THE ISSUES PEOPLE FACE
PROJECT A:
LESSON 1
PROJECT A
• In this first Project of the WBQ, you will complete the
following sections of the course
 WEW: Element 2 Social Challenges and Responsibilities; Key
Issue 1 the social issues people face in their everyday lives
and their responses to them.
 PSE: Element 2 Health and Emotional Well-being; Key Issue 1
(the benefits of a healthy lifestyle) or Key Issue 2
(developing a healthy attitude toward sexuality)
 Essential Skills Wales: Level 3 Communication (Reading and
Writing tasks)
GOLDEN ENVELOPE ROUND
Can you match the 4 key issues
chosen?
• In small groups, produce a spidergram of the social issues people face
today (all ages)
BEFORE THE REVEAL…
• In your groups, decide on a rank order of the top 4
social issues facing the following groups:
• Teenagers of your age in RCT
• The General Public
• Be ready to justify and explain your reasons for your
rank order, and the differences between the two
lists.
GOLDEN ENVELOPE ROUND
Obesity
Sexual Relationships
Car Safety
Binge Drinking
HOW WILL I KNOW?
• One of the key skills you will need to develop in 6th
form and higher education is the ability to research
independently.
• Giving the four headings, where could you find
reliable information if you had to research one of
the topics? Fill in the tables in your workbook.
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Issue 1 – Obesity
Issue 2 – Sexual Relationships
Issue 3 – Car Safety
Issue 4 – Binge Drinking
RESEARCH SOURCES
Issue
1
2
3
4
Potential Source
DID YOU INCLUDE THESE SOURCES?
Issue
Potential Source
1. Obesity
TV Documentaries; Health Associations; National Health
Statistics website; Local GPs or hosiptals
2. Sexual
Relationships
School Nurse; Statistics on sexually transmitted disease;
NHS; Relationship Counsellors
3. Car Safety
Newspaper articles; Health surveys on smoking in cars;
Police or insurance car safety data
4. Binge
Drinking
Welsh Government statistics (website), TEDS, NHS,
Alcohol Concern charities
PLENARY: ONE KEY QUESTION.
• One key question
Using a post-it note, write out one question you might
research for each of the issues. Place the question on the
Issue Board ready for examination across the rest of the
project.
Example…
If the topic was Domestic Violence, key questions might
be…
• Is domestic violence caused by gender stereotyping or alcohol?
• How bad are domestic violence rates in Wales compared to
other countries?
• What does the government do to help victims?
• What is the impact on children?
• What is the police/society’s attitude to male victims of domestic
violence in comparison to female victims?