the quality of treating people equally, or in a way that is right or reasonable

allowing all people access to the same opportunities, regardless of their disability, religion, age, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation

people living together in an ordered community

actions or events organised by an individual or a group of people to achieve an aim

What does fairness mean in society?

Citizenship

In this unit pupils consider what citizenship is all about, they will explore what knowledge and skills they need to develop to become active citizens. 

Citizenship - what's it all about?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

True or false? The only way to be fair is to treat people exactly the same.

Choose the correct word to complete this sentence: Fairness is often a matter of ...

treating people equally, or in a way that is right or reasonable

allowing all people access to the same opportunities

actions organised by an individual or a group to achieve an aim

Match the word to the correct definition.

Name the organisation that fights for fairness for children in the UK and Channel Islands.

They campaign to raise awareness of issues which affect children.

They work with local charities and groups.

They use their work to influence governments to make fair laws.

They run educational campaigns for adults in work settings.

They provide legal defence to other charities.

Which of these are ways that UNICEF and the NSPCC fight for fairness?

establish a process for what is fair and what is not.

consider whether everyone can achieve the same outcomes.

make proportional decisions based on people receiving their fair share.

prioritise the views of the majority of people over the minority of people.

When thinking about fairness, you need to ...

Laws are the same for everyone, all the time.

Laws are made by parliament and enforced by the police.

Laws are guidelines that might differ for different people.

Which of the following statements are true?

What word is missing from the following sentence: Rules and laws are there to protect us, to keep the {{}} and to make sure everyone is treated fairly.

food is labelled, advertised, and presented in a way that is not false

noise between the hours of 11pm and 7am must be kept low

children must use an approved car seat when travelling

Match the name of each law to the correct description of the law.

Complete this sentence with a single word: Without rules and laws, it would lead to an unstable ...

To put in writing that the king was not above the law.

To ensure all disputes were settled through public debate.

To formalise the process for how the king was selected.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

What does fairness mean in society?

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.