Overview
During this lesson pupils use the story ‘All at Sea’ to explore how a group of citizens should organise a new society under a challenging set of circumstances. Each chapter includes a set of key questions which allows you to explore the arising issues as they occur. Key themes include: Fairness and justice; Democracy and…
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