This is a single resource that provides departmental and whole school strategies for delivering and answering citizenship. It includes background material to the subject and suggests ways of teaching citizenship effectively. It is revised each year to ensure it is fully current with curriculum developments.

 

There are 104 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Oxford University Press .

This book has the following chapters: Part 1 Teaching citizenship: why teach citizenship education?; what problem was identified?; the Crick Report's solutions to this problem; the National Curriculum for Citizenship; what are the strengths and weaknesses of the National Curriculum model of citizenship education?; teaching about and for citizenship; useful links with other initiatives. Part 2 Getting started in your school: why is auditing important?; audit materials; INSET - how can you inform others in the school?; writing a policy. Part 3 Approaches to delivering the National Curriculum: crosscurriculum; citizenship lessons; integrated into PSHE; special events; citizenship through activities; skills of enquiry and communication; skills of participation and responsible action. Part 4 How can progress be assessed and reported on?: why assess?; what are we assessing?; knowledge and understanding; skills of communication and enquiry; skills of participation and responsible action; building assessment into group work; self-assessment; peer assessment. Part 5 How can we make citizenship education inclusive?: starting with students' experience; citizenship education and anti-racism; addressing the needs of all learners