Resource of the Week Archive
Resource
of the Week
14 April -
20 April 2018
Northern Ireland Assembly Education Service
Contains timelines, guides and interactive graphics to support young people’s understanding of the Northern Ireland Assembly and democracy.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Politics, Conflict & Society
Strand unit: Northern Ireland
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- acquire insights into the attitudes and actions of people in contemporary Ireland
- acquire some knowledge of the major personalities, events or developments in these periods
- begin to develop some appreciation of the ‘mind-set’ of former generations
- develop a growing sense of personal, national, European and wider identities
- engage in simple studies of some of the more important aspects of periods in which political changes or movements have had an important influence on the lives of people in Ireland
- explore, discuss, compare and develop some simple understanding of the attitudes, beliefs, motivations and actions of differing individuals and groups of people in the past
- JC
- CSPE
Strand: Democracy
Strand unit: Northern Ireland
- JC
- History
Strand: 2. The History of Ireland
Strand unit: 5. Northern Ireland Troubles (Cause &Impact..
- SC
- Politics & Society
Strand: 2. Power & Decision Making: National/EU
Strand unit: 1. The Making of the National Policy
Why is it Resource of the Week?
- Supports young people’s understanding of the Northern Ireland Assembly and democracy.
- Suitable content for both primary and secondary level.
- Contains animations and interactive lessons.
- Contains lesson plans and resources for teachers.
- It is an excellent way to introduce citizenship and political literacy into the classroom.
