Caring on the Home Front - Volunteer memories from World War Two
Citizenship teaching 12-14 yrs
Key stage 3 and its equivalents in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
The following Project Packs are relevant:
Project Pack 4 – What’s it got to do with me?
Project Pack 2 – Changing Roles
These two project areas cover the following National Curriculum programmes of study and QCA schemes of work. There is a summary in each Project Pack.
Programmes of Study
During key stage 3, pupils study, reflect upon and discuss topical political, spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues, problems and events. They learn to identify the role of the legal, political, religious, social and economic institutions and systems that influence their lives and communities. They continue to be actively involved in the life of their school, neighbourhood and wider communities and learn to become more effective in public life. They learn about fairness, social justice, respect for democracy and diversity at school and at local, national and global levels. They take part in community activities responsibly.
Knowledge, skills and understanding
Teaching should ensure that ‘knowledge and understanding about becoming informed citizens’ are acquired and applied when ‘developing skills of enquiry and communication’, and ‘participation and responsible action’.
Knowledge and understanding about becoming informed citizens
Caring on the Home Front can help pupils understand:
- The work of community-based, national and international voluntary groups
- The importance of resolving conflict fairly
Developing skills of enquiry and communication
Caring on the Home Front can help pupils to:
- Think about topical political, spiritual, moral, social and cultural issues, problems and events by analysing information and its sources, including ICT-based sources
- Justify orally and in writing a personal opinion about such issues, problems or events
- Contribute to group and exploratory class discussions, and take part in debates.
Developing skills of participation and responsible action
Caring on the Home Front can help pupils to:
- Use their imagination to consider other people’s experiences and be able to think about, express and explain views that are not their own
- Negotiate, decide and take part responsibly in both school and community-based activities
- Reflect on the process of participating.
Schemes of Work
Unit 01: Citizenship – what’s it all about?
Unit 09: What makes a news story?
- Considering the effectiveness of different types of media for different audiences
- Recognising bias and objectivity
- How the media can promote causes and campaigns
- Developing drama techniques and exploring issues in role-play
Unit 10: Debating a global issue
- Discussing conflicting viewpoints
- Understanding that people’s values and attitudes affect their views on contemporary issues
Unit 11: Why is it so difficult to keep the peace in the world today?
- Contributing to group and class discussions and debates
- Drawing on personal knowledge when considering other people’s experiences
- Thinking about and expressing views that are not their own
- Communicating knowledge and understanding of history using a range of techniques
- The work of international voluntary organisations
Unit 13: How do we deal with conflict?
- How conflict affects individuals and communities
- About current situations of conflict and the role of local, national and international groups
Unit 14: Developing skills of democratic participation
- Working in groups to make decisions and solve problems
- Reflect on abilities as speakers in different situations
- How meetings can be organised to enable effective discussion