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KS3 Citizenship Free Sample: Overview + Intro Lesson

A free taste of our KS3 Citizenship unit on democracy and government — the scheme overview plus the complete “What is Democracy?” intro lesson (deck + full lesson plan), taught with political impartiality. See the no-prep house style before buying the full unit. Aligned to the statutory Citizenship programmes of study for the National Curriculum in England (Department for Education; © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0; source: gov.uk) and informed by the active-citizenship approach associated with the Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT; © ACT; source: teachingcitizenship.org.uk). This resource references those approaches as concepts and does not reproduce ACT's published materials or any programme-of-study text beyond fair citation. Taught with balance and political impartiality, in line with the duties in the Education Act 1996. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or produced by the Association for Citizenship Teaching or the DfE. All lesson content, slides, artwork and wording are original to Verity Education. © Verity Education 2026. Free to use within your school; please do not re-share, re-sell or upload elsewhere.