Year 10 - Citizenship
What makes us feel like we belong?
How are community identities changing?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils explore the concepts of identity, community, migration and belonging.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how shared values, identity and legal protections help people feel they belong in a diverse community.
Key Notes
- Everyone has the right to feel safe from harm or threat and enjoy a sense of belonging in their communities.
- Communities are connected by shared goals and values which also form parts of a person's identity.
- A mix of education and legislation are important aspects of ensuring respect and understanding in society.
Vocabulary To Learn
- belonging: the feeling of security and support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion and identity for a member of a certain group
- community: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
- identity: who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- For communities to work together successfully everyone has to always agree.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Everyone has the right to feel safe from harm or threat and enjoy a sense of belonging in their communities. Communities are connected by shared goals and values which also form parts of a person's identity.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'belonging'
the feeling of security and support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion and identity for a member of a certain group.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: For communities to work together successfully everyone has to always agree. Correction: Individuals can recognise and co-exist with beliefs, opinions and values that are different to their own. This allows people to peacefully live with others whom we might disagree with, as long as they do not harm anyone through their choices.
More Lessons In This Unit
- How and why do people migrate to and from different communities? Study Guide
- How can we maintain respect and understanding in society? Study Guide
- How has migration affected society? Study Guide
- What is our local community and how am I part of it? Study Guide
- Why might people migrate to the UK? Study Guide
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