1. Citizenship – an introduction to the concept

2. 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

3. 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

4. History of Citizenship?
At the end of the nineteenth century, psychologist William James
argued that:
“in the absence of military combat, young me required a ‘moral equivalent
of war’ as an outlet for their energies’, to provide them with discipline and
responsibilities”
The 1990s have seen a strangely familiar wave of concern about whether
young people are learning right from wrong.

5. History of Citizenship?
Many factors today are blamed for the apparent collapse
of moral standards
Growth of a consumer society
Culture of individualism
Media
Economic inequality

6. Two famous shocking events
James Bulger – 1993
Phillip Lawrence
The establishment of:
The Advisory Group on Education for Citizenship and Democracy
Established in 1996 by the Secretary of State: David Blunkett MP
Chaired by: Professor Bernard Crick

7. 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 understanding
of these areas but are expected to participate in these areas.

8. ICT Capability Key Stage 3 key concepts1
1. Using data and information
sources
Example:
Year 8 pupils using the Internet
to research the views of various
groups campaigning to reform
the youth justice system

9. ICT Capability Key Stage 3 key concepts2
2. Searching and selecting
Example:
For a debate on genetically
modified crops and their impact
on the environment.

10. ICT Capability Key Stage 3 key concepts7
7. Fitness for purpose
Example:
Pupils investigated proposals
by the local council to build
a new leisure centre opposite
the school. They used digital
video equipment to interview a
range of people.

11. ICT Capability Key Stage 3 key concepts9
9. Communicating
Example:
Pupils in two schools work
together to study crime in their
areas, and then compare and
contrast their findings via s
and use video conferencing

12. 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

13. 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.

14. Mock trial competitions for schools, involving magistrates
and solicitors
The Eco-Schools programme provides a simple framework
to enable your school to analyse its operations and
become more sustainable.

15. School Councils Faretrade
By key stage 4, pupils should be used to taking part in
the day-to-day organisation and running of the school.
Faretrade
There is now a new, unified Fairtrade Schools scheme
run by the Fairtrade Foundation?

16. Click this link to view the Video
BBC School Report
Pupils around the country produced news articles to be broadcast. They
researched, scripted and produced their broadcasts, either on TV or Radio
Teachers who took part in BBC News School Report last year
are sharing their experience of this year's project through an online journal.

17. Questions?