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OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies

OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies. What is GCSE Citizenship like?. Assessment. GCSE Citizenship Studies is split into 4 units of work: Unit A341 : Rights and Responsibilities – Getting started as an Active Citizen ( Controlled Assessment, 30% ) Unit A342: Identity, Democracy and Justice –

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OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies

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  1. OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies

  2. What is GCSE Citizenship like?

  3. Assessment GCSE Citizenship Studies is split into 4 units of work: • Unit A341: Rights and Responsibilities – Getting started as an Active Citizen (Controlled Assessment, 30%) • Unit A342: Identity, Democracy and Justice – Understanding our role as citizens(Examination 1hr, 20%) • Unit A343: Rights and Responsibilities – Extending our Knowledge and Understanding (Examination 1hr, 20%) • Unit A344: Identity, Democracy and Justice – Leading the Way as an Active Citizen (Controlled Assessment, 30% ) Therefore: • 60% controlled assessment (A341 worth 30% and A344 worth 30%). Written task are researched and investigated and then final tasks completed under controlled conditions. • 40% of the final mark comes from exams (A342 worth 20% and A343 worth 20%)

  4. Unit Content • Unit A341: Rights and Responsibilities – Getting started as an Active Citizen (Controlled Assessment, 30%) • School-based assignment – Students are required to plan, manage and produce an evaluation of a Citizenship Campaign within a school, college or local community to promote or extend individual or collective rights and responsibilities (e.g. Fair trade). Students must evaluate how they managed their campaign and the extent to which it was successful, rather than just describing what they did. Students will have 37 hours to prepare and will then have 4 hours to complete the controlled assessment task. • Unit A342: Identity, Democracy and Justice – Understanding our role as citizens(Examination 1hr, 20%) • Examination (Available January and/or June) – Short answer questions and two questions requiring a longer written response, two short case studies for analysis and evaluation and one piece of extended writing.

  5. Unit Content • Unit A343: Rights and Responsibilities – Extending our Knowledge and Understanding (Examination 1hr, 20%) • Examination – A mix of short answer questions and questions requiring longer written responses. The paper contains documents related to the specification content for analysis and interpretation. Students are required to support, oppose or evaluate viewpoints using evidence from the documents to help them. This will build upon Unit A341. • Unit A344: Identity, Democracy and Justice – Leading the Way as an Active Citizen (Controlled Assessment, 30% ) • Students are required to make reasoned judgements on a topical theme or issue set by OCR relating to the subject content specified for Unit A344 Students are required to demonstrate the skills required for conducting a Citizenship Enquiry and for presenting their conclusions (Part 1 of the Controlled Assessment Task) and planning, negotiating and engaging in Practical Citizenship Action (part 2 of the Controlled Assessment Task). Students have 37 hours on both parts of the controlled assessment task (Part 1: Citizenship enquiry – Source Booklet, Part 2: Practical Citizenship Action)

  6. Why should I take this course? • Students who have a keen interest in the law, media, politics, current affairs and justice should consider taking this course. • It is a great way to get more involved in your school and local community to really make a difference to yourself and others.

  7. Where might the course lead? • Citizenship is a subject that offers a wide range of career choices and as the subject area it is so broad and varied that it would complement any given career. It develops students’ critical thinking and moral values to help them understand our world in today and in our futures society. • Citizenship Studies can lead to a range of various job opportunities including: Barrister, solicitor, legal secretary, social worker, doctor, nurse, teacher, politician, campaigner, researcher, community worker, police officer, probation officer, human resources manager, teacher, journalist, investigative reporter, business leader, trade union representative, pressure group organiser, and many more! Students will have a variety of options available to them with many students continuing at 6th Form to study A-Levels in Citizenship, Business Studies, Law, Economics, Government and Politics, Sociology. There are also diplomas and other vocational opportunities available with students studying Citizenship Studies possibly taking Business, Health and Social Care, Public Services and/or Humanities.

  8. Want to find out more? • Click on the following links to take you to different websites and documents to help you make up your mind • OCR Citizenship Studies • Citizenship Foundation • Fairtrade • Parliament

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