Coordinating Education for Citizenship

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Co-ordinating Education for Citizenship
Ollie Bray PT Curriculum Citizenship Values
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In simple terms
Citizenship

• Its just a word!
• That means nothing to most people!

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The National Priorities in Education

• Achievement and Attainment
• Framework for Learning
• Inclusion and Equality
• Values and Citizenship
• Learning for Life

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Petronius Arbiter (AD 60)

• I was to learn later in life that we tend to
  meet any new situation by re-organising and a
  wonderful method it can be for creating the
  illusion of progress while producing confusion,
  inefficiency, and demoralisation.

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In simple terms
Citizenship

• Its just a word!
• That means nothing to most people!

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Citizenship education includes (1)

• Understanding how the lives of young people in
  Scotland are linked to those of people throughout
  the world.
• The interconnectedness and interdependence of
  modern living.
• The development of critical understanding of the
  economic, cultural, political and environmental
  contexts in which we live.

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Global education includes (2)

• Empowering young people to take control of their
  own lives rather than becoming victims of change.
• Encouraging young people to work towards a more
  sustainable world.

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Why is it important?

• Education for citizenship is important because
  every society needs people to contribute
  effectively, in a variety of ways, to the future
  health and wellbeing of communities and the
  environment, locally, nationally and globally.
• Adapted from Education for Citizenship in
  Scotland A paper for Discussion and Development
  (2003)

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What should education for citizenship seek to
achieve?

• Education for citizenship should aim to develop
  capability for thoughtful and responsible
  participation in political, economical, social
  and cultural life.

Knowledge and understanding
Values and dispositions
Skill and competencies
Creativity and enterprise
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We have been doing that for years!
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Voting in General Elections
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Obesity in Scotland
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So?

• Reinforce what we are already doing.
• Work together to reinforce what we are already
  doing (cross-curricular projects?).
• Remember what we should be doing.
• Re-define and up-date what we are already doing.
• Lead by example.

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Re-defining literacy

• From www.dictionary.com
• The condition and quality of being literate,
  especially the ability to read and write.
• The condition or quality of being knowledgeable
  in a particular subject or field cultural
  literacy, computer literacy.

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• Sweatshop Movie

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Using real and relevant data
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The player
How much did this player earn today?
This player earned around 1400 today for kicking
this ball. (He scored a goal, with great skill)
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The football
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Omar
The football was sewn by Omar with great skill.
He works in this stitching centre.
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OmarsStory
How old do you think Omar is?
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How much did her get paid to make the football?
50p
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Where does Omar live?
The produce 35 million footballs a year.
75 of the world footballs are made in this area.
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Citizenship

• How does it fit in?

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Secondary School Education?
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90 of children in P2 will enter careers that do
not exist at the moment.

• SEED (2003)

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Whole School Initiatives
Business and Enterprise
Technology and ICT
Social Subjects
Citizenship
Communication
Numeracy
Expressive Arts
Social Education
Science and Managing Environmental Resources
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How do you create relevant secondary curriculum
enriched with citizenship?

• Decide what's important
• introduce it into the compulsory curriculum
• recognise and reward students for achieving this
  part of the curriculum
• Introduce whole school cross curricular
  initiatives

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The Curriculum Audit
Business Education
Geography
RMPS
Modern Studies
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The Citizenship Audit

• Meet with departments
• Complete pro-forma
• Compile findings
• Review results

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Citizenship_at_Knox Academy
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Cross Curricular Projects

• Eco-Schools
• Youth Parliament
• Charities Partnership
• Activities Week
• Enterprise
• Outdoor Education
• Student Council
• Staff / Student Initiatives
• Parent Training Events
• Meaningful Student Information Seminars
• Community Service / Volunteer Placement

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Eco Schools

• The creation of a more sustainable school
• Introduction of recycling initiatives

Paper Aluminium Clothing Steel - Plastic
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Library Recycling Centre

• Ink cartridges
• Greetings cards
• Mobile phones
• Household batteries

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Yellow Pages
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Greetings Cards

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Mobile Phones

• Why
• batteries explode in landfill sites
• parts can be toxic.
• Pupils collect phones
• Ask parents/ friends/ relatives /neighbours
• Pupils get prizes
• The more phones you collect the bigger the prize
• School gets money
• 500 for 200 phones

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Transport Audit

• Whole school surveyed on-line
• Results will be used to compile school travel
  plan and to campaign for secure cycle facilities.

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Energy Conservation

• Computers, printers and televisions marked with
  signs.

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New for 2005

• Spectacles
• Paper?

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Eco Code of Conduct

• Turn off the lights when leaving a room to save
  electricity.
• Make sure computers are turned off at the mains
  to save electricity.
• Turn off TVs at the mains to save electricity.
• Shut the door when leaving a room to keep in
  heat.
• Ensure that the windows are securely closed to
  avoid heat loss.
• Close all blinds and curtains to keep in heat.
• Recycle paper in the recycle bin provided.

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Youth Parliament

• Linked with Haddington Youth Parliament

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Question Time
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Video Debate

• MSP school visit
• Visit to the Scottish Parliament
• 14 minute debate
• 6 minute First Ministers Question Time

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European Eco-Parliament

• National Competition
• 10 delegates from UK go to Berlin to produce and
  present White Paper to the European Youth
  Eco-Parliament

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Outdoor Education

• Trips to the theatre, musicals, Filmhouse
• Inter-school sports
• S1 taster OE weekends
• S2 John Muir Award
• Opportunities through activities week
• Duke of Edinburgh Award
• S5 Winter skills weekend
• S6 Staff/Student teambuilding weekend
• Overseas expeditions

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Young Enterprise

• 2 companies 2003/2004
• 3 companies 2004/2005
• Scotlands first Youth Co-operative

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Parents Training Event

• What do we know already? Globingo get to know
  each other activity.
• Mr Peanut (part 1)
• Fascinating facts?
• Mr Peanut (part 2)
• International trade game
• Mr Peanut (part 3)
• What is Fairtrade?
• Mr Peanut (part 4)
• Summary

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Students Training Event
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School Council

• Elected by other students
• Regular meetings of whole school council and
  sub-groups
• Training provided

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Charity Partnerships

• International School Charity
• Local School Charity
• National Events

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Volunteering (1)

• Compulsory in S6
• Introduced to S2 and S3 Activities Week
• Duke of Edinburgh and John Muir Award
• Links to East Lothian Volunteers Centre and
  Millennium Volunteers

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Volunteering (2)

• Volunteer work is something a person does in
  their own time, without pay or compulsion, and
  which is for the benefit of the community, the
  environment and other people.
• It is a very powerful expression of active
  citizenship or social enterprise and demonstrates
  high levels of individual engagement with a local
  community.

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All learners in S1 to S6

• Introduction to Volunteering
• Linked to Social Education
• 6 Year Programme

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Open to volunteers from S2 and S3

• Introduction to Volunteering (follow-up)
• Volunteering Project in the Environment (John
  Muir Award at Explorer level)
• Team Building Programme (concentrating on
  communication, verbal and written, planning
  skills and games toolkit)

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Open to volunteers from S3 and S4

• As part of East Lothian Schools Pre-vocational
  Enhanced Curriculum Programme (Working through
  the Easter Term for 10 half-day sessions to
  experience accredited courses of John Muir
  Awards, at Explorer or Conserver levels, LINC
  (Leadership in the Community) courses at 2
  possible levels, introductory and level 2,
  leading to NVQs, including communication, team
  work/building, community toolkit)
• Introduction to Volunteering (follow-up
  accredited through Millennium Volunteers, with
  possible residential experiences and Community
  Projects)
• All of the above will be delivered informally
  through the Arts, Outdoor Pursuits and
  Environmental Activities.

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Open to volunteers from S6

• Development of Community Service
• This element of the programme provides
  opportunities for the practical application of
  the participants citizenship and social
  enterprise skills, developed through whole-school
  experiences to date.
• Sessions will include Introduction to
  Volunteering (follow-up), training and advice on
  community placement possibilities and
  accreditation for all their volunteering
  endeavours.

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Open to all volunteers

• Facilitation, advice and support for anyone
  considering volunteering for an extended period
  beyond school, before entering paid employment or
  further study. (This will cover International
  opportunities and those available through
  Project Scotland, a fully accredited,
  business-funded programme.)

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Rewards

• Deutshe Bank Spotlight Awards
• Giving Nation Awards
• Princess Diana Citizenship Awards
• Anne Frank Awards
• SCIAF Citizenship Awards

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Project Bids

• New Future Awards
• BT Citizenship Awards for Communication
• East Lothian Study Support
• Masterclass Funding
• Radio Forth Awards

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Short term goals

• Produce school citizenship policy
• Audit citizenship curriculum
• Create citizenship directory
• Develop the role of the school council
• Work towards eco-schools status

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Medium/Long term goals

• Implement recommendations of audit
• Share good practice with other education
  institutes
• Increase amount of cross-curricular projects

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Questions?
o_bray_at_knox.e-lothian.sch.uk olliebray_at_yahoo.com
www.nationalpriorities.org.uk www.ltscotland.com/c
itizenship