The lesson plan aims to teach students about fair rules in school by having them critique proposed unfair rules and create their own fair rules. Students will explain why the new rules are unfair, define fairness, and justify their new school rules. Weaker students will work with brighter peers for support. The lesson involves discussing sample unfair rules, defining fairness, grouping students to generate fair rules, and justifying their most important rule.

1. School Rules Lesson Plan (1 of 7 Human Rights)
Date/Group Year 7
Lesson aim or key
question
Understanding of what fair rules are in a school and suggest
their own fair rules
Learning outcomes
(label A, B, C etc.)
You also may want to
differentiate by
outcome (all, most,
some)
a. Explain why the new rules are unfair – all
b. Define the term fairness - most
c. Justify your new school rules - some
Key concepts/terms
used
Fairness, convert, property and judgement
Relation to previous
learning
No relation, new topic
Assessment
opportunities
Communication skills in group work, including pupils ability to
justify views.
Differentiation Weaker students work in a group with brighter students to get
more support in forming new school rules.
Homework Ask students to fill in Assesment sheet, 1 line for this lesson.
Resources Sheet 1 per group of New school rules
Self review sheet for human rights topic

2. Time Teacher activity Student activity Outcomes working
towards (A,B,C etc)
0 – 5mins
5 – 15mins
15 – 25mins
25– 30mins
30– 40mins
40– 50mins
50- 55mins
55- 60mins
Settle class and
instruct to write LO in
books
Go through new school
rules with pupils and
demonstrate a rule
such as only half the
class is allowed to
learn.
Start discussion on
whether these rules
should be implemented
in their school.
Give pupils definition
of word fairness
Put pupils in groups of
4 – 5. Give out rules
sheet to create 8 new
school rules. SEN
students to be in a
group with brighter
pupils and give extra
support.
Ask the pupils to read
out 1 rule per group
and write on board
Ask students where
else rules exist
Give out homework
sheet and explain
Settle and write LO in
books
Listen and understand new
rules
Pupils give their opinions on
the new school rules and
discuss why they should or
shouldn’t be implemented in
their school.
Pupils copy off board the
definition for the word
fairness
Situate themselves in
groups and discuss and
write 8 new school rules
Pupils read one rule per
group and justify their most
important rule
Students answer question
Students understand
homework and if time they
fill in one line in class.
a
b
a, b, c
b, c
Evaluation of the lesson