Citizenship Colin Capham Citizenship – an introduction to the concept.
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Citizenship – an introductionto the concept
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Aim: • To understand the reasoning for Citizenship in education
Learning Objectives:
• To be able to recognise subject areas that Citizenship can be delivered in.• To identify uses of ICT in the delivery of Citizenship• How to apply Citizenship within your curriculum level• To use Citizenship within/outside the school environment
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History of Citizenship?
“The world is passing through troublesome times. The young people of today think of no-one but themselves. They have no respect for age or their parents. What passes as wisdom for us is foolishness to them. As for young girls of today, they are immodest in speech, behaviour and dress”
Peter the Hermit, eleventh century
Concern about young people’s morals is nothing new
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet examined the behaviour of lawless and idle young men in the city of Verona in the seventeenth century
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History of Citizenship?
At the end of the nineteenth century, psychologist William Jamesargued that:
“in the absence of military combat, young me required a ‘moral equivalentof war’ as an outlet for their energies’, to provide them with discipline andresponsibilities”
The 1990s have seen a strangely familiar wave of concern about whetheryoung people are learning right from wrong.
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History of Citizenship?
Many factors today are blamed for the apparent collapseof moral standards
• Growth of a consumer society• Culture of individualism• Media• Economic inequality
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Two famous shocking events
James Bulger – 1993
Phillip Lawrence - 1995
The establishment of:
The Advisory Group on Education for Citizenship and Democracy
Established in 1996 by the Secretary of State: David Blunkett MPChaired by: Professor Bernard Crick
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What is Citizenship education?
Citizenship education is relatively new subject area.
Statutory part of the National Curriculum in Key Stages 3 & 4 since 2002
Students study issues dealing with; The Law, Human Rights,Politics, The Media and Global and European Issues.
Students not only have to obtain a knowledge and understandingof these areas but are expected to participate in these areas.
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1. Using data and information sources
ICT Capability Key Stage 3 key concepts
Example:
Year 8 pupils using the Internetto research the views of variousgroups campaigning to reformthe youth justice system
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ICT Capability Key Stage 3 key concepts
2. Searching and selecting
Example:
For a debate on geneticallymodified crops and their impacton the environment.
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ICT Capability Key Stage 3 key concepts
7. Fitness for purpose
Example:
Pupils investigated proposalsby the local council to builda new leisure centre oppositethe school. They used digitalvideo equipment to interview arange of people.
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ICT Capability Key Stage 3 key concepts
9. Communicating
Example:
Pupils in two schools worktogether to study crime in theirareas, and then compare and contrast their findings via emailsand use video conferencing
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How is Citizenship taught at my 2nd placement school?
Taught together with PSHE, 1 lesson per fortnight
Citizenship covers:• Laws• Politics• Environment• Media• Culture
PSHE covers:• Drugs & Tobacco• Sex• Alcohol• Careers
Issues being covered: Famine, Global Warming, Racism and Prejudice, Wars
Cross Curriculum links with: History, Geography and RE
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How is Citizenship taught at my 2nd placement school?
Year 7 – Team work (Groups) organised by an outside company
Year 8 – Basingstoke Council – Democracy Aim Higher in Higher Education
Year 9 – Enterprise Day – Working with a local business
Year 10 – ‘Real Game’ – Dream Jobs, financial implications
Year 11 – Local Councils, Council Tax, French Revolution, Human Rights University talks.
E- Portfolio – No paper based CV’s – Records students achievements etc.
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Mock trial competitions for schools, involving magistratesand solicitors
The Eco-Schools programme provides a simple framework to enable your school to analyse its operations and become more sustainable.
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School Councils
By key stage 4, pupils should be used to taking part inthe day-to-day organisation and running of the school.
There is now a new, unified Fairtrade Schools schemerun by the Fairtrade Foundation?
Faretrade
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BBC School Report
Teachers who took part in BBC News School Report last yearare sharing their experience of this year's project through an online journal.
Pupils around the country produced news articles to be broadcast. Theyresearched, scripted and produced their broadcasts, either on TV or Radio
Click this link to view the
Video
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Questions?
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