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Curriculum Links 

• KS2 & 3 Citizenship 

• KS2 & 3 Geography: Human Geography 

Learning Objectives 

• Understanding of how environmental and ethical issues affect people across the world as well as at home 

• Knowledge of how the various initiatives that make up the M&S Plan A campaign work 

• Skills of researching and questioning the corporate information provided in order to find its relevance to everyday life 

Discussion Ideas 

Plan A - KS3 Citizenship: 

• Do you believe it is everyone's responsibility to make positive changes?
  • Do you want to make a change, if so what and why? For example, what would you do to improve your school or where you live? 

• What could you do to help a particular group of people in your community? 

• Watch the Look Behind the Label video. What do you think the main message of the video is meant to be? What information do you remember straight after watching it? 

• Use the CSR timeline to see the different approaches M&S is taking to sustainability. What do you think M&S should do next, once all the Plan A commitments have been achieved? 

Plan A- KS2/3 Citizenship: 

• Work with your class to come up with 100 ideas to help school and students change their behaviour. Think big and small! 

• Share your ideas with other classes then vote on the best 10 ideas. 

• Discuss the following points then write down your ideas:
  • What can you do to help make changes happen?
  • Who should lead the different changes?
  • What needs to be put in place to ensure the ideas are followed up?