of guided learning hours as the two-year version, but recognising that many colleagues may need to deliver the course over a three-year period and start in Year 9. As such, Theme E ‘Taking Citizenship Action’ has been placed towards the end of Year 10 where students will have developed their understanding of Citizenship and be able to address their chosen option with greater maturity. One lesson of Theme D ‘Power and influence’ is structured before this, to allow students to consider different options that citizens can take to influence and make a difference, which should set them up for their action. Date w/bWeekLesson overviewAutumn term 2016, start of Year 9Theme A: Living together in the UK5 SeptWeek 1Introduction to the course12 Sept Week 2What is a community? Theme A319 Sept Week 3A melting pot?Theme A126 Sept Week 4Religious understandingTheme A33 OctWeek 5Changing patternsTheme A110 Oct Week 6Study changing patterns locallyTheme A117 Oct Week 7Migration – why does it happen? (Economic refugees/asylum seekers)Theme A2Half-term24 OctWeek 8Migration – advantages/disadvantagesTheme A27 Nov Week 9What is identity? Identity in the UKTheme A414 Nov Week 10What is respect? Introduction to human rightsThemes A3, A521 Nov Week 11How did human rights begin?Theme A628 NovWeek 12Human rights in the community/equality and discriminationTheme A35 Dec Week 13How can we develop community cohesion?Theme A312 Dec Week 14Can human rights conflict with each other?Theme A5Christmas break followed by Spring term2 Jan 2017Week 15The difference between legal and moral rightsTheme A59 Jan Week 16Political rightsTheme A516 Jan Week 17Should we scrap the Human Rights Act?Theme A623 Jan Week 18Rights in the workplaceTheme A5, D230 Jan Week 19Rights and duties of citizens/rule of lawTheme A5, C26 FebWeek 20Who represents us?Theme A713 FebWeek 21Exam technique practiceHalf-term27 Feb Week 22How does the council work?Theme A76 March Week 23What does the council do?Theme A813 March Week 24Identifying local problems/solutionsTheme A820 March Week 25Presentations and Q&A with local councillorTheme A7, A827 March Week 26Review and breathing space3 Apr Week 27End-of-module internal assessmentEaster break followed by Summer term24 Apr Week 28End-of-module internal assessment feedback and peer-markingTheme B: Democracy at work in the UK1 May Week 29Getting elected – how does it work?Theme B18 MayWeek 30Does every vote actually count?Themes B1, B215 May Week 31Who shall I vote for?Theme B122 May Week 32Class mock-election preparationThemes B1, B2Half-term5 June Week 33Class mock election and countThemes B1, B212 June Week 34Getting into powerTheme B319 June Week 35Forming a governmentTheme B326 JuneWeek 36Exam technique practice3 July Week 37How are laws made?Themes B5, B610 JulyWeek 38Westminster – does it need reforming?Theme B417 July Week 39Preparation for visit by Peers in Schools Programme or local MPThemes B4, B5, B6Start of summer break, end of Year 9/start of Year 104 Sept Week 40Q&A session led by Peers in Schools Programme or local MPThemes B4, B5, B611 Sept Week 41Apart or together? The United KingdomTheme B718 Sept Week 42How are we governed?Theme B325 Sept Week 43Balancing the budget (lesson 1)Theme B82 Oct Week 44Balancing the budget (lesson 2)Theme B89 Oct Week 45Review and breathing space16 Oct Week 46End-of-module internal assessment23 Oct Week 47End-of-module internal assessment and peer-marking feedbackHalf-termTheme C: Law and Justice7 Nov Week 48What is the point of law?Theme C114 Nov Week 49What is the law?Theme C221 Nov Week 50Criminal and civil law: what’s the difference?Theme C328 NovWeek 51Who puts the law into practice?Theme C45 Dec Week 52Criminal courts: how do they work and what are their functions?Theme C512 Dec Week 53How are civil disputes solved?Theme C519 Dec Week 54What sort of sentence?Theme C8Christmas break followed by Spring term8 Jan 2018Week 55Court role-play preparationTheme C815 Jan Week 56Court role-play presentationTheme C822 Jan Week 57Q&A with Magistrates in the CommunityTheme C429 Jan Week 58Young people and the justice systemTheme C65 Jan Week 59What’s happening to crime?Themes C4, C5, C712 Feb Week 60Prepare group presentations ahead of the PCC’s visit on how best to reduce youth crimeThemes C1, C3, C4, C6, C7, C8Half-term26 Feb Week 61Q&A with local Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) presenting ideas about reducing crimeThemes C1, C3, C4, C6, C7, C85 Mar Week 62The law: a citizen’s rights and responsibilitiesTheme C212 Mar Week 63Review and breathing spaceTheme D: Power and influence (Part 1)19 Mar Week 64How to contribute and have influence in a democratic society?Theme D1Theme E: Taking Citizenship Action26 Mar Week 65Stage 1: Identify issue, form a team and carry out initial research2 Apr Week 66Easter break followed by Summer term23 Apr Week 67Stage 2: Carry out primary research (surveys, write letters, etc.)30 Apr Week 687 May Week 69Stage 3: Review research and analyse different viewpoints held14 May Week 7021 May Week 71Stage 4: Plan actionHalf-term 28 May Week 72Stage 5: Carry out action5 June Week 7311 June Week 74Stage 6: Evaluate18 June Week 7525 JuneWeek 76Review and breathing space 2 JulyWeek 779 JulyWeek 78How best to write about your project in the exam?Summer break/end of Year 10, start of Year 11Theme D: Power and influence (Part 2)2 Sept Week 79Having your say in other parts of the world: comparing democracies and dictatorshipsTheme D19 Sept Week 80Group presentations: case studies of individual democracies and dictatorshipsTheme D116 Sept Week 81What is the media and what is its role in society?Theme D323 Sept Week 82Why should the press be free?Theme D330 Oct Week 83Sampling media, telling fact from opinion exerciseTheme D47 Oct Week 84Is the media honest and truthful, and how is it regulated?Theme D414 Oct Week 85Exam technique practice21 Oct Week 86Does the media just report or shape public opinion?Theme D5Half-term4 Nov Week 87What does the EU do (and how is it different from the Council of Europe)?Theme D611 Nov Week 88Benefits of EU membership and what its critics sayTheme D618 Nov Week 89EU simulation exercise, Part 1Theme D625 NovWeek 90EU simulation exercise, Part 2Theme D62 Dec Week 91Q&A with an MEPTheme D69 Dec Week 92The UK’s membership of the UN – is it an effective tool to end disagreements and conflicts?Themes D7, D816 Dec Week 93Review and breathing space Christmas break followed by Spring term6 Jan 2019Week 94Revision and Y11 mock exams13 Jan Week 95Revision and Y11 mock exams20 Jan Week 96Review of mock exam paper and exam technique27 Jan Week 96Model UN role-play preparation3 Jan Week 98Model UN role-play10 Feb Week 99Is there still a point to the Commonwealth?Themes D724 Feb Week 100Are NATO and the World Trade Organisation a force for good in the world?Theme D82 Mar Week 101Working together: case-study research on the work of international development organisations (NGOs)Theme D8Half-term16 Mar Week 102Revision23 Mar Week 103Revision30 Mar Week 104Revision6 Apr Week 105RevisionEaster break followed by Summer examinations27 Apr Week 106Revision4 MayWeek 107Revision11 May Week 108Revision18 May Week 109Revision25 May Week 110Revision ................
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