The right to protest

Teacher notes

You might want to find and play some examples of protest songs, e.g.: What's Going On- Marvin Gaye; Free Nelson Mandela- The Specials; Do You Hear the People Sing?- cast of Les Misérables, widely adopted as as anthem of protest in Hong Kong. **Lyfta core themes:** Community and Citizenship, Culture and Identity, Equality and Human Rights, Learning and Growth, Natural Environment, Health and Wellbeing. **Lyfta core skills and values**: **SDGs:** 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16. **National Curriculum objectives:** KS2 History: themes in British and world history beyond 1066. KS3 History: ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain 1745-1901. KS2 Citizenship - talk and write about opinions, and explain their views, on issues that affect themselves and society; - recognise their worth as individuals by identifying positive things about themselves and their achievements; - research, discuss and debate topical issues, problems and events; - learn about different kinds of responsibilities, rights and duties at home, school and community, and that these can sometimes conflict; - reflect on spiritual, moral, social, and cultural issues, using imagination to understand other people's experiences; - learn about democracy; the role of voluntary, community and pressure groups; - think about lives of people living in other places/times; people with different values/customs. KS3 Citizenship Students reflect on issues in a different region/country, closely linked to the UK, e.g.: -role of governments and democracy in Hong Kong, during its 50 years period of autonomy; - to reflect on citizens’ liberties, especially those of the right to protest; - roles played by public institutions/voluntary groups in society, and the ways in which citizens work together to improve their communities. KS4 Citizenship: about different electoral systems used in and beyond the UK; other systems and forms of government, both democratic/non-democratic beyond the UK human rights & international law. KS2/3 Music: appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions; develop an understanding of the history of music to develop deepening understanding...and its history. KS4 Music (musical contexts): the effect of purpose and intention; audience, time and place on how music is created, developed and performed in different historical, social & cultural contexts. KS2/3 PSHE R33. to listen and respond respectfully to a wide range of people; R34. how to discuss and debate topical issues, respect other people’s point of view and constructively challenge those they disagree with; L2. to recognise there are human right to protect everyone; L3. about the relationship between rights and responsibilities; L4. the importance of having compassion towards others; L5. ways of carrying out shared responsibilities for protecting the environment/how everyday choices can affect the environment; L8. about diversity: what it means; the benefits of living in a diverse community; about valuing diversity within communities; L9. about stereotypes; how they negatively influence behaviours/ attitudes; L10. about prejudice; how to recognise behaviours/actions which discriminate; L11. recognise ways in which internet & social media can be used both positively/negatively. KS2/3 Literacy: read texts structured in different ways and for a range of purposes and understand what they read, bydrawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence; identifying main ideas and summarising these; retrieve and record information from non-fiction.