entitlements Benefits underthelaw, KEYWORDS: Beingequally subjecttothe law • Equalbenefitofthelaw • Students willbeable toexplain: OUTCOMES: placeanddisputeresolutionincourt situations suchasthework Studentswillunderstand • into receivingequalbenefitofthelaw andbeingequally subjecttothelaw Studentswillunderstand • OBJECTIVES: Literacy: FUNCTIONAL SKILLS: andreflective learners Effective participators PLTS: Lesson Two -LessonPlan challengingotherstudents’ orally Equality Before subjecttothelaw, Lesson Two: how theseconceptsareapplicable inreallife theconceptofequalitybefore thelaw, the Law

ideas and equal equalopportunities broken down 41 Lesson Two: Equality Before the Law 42 Lesson Two: Equality Before the Law different strands to this - firstly having equal benefit of the law and secondly being equally subjecttothelaw. secondly and law the of benefit equal having firstly - this to strands different We areto expand nowgoingontheideaofequalitybefore thelaw. There are two benefit from thelaw.) may be right to give them an extra benefit so that he/she has an equal opportunity to discussed in theprevious lesson–whereit somebodyhasaweakerstartingpoint, different characteristicsfromrememberus. (Although this thatwe theexception to expect thelawtobesameforusasthosearound uswhomayhavecertain or onelawfortherichandpoor. Ineverydaylife,wewouldgenerally expect, say, onelaw for ordinary people and one lawforpeopleinimportantpositions, would generally accept that we all live according to thesame law. We would not We haveexplored equalityasaconceptintheprevious lessonandthefactthatwe Read orparaphrasethefollowingforclass: 2.1 Introduction: EqualityBefore theLaw to not that and entitled to the benefit of laws equally In this the give we - Background for teachers 2.1.1 Introduction : EqualityBefore theLaw lesson, law have us or either

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our we when again personal are that it to entitled comes the all characteristics should concept to to under being be of bound by bound fairness the subject should law. P In whatotherways mightemployers nottreatpeopleequally? Does MsOsmanfeel thatshewastreatedequally? Discuss: Ms Osmansaid: Telegraph , article Read broadcasting to be taken seriously astheygetolder.”broadcasting tobetaken seriously looking. What a lot of peopledon’trealiseis that it’s even harderforin women asIwastaken always seriously toldIwas tooglamorous andtooyoung- “Ironically, was in television being my biggest concern working when I started my age. heard never anything, if it’s because of buthasleft me wondering whichwas I notonlyrude time each Mysteriously, schedules. discussed even we cases Iwas andthatthey’dcall me back,I gottoldhow marvellous andinsome and radio television presenting jobs at the BBC and in the independent sector. for Each time interviews and auditions five for gone I’ve months, recent “In esedr ad qaiy Pitus o students for Printouts – Equality and Newsreaders STARTER2.1.2 ACTIVITY: the

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Readthefollowing totheclassorparaphrase: there Ask studentsthefollowing question: Ask studentsthefollowing question: Are thereanyexceptions toequalentitlementbenefitsunderthelaw? potentially broken thelaw. has outcomewherethereis a disputeorwheresomeone to gettheright toequalaccessjustice,the right thatis, and capacity theequalopportunity examine will example,below,frequently.we For less with contact into come However, there are also benefits that we are entitled to under the law that we elsewhoapplies. everyone to basis equal an on considered be to right the benefit, have a we is and job example,apply for whenwe ajob,for considered to be that theopportunity daily lives, even where those benefits are not provided directly by the state. For to’ is a a benefitright under the law. We receive benefits under the law in our on. We to allthesethings.an equalright have Generally,‘have anything that we education, andsecondary healthcare, free statepensionsandso primary free regularly, with contact into example,for come we that benefits include These As we touched on in the last lesson, we all receive certain benefits under the law. What doyouthink‘equalbenefitofthelaw’mightmean? – Teacher-led introduction (5-10minutes) 2.2.1 EqualBenefitoftheLaw is little initial response to this question,

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candidate withadisabilitydifferently for thisreason? b. it oktotreatadisabled candidatedifferently for thisreason? disability becauseitwould beinconvenient station. tomake changes tothework a. 2. between 1. As aclass: In In Inreallife, Tell theclasswhatdecisionsyou madeandwhy. Example 1 Example 2 Example 1and2 anemployer may notgive candidateswithadisabilitythejob. , , thecompany may notgive thejobtocandidatewith thejobrequiresaphysically able person. ?

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Is 47 Lesson Two: Equality Before the Law 48 Lesson Two: Equality Before the Law discrimination. (by able-bodied, In discrimination. would were In needs. a jobgenuinely hasparticular The discuss yourdecisionswithotherstudents. groups decide whoyou will offer the job to in each case and why. Afterwards, you will of thecandidatesfor eachjob. description of thejobandabrief a description Inyour Your for thejob. grouptaskistodiscussandselectthebestperson You will be given In each example, your group is from a company that is looking for a new employee. 2 toconsider. 1. discussion, for to the 3. 2.

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