Why do we need the right to protest in a democracy?

This six-lesson Year 11 GCSE scheme of work explores the relationship between rights, protest and democratic change.

Learners examine how rights have developed and are protected in the UK, the place of protest within a society governed by the rule of law and examples of change achieved through protest. Learners investigate changemakers and pressure groups and consider whether protesters can ever be justified in breaking the law.

The scheme develops learners’ understanding of active citizenship while encouraging critical evaluation of different methods of creating social and political change.