History: Child Labour

The life and adventures of Michael Armstrong factory boy Child labour is a topic that combines core areas of the KS3 History programme of study with Citizenship. Everyone has a series of lessons which deal with child labour during the industrial revolution which will cover the key questions:

• How were children treated in the mills during the industrial revolution?

• Why did different groups of people hold different views on child labour?

The lessons in this unit turn the History experience into genuine Citizenship. They take the topic a little further by asking:

• Should we ban child labour today?

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