Overview
Did you know that the age of criminal responsibility in Wales is ten? In Scotland it is 12. In Wales you can legally leave full-time education at sixteen, whereas in England you have to be 18. Why the differences and is this fair?
These are just some of the questions we explore in our brand new set of resources – The Law in Wales.
Aimed at KS3 and 4 the lessons cover areas such as:
- Why do we have laws?
- How the law affects their day to day life
- How laws are made and how they can be changed
- Devolution and the impact it has had on Welsh law
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Who Owns Your Data?
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Chicken Soup
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Climate Action – Using the Law to Drive Change
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Plastic Pollution (KS2)
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The Big Legal Lesson 2024 (ages 11-18+)
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The G7 (Assembly Pack)
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Children’s Rights
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Magna Carta
During this lessons pupils will look at the history of the Magna Carta and consider how it has helped shape the laws we have today. Pupils consider what ‘fairness’…
Sexting and the Law
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What is Media Bias?
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Biodiversity: Using the Law to Drive Change
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What is Tax?
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Migration of People
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