Learning objective
- To begin to understand how democracy works.
Non-statutory guidance
PSHE/RSE
Preparing to play an active role as citizens
‘Pupils should be taught:
g. what democracy is, and about the basic institutions that support it locally and nationally;’
See: Department for Education - Citizenship programmes of study: key stages 1 and 2.
British values: Democracy
See: Kapow Primary: RSE & PSHE: Personal development, SMSC and British values mapping.
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support
Might need additional support if an activity is not selected that they want to do.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be challenged to explain in more detail about the fairness of each way of choosing.