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Schemes of work: Citizenship at key stage 3

Participation Booklet

The scheme of work for citizenship includes the booklet Getting involved: extending opportunities for pupil participation.

Who's it for?
Teachers of citizenship at key stage 3, heads of department, curriculum managers, ITT departments.

What's it about?
This booklet offers ideas for citizenship activities to promote pupil participation. It forms part of the citizenship scheme of work for key stage 3.

Related material
The National Curriculum for England

What's it for?
To show how citizenship may be taught to pupils at key stage 3.

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This booklet offers ideas for citizenship activities to promote pupil participation. A number of activities are provided for teachers and pupils to choose from, and these can take place in the school or the wider community (or a mixture of the two). They enable pupils to develop skills of participation and responsible action (see 3a, 3b and 3c in the citizenship programme of study). Depending on the context and planning of the activities, they may also address aspects of knowledge and understanding about becoming informed citizens, and of developing skills of enquiry and communication. Many of the activities are also suitable for use at key stage 4.

The planning of the activities may require the use of tutorial time, or time in citizenship, PSHE or other subject lessons. Some activities can be delivered as off-timetable events, and others will require the involvement and cooperation of members of communities outside the school. In all cases, pupils should have opportunities to reflect on their involvement, and to identify what they have learnt and how it can be applied.

The citizenship key stage 4 participation booklet may be a useful additional resource. It is available from the citizenship key stage 4 area.

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