1 / 27

The Beginners’ Guide to Post-16 Citizenship

The Beginners’ Guide to Post-16 Citizenship. 7 th October 2008 Peterborough Alan Wilkins and Di Layzelle WELCOME. Aims of the day. to explore what constitutes post-16 citizenship to understand the purpose and benefits of engaging young people in active citizenship activities

oralee
Download Presentation

The Beginners’ Guide to Post-16 Citizenship

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Beginners’ Guide to Post-16 Citizenship 7th October 2008 Peterborough Alan Wilkins and Di Layzelle WELCOME

  2. Aims of the day • to explore what constitutes post-16 citizenship • to understand the purpose and benefits of engaging young people in active citizenship activities • to review the different approaches to delivering post-16 citizenship • to consider key principles for effective post-16 citizenship teaching and learning • to exchange ideas and experiences with other practitioners new to post-16 citizenship and consider examples of good practice • to select a range of free resources to assist you in introducing post-16 citizenship into your practice

  3. Accredited certificate in teaching citizenship • Programme magazine - Citizenship News • Training events across the regions • Centre based training - for colleges only at present • Learning materials • Staff development resources • Updates on post-16 citizenship via community e -bulletin • Website: www.post16citizenship.org Note: External evaluation by HOST on impact of support programme. People may be invited to respond

  4. Programme - morning • Welcome, introductions and expectations • Post 16 citizenship and the support programme – origins and • organisation • Four points of view - What comprises active citizenship? And is it a good idea? • The Post 16 citizenship programme – insights and discoveries • Is it citizenship? Activity • A practitioner example – Di Layzelle - Croydon College

  5. Programme - afternoon • The post 16 citizenship programme - support and resources • Taking stock - audit activity to use when you get back • Setting out – how to implement post 16 citizenship – six • approaches • Personal plans for implementation • Evaluation and close

  6. Who is here and why? • Find your place on the ‘map’ • Find the nearest two collegues • Exchange with each other • Your names • Roles and responsibilities • Why here to day • Expectations for the event

  7. Post-16 citizenship - Origins and support • The Crick reports • Citizenship at key stages 3 and 4 • The Post-16 Citizenship Development Programme (2001-2006) • The Post-16 Citizenship Support Programme (2006-ongoing) • Post-16 citizenship in all post-16 settings • QCA guidance

  8. Play your part: post-16 citizenshipQCA guidance • The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority developed guidance for post-16 citizenship (the framework appears on page 8 of the Getting started booklet). The framework is deliberately flexible, recognises education and training in a range of different contexts, many different programmes and courses at a range of levels. Provides three essential opportunities that young people should have when undertaking citizenship studies: • identify, investigate and think critically about citizenship issues, problems or events of concern to them • decide on and take part in follow-up action where appropriate • reflect on, recognise and review their citizenship learning.

  9. Four points of view – preferred drink

  10. Four points of view – preferred holiday destination

  11. Four points of view – active citizenship is?

  12. Four points of view - The current major focus

  13. Four points of view - the facilitators approach

  14. Four points of view – How do/will you make it happen?

  15. What is citizenship? • Citizenship Education equips young people with the knowledge, understanding and skills to play an active, effective part in society as informed, critical citizens who are socially and morally responsible. It aims to give them confidence and conviction that they can act with others, have influence and make a difference in their communities (locally, nationally, globally) • Play your part: post-16 citizenship, QCA guidance (2004)

  16. Post 16 citizenship – insights and discoveries • Three levels – social and moral issues • Volunteering and community contribution • Political literacy • Active learning and review • Young people issues based • Shared responsibility

  17. Is it citizenship?

  18. A practitioner example • Di Layzelle – Croydon College

  19. Post 16 citizenship - support and resources

  20. Taking stock and getting started • What are we doing already and is it citizenship? • Working with senior management • Working with other staff • Working with learners • Working with the local community • Assessment and accreditation

  21. Key principles for post-16 citizenship • Learner led approaches • Citizenship and active learning • Responding to sensitive, controversial and topical issues • Engaging with the wider community and external partners

  22. Setting out - approaches to post-16 citizenship • Six distinct but related approaches to post-16 citizenship have been indentified: • Learner voice and representation • Qualifications and personalised programmes • Group tutorial and enrichment programmes • Voluntary and community-based activities • Single events • Research projects In practice it is desirable to combine several different forms of provision to ensure a wide range of citizenship learning opportunities for as many young people as possible.

  23. Personal plans for implementation • Please return to the regional group you were in this morning

  24. Main principles of getting started • Providing motivating activities for young people, making it different and allowing the word to spread • Allowing young people to choose topics of interest to them • Making learning active • Starting small • Working with committed staff and not reluctant ones • Involving the young people in selling the benefits • Exploring and exploiting opportunities • Proving to senior management that there are benefits to the organisation

  25. Evaluation and close • Please complete the evaluation form before you leave. • Thanks for being with us today. • Alan and Di

  26. Citizenship Uncovered: A young persons guide to post-16 citizenship

  27. Aims of the DVD • To educate young people about Citizenship and what it means to be an active citizen • To promote good practice emerging from current citizenship projects • To show adults and young people that citizenship education can be fun, engaging and worthwhile

More Related