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Four key dimensions

• gain experience of, develop and practice values and dispositions which are crucial to a just, democratic and peaceful society which respects and promotes the human rights of all;

• engage with, develop and apply ideas and understandings which help explain the origins, diversity and dynamic nature of society, including the interactions and contradictions within and between societies and cultures, individual identities and environments and the core role of human rights in mediating these interactions;

• engage with, develop and practice skills and capabilities which enable investigation of society, discussion of issues, problem-tackling, decision-making, working co-operatively and negotiating with others;

• take actions and have access to essential experiences that are illuminated and initiated by these ideas, values and skills and which might contribute to the achievement of a peaceful and democratic society.

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