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Civics and Citizenship
South Sea Islander Sugar Cane Workers
In the almost four decades from 1863, South Sea Islander people were brought to Australia to work in sugar plantations, usually against their will. This video considers this practice and the discriminatory laws passed during this time.
Indigenous Peoples and the UNDRIP
On September 13th, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). This video explains how this document aims to protect the rights of indigenous peoples.
What Is a Citizen?
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (7–11)
Citizenship is all about being an active citizen and getting involved as a member of a community. A citizen is someone who lives in a particular area or someone who belongs to a country.
What Are the Different Forms of Government?
Every country on Earth is run by some form of government – but there are many different kinds, from autocracies and oligarchies to direct and representative democracies.
Helping Others
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (7–11)
Our actions can make a difference to someone’s day and sometimes, our kind actions may encourage people to help others! No matter how old you are, you can make a real difference to your community.
Differences and Diversity
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (7–11)
Diversity is about the many ways people are different from one another. This could be a person's race, gender or age.
Resources and Sustainability
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (7–11)
Sustainability is about taking care of the world we live in and keeping it safe for future generations.
Risks in the Community
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (7–11)
Risks can be anywhere. Risks are something that can cause harm or danger to someone. Some risks are safe such as speaking in front of your class, but other risks are unsafe and could harm you or others.
Health and Safety in the Community
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (7–11)
Health and safety is important as it helps to keep everyone safe and well in their community.
Understanding the Media
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (7–11)
When people talk about the media, they are referring to different ways of communicating information to a large number of people.
What Is a Citizen?
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (5–7)
A citizen is someone who lives in a particular area, or belongs to a country such as the United Kingdom. Citizens often live in groups called communities. Communities are groups of people who live in the same place or have something in common.
Democracy
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (7–11)
Democracy means 'rule by the people'. In a democracy, like the UK, the people elect the government and have a say in how it is run. They do this by voting in elections.
Sharing Your Opinions
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (5–7)
An opinion is what we think or feel about something. Sometimes people share the same opinions on things, and sometimes people have different opinions. Both of these are fine, as opinions are personal to us.
Understanding Money
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (5–7)
People use money to buy and pay for things. By having money people are able to support themselves in order to live in a comfortable way.
What Is a Community?
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (5–7)
A community is a word for a group of people who have things in common. They might live in the same area, go to the same school, do the same activities or have similar backgrounds.
My Environment
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (5–7)
The environment is all around us. It is where people, animals and plants live. In the United Kingdom, we live in a mixture of natural and built environments.
Respecting Differences
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (5–7)
Although some people may look the same or do the same things, we all have differences too. Respecting differences is about showing kindness to all people, no matter how different they are from you.
Following Rules
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (5–7)
Rules are instructions we are asked to follow. You may have rules at home, at school or in the community.
Health in the Community
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (5–7)
Health in the community focuses on people living in a healthy and safe way. Our health can be affected by lots of different things. It is important that we look after our own health as well as the health of others in our community.
Getting Involved
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (5–7)
Getting involved means taking part in something that you care about. This could be in your local area, your town or even your whole country.
What is Bullying?
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (5–7)
We’re all able to make a choice in how we behave towards others. We can choose to be kind and helpful, or we could act in a way that is mean and unkind.
Fairness in the Community
BBC Bitesize: Citizenship (5–7)
Fairness is to do with how we treat other people around us. It is important to make sure that everyone is treated equally and fairly.
