1. Primary KS2
Pupils:
If you are at all worried about anything covered in the lesson today, please speak to your teacher or a trusted adult.
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2. Feedback from: “Have you ever read the ‘terms and conditions’?”
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Feedback from: “Have you ever read the ‘terms and conditions’?”
“I did not read them but now knowing the information now I would read them more.”
Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School
“Especially now with enhanced social media, it is important that you know what you're signing up to.”
Uckfield Community Technical College
“It’s great to see children talking about how much they know about the apps they are signing up to when they agree to terms and conditions - and many of them admitting that they don’t read them at all. Often young people are shocked to learn just how much information is collected about them and it is so important that they are able to make informed choices about the data they are giving away. Discussions like this really help them to understand more about these important issues.”
Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England

3. Pair discussion (3-4 mins)
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Starter: What is a marriage?
Friends
Couple
Married couple
Pair discussion (3-4 mins)
Tell your table what you know about these different relationships. Use the word wall to help. What makes them different? For example, what makes a married couple different from friends?
Trust
Respect
Love
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Listen
Honesty
Talking
Laughter
Fun
Safety
Romance
Time
Caring
Commitment
Support

4. Have you ever been to a wedding?
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Starter: What is a marriage?
People from different countries, cultures, and religions get married! The way they celebrate may be different, but weddings should always be a celebration of love, mutual respect and commitment.
Have you ever been to a wedding?
What was it like?
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Commitment:
A promise to spend your time in a relationship.

5. A person aged 18 years or over.
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Should you have to be an
adult to get married?
*The UNCRC defines the child as a person under 18 years of age.
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Adult*:
A person aged 18 years or over.

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Our partner this week…
For this week’s topic, we are working with Unicef UK. They really want to know how old you think a person should be to get married.
Getting married is a big decision. It is a commitment (like a promise) to love one person and live together for the rest of your life.
In the near future, MPs will have a vote in Parliament to decide whether to raise the age they think a person should be to make this big decision.
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7. Our learning journey for this week!
Does the law keep you safe?
Starter:
What is a marriage?
What does the law say about marriage?
What job do parents
have?
Career Launchpad
Vote!
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8. Group activity (5-8 mins)
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Does the law keep you safe?
Group activity (5-8 mins)
On the next slide is a table. In groups of three, copy it and fill in the gaps, or just talk through it. Is there a difference between the ages you think you should be able to do something and what the law says?
Have you ever seen any of these before? Where?
Law:
A rule that must be followed in order to keep people safe.
The law tells you lots of things, including how old you need to be to get married. You’ll have to wait to find out what age this is!
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Wikipedia
Before we look more closely at marriage, let’s explore some
other laws that are there to keep you safe.

9. Does the law keep you safe?
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Does the law keep you safe?
What age do you think it’s OK to…?
What age does the law say it’s OK to…?
Why do you think there is / isn’t a law on this?
Have a mobile phone?
Get your ears pierced?
Play Fortnite?
Have a job?
Go on a holiday with friends only?
Buy a pet?
Get a tattoo?
No age limit
No age limit* 12 13
*Most salons have their own age limits, but the law in England and Wales says that as long as the individual consents, ear piercing is fine. In Scotland, under 16s need parental consent for ear piercing.
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10. to do something are there to keep you safe!
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Does the law keep you safe?
At 16, children are more responsible and able to do some things independently. This is why they can do things like go on holiday with friends or buy a pet.
Laws around how
old you need to be
to do something are there to keep you safe!
For things that are seen to have low risk, like having a mobile phone, parents are allowed to make their own rules.
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It is not just the law that is there to protect you – your parents, teachers, family and the government are there to keep you safe too!
For big decisions or things that are permanent, like tattoos, the law usually gives a high age, like 18.

11. Our learning journey for this week!
Does the law keep you safe?
Starter:
What is a marriage?
What does the law say about marriage?
What job do parents
have?
Career Launchpad
Vote!
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12. Independent task (5-7 mins)
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What does the law say about marriage?
Before you find out how old the law says you should be to get married, think about your own future.
Important!
There are no wrong answers. You don’t have to do any of these things. It is your choice.
Independent task (5-7 mins)
Draw a timeline of your life and write down the age you think you might be ready for these big moments. Share where you put things.
Getting married
Moving into
your own house
Having children
Having your first full-time job
You are somewhere over here right now!
Going on a holiday with friends
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References:
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Buying a pet
0 years old
20 years old
40 years old
60 years old
80 years old

13. What does the law say about marriage?
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What does the law say about marriage?
Class vote (3-4 mins)
Think about where you put marriage on your timeline (if you put it at all). Vote on what age you think the law says you can get married in this country.
Fact!
Article 1 of the UNCRC* defines a child as anyone under the age of 18.
a) 16 years old
b) 18 years old
c) 21 years old
d) Other
*The Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Think about how big a commitment marriage is. Is it more serious than getting a tattoo? Do you need to be responsible to do it?
Law:
A rule that must be followed in order to keep people safe.

14. Class discussion (4-6 mins)
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What does the law say about marriage?
The law on marriage is a bit complicated!1
In Scotland, the law says someone can get married at 16. This is the age you take your GCSEs.
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the legal age of marriage is 18, but if you are 16 or 17-years old, you can get married with your parents’ permission.
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Class discussion (4-6 mins)
What do you think about this law? Is it older or younger than you expected?

15. Our learning journey for this week!
Does the law keep you safe?
Starter:
What is a marriage?
What does the law say about marriage?
What job do parents
have?
Career Launchpad
Vote!
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16. What job do parents have?
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What job do parents have?
Pair talk (4-6 mins)
Using the traffic lights, tell your partner how involved you would like your parents to be in the decisions about your life on the next slide.
Reflect (3 mins)
What do you think parents want for their children?
I think a parent should make this decision for me.
I think a parent should guide or help me with this.
I’d like to make this decision on my own.
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References:
1- UNCRC

17. What job do parents have?
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What job do parents have?
Who you hang out with
What clothes you wear
Which games you play
The secondary school you
go to
What time you go to bed
Whether you have a phone
What house you live in
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References:
1- UNCRC
I think a parent should make this decision for me.
I think a parent should guide or help me with this.
I’d like to make this decision on my own.

18. What job do parents have?
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What job do parents have?
Pressuring someone to marry when they don’t want to is against the law. Getting married is always your choice.
Parents don’t always make the right decisions for their children. Many children around the world are pressured by their parents to get married.
The legal age for marriage is different depending on the country. You can see some examples in yellow.
China3 –
22 years old
Colombia2 – 12 years old
Sudan4 –
10 years old
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Girls not Brides: At the time of writing, girls older than 12 years can enter into marriage when approval of their legal representatives is provided.
Girls Not Brides: At the time of writing, under the Marriage Law 2001 the minimum age of marriage is 22 years for men and 20 years for women.
Girls Not Brides: At the time of writing, there is no legislation in Sudan to prohibit child marriage. The 2010 Child Act, for example, does not mention marriage in this context. Article 40 of the Muslim Personal Law 1991 cites that once a party is 10 years old, they may be married with the consent of their parent or guardian.
Discussion
(3-4 mins)
What do you think about this? Is this OK?
Pressure:
To strongly persuade someone to do something they don’t want to do.

19. What job do parents have?
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What job do parents have?
As you get older, it is normal to want to make more of your own decisions and be more independent.
Table task (5 mins)
What can you do if you feel like someone is pressuring you to do something? Talk through these ideas and decide which is a good or bad idea.
A parent should always make sure you are healthy, happy and safe. They want to let you make your own decisions too.
Talk to them and explain how they make you feel
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3- iStock
References:
1- UNCRC
Shout at them
Forget about it
Talk to someone else you trust

20. Our learning journey for this week!
Does the law keep you safe?
Starter:
What is a marriage?
What does the law say about marriage?
What job do parents
have?
Career Launchpad
Vote!
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21. Career Launchpad! Learn more about…children’s rights 0:00- 3:08
The government in your country is meant to protect you and keep you safe from harm. Click the image to watch a video which teaches you more about the rights you have as a child and what you can do if you think the government could do a better job of protecting them!
What is an app developer?
How would you get there?
Creativity is essential for this job, so topics like DT and Art will help.
You will need to be good at problem solving and thinking logically.
Maths and Computing help with this.
Will you like it?
App developers are very creative! They make apps from scratch. You could create something which helps young people stay safe or which helps with homework. They can do a lot of good!
What would you do?
Speak to clients about their ideas for an app.
Write the app using programming software.
Test the app, update and repair it.
Solve problems on a computer.
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22. Our learning journey for this week!
Does the law keep you safe?
Starter:
What is a marriage?
What does the law say about marriage?
What job do parents
have?
Career Launchpad
Vote!
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23. Should you have to be an adult to get married? Yes
An adult is someone who is 18 or over. A 16 or 17-year old is not yet an adult and is not emotionally mature enough to get married. You should have to be an adult to get married.
Marriage is a big decision. It should be decided on by the two people getting married when they are old enough to make the decision all by themselves. …
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24. Should you have to be an adult to get married? No
I think that 16 and 17-year olds are mature enough to make big decisions like getting married. They have to make other big decisions at this age too.
If a parent thought getting married was a bad decision for their 16 or 17-year old, they could say no. This law is there to make sure children make the right choice. …
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