Learning objective
- To begin to understand how Government 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
Before the lesson
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support
May find education or the environment the easiest topic to work on as they may have more direct experience.
Pupils working at greater depth
Can be challenged to select another minister who has responsibility for something they feel strongly about.