Lesson 6: Democratic decisions

Introducing the concept of democracy and looking at how democracy works in society.

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.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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Sarah has over 20 years’ experience in education. Starting as a Primary teacher, Sarah then moved into an advisory role that covered both PSHE education and Citizenship. She delivers courses for teachers, as well as sessions for children and young…
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