Overview
Pupils will learn that public services are largely funded through the payment of taxes to the government.
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During this lesson, students consider what biodiversity is, why it is essential to all life on Earth and what...
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Students examine ways in which a fictional town council could spend its budget. They consider the concerns of different...
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By the end of the lesson students will: Understand key economic terms including taxation, welfare benefits, public spending and...
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What is Democracy?
This resource pack is the first of a four-part set which has been designed to introduce students to the...
Why Do We Pay Taxes? (Part 1)
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We Treat Everyone Fairly (poster)
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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’…
Controversial issues: guidance for schools
Children are alert to information and images they see in the media. These may graphically influence their view of the world, and not always positively. Graphic images on TV and…