Remind students of key learning from last lesson by asking them to discuss in pairs the three talking points around the images. There is scope for discussion with your class here around why these social issues exist – which goes back in many cases to inequality. There is also scope to lead into a discussion about the role of government here – what is the government’s role in some of these social issues? How do governments get their money to address these issues (taxation) - which is spent on public services which tries to address some of these issues. However these resources and money is finite. So what happens if nothing is done about these problems? Who steps in? This is where charities can come in. This lesson is about researching what local charities exist in our local area to address social issues the class have chosen.

Share Key Learning question with students Share Key Learning question with students. This is the beginning of the students’ research into the role of charities in providing a voice for and support to different groups of citizens. Students will research local charities that address their chosen social issue.

Explain that each team must now divide into pairs to research ONE charity each that addresses the social issue they chose last time. They must use the Charity Commission website first but they could also look at these resources as well.

When each pair has logged on and is ready, go through these steps with them. These are replicated in the Student Coursebooks for them to refer to as well.

Students need to now work together to complete the research questions based on the charity website– the more detail the better. Remind them that in their final presentations they will need to show detailed knowledge of their charity and this is the first step. If students struggle to find a suitable charity, get them to think outside the box – they can still address the issue of homelessness through foodbanks, the issue of child abuse through domestic violence charities etc.

Teams should come together and present their research, and decide on one charity their team will choose to present about next lesson. They could do this by debate or voting.

Ask students to turn to the back of the books to page 44 – ask them to tick which professional skills they think they have developed. Share with the rest of the class.