Local & Global Citizenship Londonderry Arms 18 th & 19 th November 2003

Objectives To become familiar with the CCEA resource To work through Units 1 and 2 of the CCEA resource. How to use an action project to deliver the citizenship themes. To look at ways of establishing the “democratic classroom” To work with teachers from other schools and share ideas.

Key Themes: A Closer Look Diversity and InclusionYear 8 Equality and Social JusticeYear 9 Democracy and Active ParticipationYear 10 Human Rights and Social ResponsibilitiesAll Years

Diversity and Inclusion Year 8 This unit looks at the ways in which we are all different from each other and ways in which we are the same. By its nature will deal with very sensitive issues e.g. discrimination, racism and sectarianism. Issues covered in this unit will lead naturally to the issues to be explored in Year 9 in Equality and Social Justice.

Diversity and Inclusion Year 8 This unit cannot be tackled without some groundwork on how the citizenship classroom will operate. Pupils will have to learn how to express opinions without causing offence or hurt. They will have to learn to respect opinions with which they do not agree. They will have to learn how to reach a consensus within the classroom and then abide by what has been agreed

Diversity and Inclusion Teachers Teachers need to be able to listen to opinions with which they do not agree. Rather than clamping down on unacceptable opinions they should encourage the class to do this – this is where a classroom charter comes into its own. The teacher is also entitled to express an opinion and pupils should learn to voice their disagreement in an informed and acceptable manner. Teachers need to be able to facilitate and manage discussion – this is best done through structured activities since this prevents a “free-for-all” situation.

Introducing Students to Citizenship IDEAL WORLD EXERCISE – this prepares pupils for the “Wants & Needs” exercise in Activity 3:2. Also goes from whole class to pairs to fours and then back to the whole class PEOPLE BINGO – introduces pupils to the kind of issues they will be dealing with in citizenship

Introducing Students to Citizenship ESTABLISHING GROUND RULES – some heated discussion might have resulted from People Bingo so this can be a good point to start looking at ground rules for the classroom CLASSROOM CHARTER

Activities for Diversity & Inclusion CIRCLE TIME – to establish similarities and difference within the classroom – also good as a “getting to know you” exercise for Year 8 DIVERSITY MAPS – this could be done as part of geography or linked with the mapping that pupils do at the beginning of Year 8

Activities for Diversity & Inclusion IF THERE WERE 100 PEOPLE IN THE WORLD – this exercise moves from local diversity to global diversity and also moves towards ethnic diversity and its main markers – language, religion, race

Activities for Diversity & Inclusion RESPONDING TO RACISM – Take a look at the case studies – does the language need to be adapted for some of our students?

Activities for Diversity & Inclusion UNDERSTANDING SECTARIANISM –Symbols Cards –Responding to Sectarianism –The Solutions Tree –This is Who I am

What kind of work might the students have produced by the end of these two units?

Other Resources That Could Be Used Video – A Class Divided CD-ROM –Seeing Sense Video – BBC Study Ireland: Citizenship, 5 programmes European Convention on the Rights of the Child

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