Citizenship unpacked - rights and responsibilities
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain the freedoms and obligations that come with being a citizen in the UK today.
Key learning points
- Being a citizen of the UK comes with a range of rights and freedoms, but also with certain obligations.
- The rights and freedoms we have come partly from The Human Rights Act (1998).
- As we get older, we are given more rights and our obligations increase too.
Keywords
Freedom - the power to think, act or do as you want
Obligation - an act that a person is morally or legally required to do
Citizen - a person who belongs to a country and has certain rights as they either live in the country, or were born in the country; it is a legal status given to people
Citizenship - being a citizen of a country and being vested with the rights and responsibilities of that state
Right - a right is something we are entitled to by law
Common misconception
All rights and obligations are legal requirements.
Not all of our obligations are legal, some of them are moral, for example to be part of a community and support the community is a moral obligation rather than a legal one.
Teacher tip
Pupils would benefit from considering their own life and what rights and obligations they've gained so far.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What word do we use for being a part of a country and being vested with the rights and responsibilities of that state?
Q2.What might be an obligation of being a UK citizen?
Q3.What are the set of values which British people share known as?
Q4.People can usually work out their citizenship from an important document that they carry. What is that document called?
Q5.Which of these best matches the right to freedom of expression?
Q6.Match the British value to its definition.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the term to the correct definition.
Q2.At what age are we considered adults?
Q3.What is the age in England where a person is criminally responsible?
Q4.Which of these is an obligation?
Q5.Starting with the youngest age, put the following rights into the order of when a citizen gains them in the UK.
Q6.Which statement is correct?
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