Term 1
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Equal Opportunities
- To understand how the law tackles discrimination. To consider the impact that being disabled has on school children. To develop and evaluate strategies for including disabled children in school
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Term 2
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Media and the Law
- To investigate the way that the media influences our life. To evaluate the balance between free speech and privacy laws. To explore the way the Leveson Enquiry changed media regulations.
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Term 3
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Media and the Law
- To create a new rule book for the media. To discuss how media can and does influence us. To evaluate whether advertisers are held to account.
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Term 4
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Democracy and Parliament
- To explore the role of a political party. To create our own political party. To evaluate the barriers to voting and suggest ways to increase voter apathy.
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Term 5
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Democracy and Parliament
- To consider what makes a good MP. To create our own ideal MP. To evaluate how good our MP would be at their role
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Term 6
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Democracy and Parliament
- To explore the way that money is spent by the government. To consider our role in the EU. To evaluate our membership of the EU.
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