Y3/4 (B): Citizenship
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Y3/4 (B): Citizenship
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe the benefits of recycling.
- Know that there are different groups within the local community and how they use community buildings/places.
- Describe in simple terms the role of a local councillor. Being able to justify why one issue might be more important than another to local people.
- Understand the need for rules and the reason for having consequences of breaking rules.
- Understand that children have rights and how these benefit them.
- Understand what human rights are and why they are important.
Suggested prior learning
Y3/4 (B): Safety and the changing body
Get startedLessons
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 1: Recycling / reusing
To understand the environmental benefits of recycling (Year 3) or reusing (Year 4)
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 2: Local community groups
To understand the groups which make up the community (Y3) To understand the contribution groups make to a community (Y4)
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 3: Local council and democracy
To begin to understand how democracy works in the local area
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 4: Diverse communities
To understand the value of diversity in a community
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 5: Rights of the child
To begin to understand the UN convention on the rights of the child
Y3/4 (B): Lesson 6: Charity
To understand that charities care for others and how people can support them
Key skills
Key knowledge
Related content
Resources
Unit resources

RSE & PSHE
RSE and PSHE: Assessment spreadsheet — mixed-age
An assessment spreadsheet to record teacher assessments - aimed at those following our mixed-age curriculum.

RSE & PSHE
Knowledge Organiser – RSE & PSHE Y3: Citizenship
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit.
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