Should the UK be called a democracy? (Complete scheme of work)
Key stage 4 (ages 14-16) • New to Citizenship • Core Curriculum
Should the UK be called a democracy?
This scheme of work is part of ACT’s key stage 4 model curriculum and addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum for Citizenship using a key enquiry question – Should the UK be called a democracy? – as the focus. It forms part of our model core curriculum which is exclusively available to School and College Members.
Key stage 4 Citizenship National Curriculum requirement:
- parliamentary democracy including the different electoral systems used in and beyond the United Kingdom
- other systems and forms of government, both democratic and non-democratic, beyond the United Kingdom
- the different ways in which a citizen can contribute to the improvement of their community
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Lesson links
- Lesson 1: How can we tell if a country is democratic?
- Lesson 2: What is Parliament and what are its functions?
- Lesson 3: How can we hold our leaders to account?
- Lesson 4: What is a free press and why is it important for democracy?
- Lesson 5: How do social media and digital technology impact our democracy?
- Lesson 6: How can I take part in the democratic process? The role of the Select Committee