Global Citizens

#TheCompleteSeries5lessons

This Social Awareness scheme of work from our PSHE curriculum provides opportunities for children to develop important social skills, such as the value of working together to create positive change. Each lesson includes opportunities for children to participate in active citizenship, such as planning school assemblies to raise awareness, debating important global issues, and supporting sustainability through initiatives like recycling programmes and repair cafés.

By teaching your children about global communities, social responsibility and active citizenship, this Year 4 PSHE scheme of work empowers children to understand their role as global decision-makers and change-makers who can contribute to a fairer and more sustainable world.

#Lesson1GlobalCommunities

In this introductory lesson, children explore the concept of a global community. They learn about a range of global communities and their aims and achievements.

To apply their understanding, children either create a new global community aimed at addressing a significant global issue or conduct an in-depth study of an existing global community of their choice.This activity develops children's independent research skills while also encouraging creativity and critical thinking.

This Global Communities KS2 Lesson Pack includes everything you need for a successful PSHE lesson: a detailed plan, an engaging teaching input, a variety of activity ideas and resources to support children's independent learning.

#Lesson2GlobalCitizens

Children revisit the features of a global community and learn about their roles as global citizens. They will explore the inspiring stories of global citizens who began their activism as children - Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg and Ryan Hreljac - before also learning about environmentalists Wangarĩ Maathai and David Attenborough.

Children use their knowledge to plan and present a school assembly designed to inspire others to embrace their social responsibilities and take action as compassionate global citizens. This activity fosters creativity, leadership and teamwork, while encouraging children to champion meaningful causes and promote positive change.

This Global Citizens KS2 Lesson Pack includes everything you need for an effective PSHE lesson: an easy-to-follow plan, a set of informative slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a range of printable resources.

#Lesson3WorkingTogether

This lesson focuses on the challenges and opportunities faced by global communities working together for positive change. Children learn about the factors that help or hinder collaboration, such as different interests or unequal access to resources.

To help children develop their appreciation for diverse viewpoints and the value and challenges of working together across global communities, children engage in oracy rich activities such as participating in a model UN debate or playing the interactive "Global Goals" game. Both activities enable children to practice skills which will help them establish and improve respectful relationships with others, such as negotiation and compromise.

The KS2 Working Together Lesson Pack includes a detailed and easy-to-follow lesson plan, visually engaging teaching slides for the input session, and a range of printable resources to support independent and group activities, ensuring a rich and impactful learning experience.

#Lesson4HumanRights

Children explore the concept of human rights as the essential freedoms and protections that allow everyone to live happy, healthy lives. They will learn about key international agreements, such as the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention of the Rights on the Children to understand their significance and impact.

Children will either investigate specific articles from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child or collaboratively create a vibrant class mural that illustrates these children's rights, nurturing creativity and teamwork while reinforcing their understanding of these protections alongside higher-order thinking.

This KS2 Human Rights Lesson Pack includes a comprehensive, easy-to-follow lesson plan, visually engaging teaching slides for input sessions, and a variety of printable resources to support meaningful independent and collaborative learning activities.

#Lesson5ActiveCitizenship

In the final lesson, children explore the actions they can take to fulfill their social responsibilities as global citizens, focusing on making informed decisions and taking meaningful action for positive change.

Children participate in practical initiatives such as organising a recycling event to handle difficult-to-recycle household items or hosting a repair café where they repair or upcycle old clothing from home. These hands-on projects highlight the importance of sustainability and active citizenship.

This Active Citizenship KS2 lesson pack includes an easy-to-follow plan, a set of informative slides for the teaching input, activity ideas and a range of printable resources to support children's learning.

#KnowledgeOrganiserGlobalCitizens

This Year 4 PSHE Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement our PSHE Social Awareness strand. It is designed to support your children’s understanding of key vocabulary linked to this scheme of work. A thinking question and a big idea have been included to encourage your children to think deeply about this topic.

Free Overview (Medium-Term Plan)

Download a free overview to support your teaching of this scheme of work.

Free Assessment Grid

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Curriculum Objectives covered

• that families are important for children growing up because they can give love, security and stability.
• the characteristics of healthy family life, commitment to each other, including in times of difficulty, protection and care for children and other family members, the importance of spending time together and sharing each other’s lives.
• that others’ families, either in school or in the wider world, sometimes look different from their family, but that they should respect those differences and know that other children’s families are also characterised by love and care.
• that stable, caring relationships, which may be of different types, are at the heart of happy families, and are important for children’s security as they grow up.

• the characteristics of friendships, including mutual respect, truthfulness, trustworthiness, loyalty, kindness, generosity, trust, sharing interests and experiences and support with problems and difficulties.
• that healthy friendships are positive and welcoming towards others, and do not make others feel lonely or excluded.

• the importance of respecting others, even when they are very different from them (for example, physically, in character, personality or backgrounds), or make different choices or have different preferences or beliefs.
• practical steps they can take in a range of different contexts to improve or support respectful relationships
• the conventions of courtesy and manners.
• that in school and in wider society they can expect to be treated with respect by others, and that in turn they should show due respect to others, including those in positions of authority.

• that the same principles apply to online relationships as to face-to-face relationships, including the importance of respect for others online including when we are anonymous.

• how to consider the effect of their online actions on others and know how to recognise and display respectful behaviour online and the importance of keeping personal information private.