Politics & CITIZENSHIP
KEY STAGE 3 SUMMARY
Across Key Stage 3, students develop political literacy through a variety of different topics.
They will explore the following themes; identity and communities, rights and justice, politics, democracy and governance , the role of the media and digital democracy
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Half term 2 |
Half term 3 |
Half term 4 |
Half term 5 |
Half term 6 |
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Y7 |
Identities and communities |
What is Crime? |
Rights and Responsibilities |
Democracy and rights |
Local Democracy |
Revision |
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Y8 |
How is the UK governed? |
What does Parliament do? |
Voting rights |
How does the media impact democracy? |
What can we do about global problems? |
Revision |
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Y9 |
How does the criminal Justice System work? |
Is the UK criminal justice system in need of reform? |
Who is to blame for the Rwandan Genocide? |
Why do people move around the world? |
What is the impact of digital democracy? |
Revision |
The gift of politically literacy gives students access to the democratic process that are necessary for improving their personal lives, their communities, and the UK. A more politically literate and engaged society allows for more representative governance, less conflict and more cohesive and democratic nation
KEY STAGE 4 SUMMARY
At Key Stage 4, we study the new AQA Citizenship GCSE over a two-year course.
The course builds on skills and content studied in Years 7 to 9 and covers specific topics assess in the GCSE. It involved an Active Citizenship component that offers the opportunity to campaign onn an issues that they are passionate about.
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Year 10 |
Life in Modern Britain |
Rights and Responsibilities |
Politics and Participation |
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Year 11 |
Politics and Participation |
Active Citizenship |
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Paper 1 assesses students understanding of Political and Participation and Active Citizenship.
Paper 2 assesses students understanding of Life in modern Britain and Rights and Responsibilities
KEY STAGE 5 SUMMARY
At Key Stage 5, we study the new Edexcel Politics specification over two years.
Students will deepen their knowledge of the how politics operates in the UK the processes by which we are governed. Student will have the opportunity to critique our democracy and institutions. In addition, students will examine the ideologies that underpin political thinking and compare the US democracy to the UK.
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Y12 |
UK Politics Political parties and democracy and participation
UK Governance The constitution and parliament |
UK Politics Electoral systems Voting behaviour and the media UK Governance PM and the executive and Relationships between branches
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UK Politics Socialism, Liberalism and Conservatism
UK Governance Anarchism Conservatism |
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Y13 |
Comparative Politics The US Constitution and federalism, US Congress |
Comparative Politics US presidency, US Supreme Court and civil rights |
Comparative Politics Democracy and participation |