Key Stage 4
1. Citizenship skills, processes and methods
2. Life in modern Britain
- What are the principles and values that underpin British society?
- What do we mean by identity?
- What is the role of the media and the free press?
- What is the UK's role in key international organisations?
- How can citizens make their voice heard and make a difference in society?
- Citizenship skills, processes and methods
3. Rights and responsibilities
- What laws does a society require and why?
- What are a citizen’s rights and responsibilities within the legal system?
- How has the law developed over time, and how does the law protect the citizen and deal with criminals?
- What are the universal human rights and how do we protect them?
- How do citizens play a part to bring about change in the legal system?
- Citizenship processes, skills and methods
4. Politics and participation
- Where does political power reside in the UK and how is it controlled?
- What are the powers of local government and how can citizens participate?
- Where does political power reside: with the citizen, parliament or government?
- How do others govern themselves?
- How can citizens try to bring about political change?
- Citizenship skills, processes and methods
Paper 1
What's assessed
- Section A: Active Citizenship
- Section B: Politics and Participation
How it's assessed
- Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
- 80 marks
- 50% of GCSE
Questions
- Section A: Active citizenship questions: questions on the citizenship action of others and questions on the students taking citizenship action investigation (40 marks)
- Section B: Politics and participation question (40 marks)
- Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, source-based questions, extended answer
Paper 2
What's assessed
- Section A: Life in modern Britain
- Section B: Rights and responsibilities
How it's assessed
- Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
- 80 marks
- 50% of GCSE
Questions
- Section A: Life in modern Britain questions (40 marks)
- Section B: Rights and responsibilities questions (40 marks)
- Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, source-based questions, extended answer
