Scotland: Citizenship

These are the guidelines for your area. The bold type indicates which content this lesson covers.

Knowledge and understanding

Themselves, cultures societies the natural and made worlds

Complex interdependencies that make up the world

Structures and processes of democratic societies

Legal and human rights and responsibilities of citizens

Barriers to opportunity arising from prejudice and discrimination

Economic aspects of individual and societal needs, how these relate to issues of environmental and social sustainability

Changing nature of economic activity

The potential of developments in science and technology

The role of the arts in individual and community life

The role of the media in shaping public and individual opinion

How groups, individuals and voluntary groups can influence society

How Scottish society has evolved in the wider context

The diversity of identities within Scotland and worldwide

The sources of disagreement and conflict, conflict resolution

Core skills

Communication skills

Numerical confidence, ability to examine statistics

ICT skills, for example using ICT to analyse situations, events

Team-working, the ability to work well in team efforts

Problem-solving skills

Other generic skills

The capacity to work autonomously

Decision-making skills

Creative skills (related to problem-solving and other core skills)

The ability to empathise with the experience of others.