Citizenship Free Stuff

Monday 12th March marks the beginning of Climate Week 2012. What better time to discuss climate change with your KS3 and KS4 citizenship students?

The presentation covers the following issues:

• What is climate change?
• What is your impact on the climate?
• How big is your carbon footprint?
• What can you do to minimise climate change?

Featuring an engaging carbon footprint quiz and advice on how to reduce your carbon footprint, this presentation is designed to contextualise Climate Week and inform class discussion about the issues involved in the climate change debate.

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Although Boardworks KS3+KS4 Citizenship presentations refer to a variety of topical case studies, because our resources are editable you can always enhance our presentations with your own ideas and resources to fit a variety of topical events. To find out more, order your free sample disc today.

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Below is an archive of our most popular free Citizenship resources. To download this content all you need to do is click on the links below and you will be prompted to register some additional details with us.

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Humanities teacher Andrew Hill shares his International Women's Day teaching ideas

'The advancement of women and the achievement of equality between women and men are a matter of human rights and a condition for social justice and should not be seen in isolation as a women's issue.' UN ‘Platform For Action’, 1995

March 8th is International Women’s Day, when organizations around the world choose different themes each year to reflect global and local issues facing women, and to recognize women’s contribution to the world stage.

Billions of women across the globe face widespread disadvantages when it comes to education, employment, health and security, and International Women’s Day aims to ensure that this disparity is corrected over time. This would benefit not just women, as statistics show that for every 1% growth in female secondary schooling, there is a 0.3% growth in the economy.

With this in mind, all your students could benefit from learning about International Women’s Day and its history, regardless of their gender! Here are some ideas that you might want to use when teaching about this event.

To download Andrew's lesson ideas, click the button below.

Like Andrew’s lesson ideas, Boardworks KS3+KS4 Citizenship encourages class discussion about current affairs, topical issues and important debates using voting charts, animated graphs and opinion panel activities. To find out more, why not order your free sample disc today?

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The Leveson Inquiry into phone-hacking by journalists has raised a number of questions about media ethics, freedom of speech, and the relationship between the press and the wider world.

As the first part of the inquiry draws to a close, we have produced some free resources for use with your students. 

Featuring an extensive case study which provides a background to the phone-hacking scandal and the Leveson Inquiry, these resources include:

- an extension activity
- an introduction to Ofcom and the PCC
- a range of questions to stimulate class discussion about the freedom, regulation and responsibilities of the press.

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With case studies ranging from North Korean media coverage of their team in the 2010 Football World Cup to apartheid in South Africa, Boardworks KS3+KS4 Citizenship resources feature a wide variety of engaging case studies. To find out more, why not order your free sample disc today?

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On the night of 22nd April 1993, the black teenager Stephen Lawrence was stabbed by a gang of youths near a bus stop in Eltham, South London. On 4th January 2012, two men were imprisoned for his murder. The 18 years between these two dates has seen a huge change in race relations in the UK.

To help your students understand the impact of the Lawrence case on UK race relations, we’ve produced a one-off presentation for you to download and use with your Citizenship students.

Featuring an animated account of key events from the case, including what happened on the night Lawrence was murdered and the subsequent findings of the Macpherson Report, these resources also place the case in the wider context of race issues in the UK.

Ending with a group or whole-class discussion activity about how diversity and tolerance should be taught in schools, these resources form a comprehensive introduction to one of the most influential legal cases in recent UK history.

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With presentations entitled 'Britain – a diverse society?' and 'Challenging racism and discrimination', Boardworks KS3+KS4 Citizenship resources help you teach sensitive issues in a thoughtful and engaging manner. Fully editable, you can also tailor our resources to match the needs of your class. Order your free sample disc to find out more.

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World AIDS Day is held on 1st December every year. The red ribbon is worn as a sign of support for people living with HIV and is designed to raise awareness of the problem.

A great way of raising awareness with your students is by dedicating a PSHEE lesson to teaching about it.

We’ve created some free teaching resources for you to download below.

Covering the following learning objectives, the PowerPoint presentation is fully editable so you can tailor the resources to your students:

• What is HIV?
• What is AIDS?
• How is HIV spread?
• What is World AIDS Day?

To find out more about World AIDS Day visit: www.worldaidsday.org

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