Citizenship Resources

The materials below have been produced by trainees and practising teachers.

We don’t endorse any of the material that is presented here, but offer it for you to download if it could be the starting point for Citizenship lessons in your school.  

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Afghan Refugees

The starting point for the first material is an attempt to look at Afghan refugees, very topical in the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001. .zip

Lesson plans from a picture

The lesson plans listed below were constructed as a 'blind' exercise by students on the 2001-2002 Citizenship with History course at Exeter. The brief was simple: "Construct a scheme of work or lesson based on this picture." The picture appeared in the G2 section of The Guardian on 23rd October 2001.

The diversity of what was produced is testimony to the group as a whole. The intended range of audience stretches from early KS3 to KS5 and, whilst there is a focus on what might have been expected, there is evidence that the group had vision that extended far beyond 'the obvious'.

A Global Community Author: Louise Lisse .pdf .doc

A Diversity Exercise

Curriculum Mapping for Citizenship
A suggested mapping of the Citizenship requirement across other subjects in the curriculum. .doc

'On the Right Track'
A pack of Citizenship games and activities adapted by Carrie Flach from a project run by Save the Children's Education Unit 'On the Right Track'. .doc

Citizenship and the News Media
Scheme of Work
Resources

SELL Course Unit 2: Crime
Lesson Plan Template
Comments on Prince Harry
Misconceptions of Teenager Cards
Youth Stereotype Picture Sort Exercise

SELL Course Unit 4: Britain - a diverse society? Lesson: A controversial issue: the lady in the van
Lesson Plan
Guardian article
Society Guardian article
The lady in the van
Role of the Chair
Role of the Human Rights Lawyer
Role of neighbour 1
Role of Neighbour 2
Role of the Social Worker
Picture of Miss Naysmith

SELL Course Unit 9: The Significance of the Media: Issues in the News
Be a journalist: story fact sheet
Lesson: Media and Society (new window)
Newspaper cards

Citizenship in the Curriculum: a case study
Author: Martin McBlain .doc