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Citizenship education in English Schools

Citizenship education in English Schools. A subject and more than a subject. Outcomes from the session. Understand what we mean by Citizenship education Considering Citizenship education in your setting. Crick 1998, page 7 para 1.1.

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Citizenship education in English Schools

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  1. Citizenship education in English Schools A subject and more than a subject

  2. Outcomes from the session • Understand what we mean by Citizenship education • Considering Citizenship education in your setting

  3. Crick 1998, page 7 para 1.1 • …Citizenship and the teaching of democracy….is so important both for schools and the life of the nation that there must be a statuary requirement on schools to ensure that it is an entitlement of all pupils. It can no longer be left as uncoordinated local initiatives…

  4. Roots of the subject – political background • The Great Debate after 1976 – the ineffectiveness and inefficiency of schools • The rise of the national curriculum 1986 • Cross curricular themes 1990 – CG8 education for Citizenship • Crick 1998 • Citizenship foundation subject 2002 • Developments across Europe and beyond

  5. Roots of the subject – social background • Increased population movements and community turbulence • A greater interplay between cultures and values • A struggle to maintain personal and national identity • The changing demands on education and life long learning frameworks including he development of social and moral thinking

  6. Cohesion

  7. Courtesy

  8. test

  9. Change

  10. Why do we need Citizenship education in schools? • To develop understanding of legal and human rights • To build political participation and address the democratic deficit • To challenge social exclusion by creating engaged, effective and informed communities • To counter prejudice and xenophobia

  11. Citizenship is controversial ! • It is about public issues on which people hold a range of opinions and on which they may be divided • It has a values dimension at its core making it inherently about what people believe, think and feel but the values may well be contested and not fit a liberal consensus • Issues are topical and may remain within the public domain for some time • In any Citizenship education situation, we should ask What does it look like? What does it feel like?

  12. Useful web sites • www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk – the national Citizenship teachers association • www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk – about citizenship in education and the wider setting • www.citized.info teacher training and Citizenship • www.dcsf.gov.uk - about the Citizenship curriculum • www.qca.org.uk - about the Citizenship curriculum and assessment • www.ofsted.gov.uk – about inspection • www.nfer.ac.uk/research/citizenship - about current research • www.lsneducation.org.uk Post 16 Citizenship • www.newsecondarycurriculum.org Log on to the web site of CfBT • www.thinkingprimary.org Log onto the revised Primary site

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