Year 11

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Year 11

• G. C. S. E. Citizenship Exam

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GCSE CitizenshipExamination preparation

• In June you will be sitting the third and final
  part of your Citizenship G.C.S.E.
• It will be an examination.
• In preparation for this exam each Tutor group
  will research a Citizenship Topic and present a
  short fact file to the rest of the Year.

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What are you going to do?

• The presentation is only 5 minutes long therefore
  we are not looking for huge amounts of
  information.
• Designate 2-3 people to put the presentation
  together. The more people that present the
  better.
• Use power-point pictures, movie clips, music,
  role play etc to keep your audience focussed on
  the presentation.
• YOU have to do the work!!!!!! Tutors have been
  told to limit their involvement .

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Here are the Topics you will be allocated

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Rights and responsibilities

• 11ELY
• Know that members of families have
  responsibilities (moral and legal) as well as
  rights
• That these may vary in different cultures in the
  United Kingdom
• Know that members of the school/college community
  have responsibilities (moral and
• legal) as well as rights.
• www.direct.gov.uk

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Rights and responsibilities within the legal and
justice system

• 11CLS
• Know about criminal and civil law
• Know how legal advice may be obtained. Understand
  how civil and criminal law differ.
• Understand how civil and criminal courts work.
• Recognise the importance of a free press and
  that, in the United Kingdom, the media have the
  right to investigate, and to report upon, issues
  of public interest, subject to the law.
  (direct.gov.uk)

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Origins and implications of the diverse
identities and social groups in the United Kingdom

• 11SHP
• Understand ethnicity and religion.
• Understand similarities and differences between
  groups and communities.
• Understand the need for mutual respect and
  understanding.
• Show an awareness of the importance of avoiding
  discrimination.
• Know that the media have responsibility for
  providing accurate information and for doing so
  fairly.

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Rights and responsibilities of consumers,
employers andemployees

• 11RSL
• Know that in law consumers have rights.
• Know that in law employers and employees have
  rights and responsibilities
• Understand the role of employer and employee
  organisations. (www.direct.gov.uk)

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The work of parliament, the government and the
courts inmaking and shaping the law

• 11COL
• Know that government proposes legislation to
  parliament
• Understand how a Bill passes through parliament
  to become an Act, which is then law
• Understand what the courts are.

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Democracy and the electoral process

• 11CRN
• Understand that individual citizens have the
  right to take part in local, regional, national
  and international elections.
• Be able to identify ways in which individuals can
  play an active part in the democratic process
  e.g. through membership of school councils,
  pressure groups, political parties.
• Understand that the media affect way information
  and ideas are presented.

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Government, decision-making and the economy

• 11AMP
• Know that the government has responsibility for
  managing the economy and for the provision of
  public services.
• Understand how, and for what purposes, taxes are
  raised (locally and nationally).
• Understand that services, including financial
  services, can be provided in a range of ways e.g.
  public and private.
• Understand the power the media has in influencing
  the decision-making process by providing
  information and putting pressure on government.

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European Union,Commonwealth and United Nations

• 11SSN
• Know what the European Union is and how European
  Union decisions have an impact upon British
  Citizens.
• Understand that the British Commonwealth is a
  family of nations.(commonwealth.org)
• Know what the United Nations is and that the
  United Kingdom, as a member country, is committed
  to support United Nations agreements on human
  rights.(fco.gov.uk)

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Social change and the opportunities for
individuals andgroups to be involved

• 11TOW
• Understand that community needs and services can
  be influenced by people.
• Understand that self-help or special interest
  groups, charities and community activities are
  also involved in addressing community needs,
  providing services and bringing about social
  change
• (www.direct.gov.uk)

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The global community and citizenship issues

• 11BOO
• Understand the meaning of the following - global
  dependence, interdependence and sustainable
  development.
• Understand that citizens have a responsibility
  for global issues (through Local Agenda 21,which
  gives local authorities responsibility to improve
  sustainable development)
• Show, with reference to one topical global issue
  (e.g. pollution or destruction of natural
  habitats), how individuals and groups can be a
  force for change