Summary:
Citizenship and Society is an essential photocopiable resource pack for Citizenship teachers. Promoting effective teaching of major political and social issues, it features easy-to-use lesson plans that provide clear guidance on how to manage and assess students' knowledge and understanding of the topics covered. Emphasis is placed upon equipping students with the skills they need to be able to think about and debate political and social issues. Teachers are provided with the means to introduce distinctive ideas and forms of argument that enable students to become informed and questioning citizens. All of the case studies and activities take as their starting points the notion that politics is essentally controversial and that students need to be aware of beliefs and values as well as institutions and procedures. All of the lessons and activities are mapped to the Citizenship programme of study for Key Stage 3 and 4, and the GCSE Short Courses in Citizenship Studies. There is also advice for teachers using the material as the basis for lessons in Politics.

• The only pack of its type on the market - providing much-needed additional material for teachers of Citizenship
• Is written by an established names in the Citizenship world, who has a great deal of publishing experience and has acted as consultant for curriculum development
• Will be directly mapped to the Key Stage 3 and 4 programmes of study, the GCSE short courses and provide advice for teachers who run politics courses

Table of Contents:
What is Politics?
What does it mean to be a Citizen?
Who should be in charge?
What can we do?
Why pay tax?
What does it mean to be British?
What makes a society a fair one?
Is equal always fair?
What does it mean to be free?
Why put up with it?
What should the state do for us?
Is free trade fair trade?
What do you think?
What is the best way to run a country?
How can everyone have a say?
What makes a good politician?
How can we stop politicians abusing their power?
Why do politicians use rhetoric?
How should we treat other countries?

About the Author(s):
Ted Huddleston - Curriculum Develpoment Manager - Citizenship Foundation.

Readership:
13-19