Global issues

KS4-Global-issues-TASKS

Knowledge and understanding about becoming informed citizens

Pupils should be taught about:

• The opportunities for individuals and voluntary groups to bring about social change, nationally, in Europe and internationally
• The wider issues and challenges of global interdependence and responsibility

Developing skills of enquiry and communication

Pupils should be taught to:

• Research a topical political, spiritual, moral, social or cultural issue, problem or event by analysing information from different sources, including ICT-based sources, showing an awareness of the use and abuse of statistics
• Express, justify and defend orally and in writing a personal opinion about such issues, problems or events
• Contribute to group and exploratory class discussions, and take part in formal debates

Developing skills of participation and responsible action

Pupils should be taught to:

• Use their imagination to consider other people’s experiences and be able to think about, express, explain and critically evaluate views that are not their own
• Negotiate, decide and take part responsibly in school based activities
• Reflect on the process of participating