Why Do We Pay Taxes? (Part 2)

By the end of the lesson students will: Understand key economic terms including taxation, welfare benefits, public spending and...

In this lesson pupils will take part in discussions relating to situations of conflict. Pupils will consider actions which provoke conflict and actions which can help to calm conflict. They…

During this lesson pupils will learn about the founding of the NHS and the guiding principles upon which it was established. Pupils will explore a variety of scenarios in which…

During this lesson, students will look at the purpose and collection of taxes. They will explore how public services...

Young people are, and will continue to be, some of the most impacted by COVID. However their voices have...

Students examine ways in which a fictional town council could spend its budget. They consider the concerns of different...

In the delivery of this resource your students will explore what is meant by the term ‘digital citizen’. They...

In this lesson pupils will research what is meant by the word ‘community’. Pupils will think about who lives in their area and what services and facilities there are for…

What was Democracy Ambassadors? Between April 2018 and March 2019 Young Citizens worked with youth leaders to recruit 1,000...

This lesson forms the second part of a three-part unit on democracy. Pupils learn about the function of central and local government and the difference between MPs and councillors. Pupils explore…

In this lesson pupils will gain an understanding of the term ‘migration’ and some of the reasons why people migrate. They will consider the benefits of migration for a country…

In this lesson, pupils explore what a digital footprint is. They consider what is and isn’t appropriate to share online thinking about the impact of this information both now and…