Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Understand the role of pressure groups.
- Understand the value of diversity in society, including significant individuals.
- Understand some environmental issues relating to food and food production.
- Understand the importance of caring for others and that we all have a responsibility to care for things and people around us.
- Understand what rights are and that freedom of expression is one of these rights.
- Understand the basics of how Parliament works, including understanding the different parts of Parliament.
Suggested prior learning
Y5/6 (B): Safety and the changing body
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Lessons
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: Pressure groups
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: Valuing diversity
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Food choices and the environment
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 4: Caring for others
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 5: Rights and responsibilities
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: Parliament and national democracy
Key skills
- Identifying ways people can
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Key knowledge
- To know that a
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Key vocabulary
authority
conflict
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Unit resources
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Subject resources
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language
Pupils should be taught to:
- listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
- participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates
English: Writing – composition
Pupils should be taught to
Write sentences by:
- saying out loud what they are going to write about
- composing a sentence orally before writing it
Build on the learning
Y5/6 (B): Economic wellbeing
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