Due the week after the long weekend, please research and make a poster which shows the main timeline of the Libya conflict.

Include in your poster:

1. The start date of the revolution in Libya
2. The date of the Security Council meeting
3. Key dates from during the conflict
4. The date that Gadaffi was found.

For each date, summarise what happened and add quotes from people involved.

You could also include pictures of the events and add ‘thought bubbles’ with your opinions on each event.  You could even find out what life is like for people in Libya now that Gadaffi is no longer in charge.

To find out the information use the following websites:

Newsround: What’s happening in Libya

BBC: Libya\’s Story

The Government has recently introduced a new law to reform the benefit system.

One proposal is to introduce the Universal Credit which is a new single payment for those looking for work or on a low income.  It will replace the Working Tax Credit and other benefits such as Jobseekers Allowance, Income support and Child Tax Credit.

Your task is to collate a file of evidence which will help you to make a decision as to whether you agree with this new system or disgree with it.

Use the websites listed below to help you in your research.

Collect a variety of different types of evidence to use.

What is good evidence?

You have two lessons to collect the following types of evidence:

Source 1: Factfile – what is the Universal Credit, who will it affect and how?

Source 2: Statistical Evidence

Source 3: viewpoints – quotes from people supporting and opposing the new system.

Weblinks:

Department for Work & Pensions Website

BBC News: Q&A Universal Credit

BBC: Welfare reform hitting lone parents

Telegraph: 2 million will be better off refusing work.

Infographic on low income in the UK

Conditions Uncertain – the impact of the Universal Credit

The impact of tax credits over the last ten years