1. Resources You’ve never had it so good Making the law worksheet Young workers and the law: the actual law

2. 1. Do you have or have you ever had a part-time job? How many hours do/ did you work? 2. What is the minimum amount of money (per hour) you would work for? 3. Should you be allowed to leave school before the end of Yr 11 and go to work instead?

3. Work and the Law L.O. To understand how the law affects young people and work To appreciate what work was like for young people in the past.

4. Activity 1: Activity 1: reading & discussion. Matthew Crabtree. (Nancy’s story) Activity 2: Activity 2: Making the law - write your own laws. Do your laws protect children in the scenarios? - Class manifesto Activity 3: Activity 3: compare actual law to your law

5. Homework How many students in your form group have jobs? What kind of jobs do they have? What is the average time that they work?

6. Minimum wage £5.93 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over £4.92 - the 18-20 rate £3.64 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18 £2.50 - the apprentice rate, for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship