ResourcesYou’ve never had it so goodMaking the law worksheetYoung workers and the law: the actual law

1. Do you have or have you ever had a part-time job? How many hours do/ did you work?

2. What is the minimum amount of money (per hour) you would work for?

3. Should you be allowed to leave school before the end of Yr 11 and go to work instead?

Work and the Law

L.O.To understand how the law affects young people and work

To appreciate what work was like for young people in the past.

Activity 1: reading & discussion. Matthew Crabtree. (Nancy’s story)

Activity 2: Making the law- write your own laws. Do your

laws protect children in the scenarios?

- Class manifesto

Activity 3: compare actual law to your law

Homework

How many students in your form group have jobs?

What kind of jobs do they have?What is the average time that

they work?

Minimum wage£5.93 - the main rate for workers

aged 21 and over £4.92 - the 18-20 rate£3.64 - the 16-17 rate for

workers above school leaving age but under 18

£2.50 - the apprentice rate, for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship