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This one-hour webinar will introduce our 15-lesson unit, Standing Up for Democracy, written to support PSHE and Citizenship education.
In recent years, a politics of difference has heightened suspicion and misunderstanding, threatening the ideals of democratic society. This unit is designed to inspire students to stand up for their democracy, and to help foster in them the critical thinking, mutual respect, and toleration necessary to renew the common enterprise of maintaining and sustaining society together.
We explore the 15-lesson unit, which is grouped together into four themes: The Individual and Society; We and They; Understanding Human Rights; and Choosing to Participate. Drawing on historical case studies, such as the Bristol Bus Boycott and the Battle of Cable Street, students are encouraged to explore questions of identity, prejudice and belonging, consider the importance of protecting human rights, reflect upon the values that are critical to a respectful, multicultural society, and be inspired to Stand Up for our Democracy.
Supporting Materials
- Standing Up for Democracy
- Teaching Strategies (UK)
- Building a Classroom Community
- Reading: Three Parables of Integration
- John Amaechi Discusses Identity
- Street Calculus
- The Danger of a Single Story Viewing/Reading Guide - PDF
- Little Things Are Big
- What Do We Do with a Difference?
- What Do We Do With a Variation? Question Sort – PDF
- Universe of Obligation
- Universe of Obligation Graphic Organiser – PDF
- Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Holocaust, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- UDHR_Infographic.pdf
- The Battle of Cable Street
- Analysing the Levers of Power: The Bristol Bus Boycott – PDF