Starter copy down the following definition in your

Starter: copy down the following definition in your book: ‘a law is a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which society behaves. ’ Key question: Do laws protect us, restrict or do both?

What’s the point of law? Learning objectives: 1. To consider reasons for having the law 2. To explain why laws change over time Key question: Do laws protect us, restrict or do both?

I woke up exhausted! I hardly slept because today my parents are trying to adopt a new little sister for our family. Today we find out if she’s allowed to live with us. At breakfast, we were all busy. I was revising for my driving theory test and Dad was doing his passport application. Mum was trying to get her head around some form for claiming PPI compensation from her bank. Dad gave me a lift, because he’s on annual leave today. On the way he gave me a lecture about why he wants me to stop buying beer for younger friends. He says teenagers were more responsible when he was growing up. I couldn’t imagine being part of an earlier generation. It seems crazy to me that when Dad was growing up, my gay friend Rudi wouldn’t be able to marry, and my uncle wouldn’t have had the right to paid parental leave. Crazy!

Today’s tasks 1. Complete worksheet 3. 1 b – five minutes! 2. Read through the main text on page 80. Copy out the diagram on page 81 and answer the three questions. 3. Challenge: read the text ‘Why do laws change’ on page 81. Then summarise the two paragraphs in one sentence (and include an example of a UK law which has changed due to changing values). 4. Complete worksheet 3. 1 c:

Plenary In groups, consider your daily routine and list how many times you came across a rule of a law. Why did you decide to either obey or disobey a rule or law?

What’s the point of law? Starter- copy out the following: A legal right is a right that is protected by law, for example, the right to vote. What is the point of law? Key questions – Re-read page 80 then Pair and Share the following: q Why do the majority of people obey the law? q Why do we need laws? q Whose Human Rights are being protected with the following: 13 to get a part-time job, 17 to pilot a plane, 16 to join the armed forces?

Why do laws change? Copy out into your book • Laws cover a vast range of activities e. g. adoption, terrorism or banking. • Laws can change to keep up to date with scientific and technological developments. E. g. Human Cloning Act which (which prevents a woman from reproducing with a genetically cloned embryo (scientific development) or the 1997 Harrassment Act was updated to include cyber bullying (technological development) • Laws also change because of changing values - e. g. we now have laws to prevent discrimination such as the Equality Act and to promote equality such as gay marriage.