What is Citizenship?
Citizenship education gives people the knowledge and skills to understand, challenge and engage with our democracy, including politics, the economy and the law. It teaches students to be well-rounded, modern and aware individuals, with confidence to be themselves.
Students learn a variety of subjects throughout their Citizenship studies including:
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Year 7: Introduction to Citizenship Anti-Bullying Project Safety What is work? Drama Production Being British |
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Year 8: PSHE and Mental Health Charity Projects SRE, mixed and single sex groups The Environment Impacts we have on the world |
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Year 9: Options choices Politics and Government The Economy and Finance SRE, mixed and single sex groups LGBT Crime Food bank Charity project |
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Year 10: Human Rights Global issues project (Exploitation, Conflict, Migration, Religion and Equality,) SRE, mixed and single sex groups Europe and the EU
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Year 11: Dealing with Stress LGBT issues Study Skills Life after School SRE, mixed and single sex groups |
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Year 12/13: Year 12 and 13 focusses on work and careers, helping students focus on attaining the career that they want, as well as mentoring them through their University choices.
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There are no GCSE or A-Level examinations in Citizenship, but students are assessed on a range of criteria from independent inquiry and creative thinking to self-management and working as a team.
Citizenship is very well regarded by both staff and students across the school and has been expanded and rewritten to include new external agency involvement and a focus on increasing student literacy and numeracy.