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Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

Unit 17: School linking

QCA

Outcomes

Section 1: Which school should we link with?
Children:
  • talk confidently about places that are important to them
  • understand differences between places and countries and show respect for other people
  • through the discussion see and appreciate democracy in action

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Section 2: How can we communicate with our partner school?
Children:
  • critically question images of a place and its people
  • understand the importance of direct contact with individuals and of reciprocity
  • show and value understanding of other people's experiences
  • evaluate their own and others' work in terms of the effectiveness of their communication

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Section 3: How successful was our initial contact with the partner school?
Children:
  • communicate with people both inside and outside the school to find out answers to the partner pupils' questions
  • learn to reflect on, and be open about, their changing attitudes

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Section 4: What does 'community' mean?
Children:
  • are aware of their role within various communities, as well as their rights and responsibilities as global citizens
  • recognise the diversity of their communities

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Section 5: What can different communities learn from each other?
Children:
  • make comparisons in a way that avoids use of the terms 'better' or 'worse'
  • understand that they have a role within various communities (local to global), and that their roles carry rights and responsibilities with them

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Section 6: How can we share what we have learnt with other people?
Children:
  • have the opportunity to be involved in school linking and recognise their involvement as active citizenship
  • use a variety of different methods of presentation, eg videos, PowerPoint/desktop publishing programs
  • present their knowledge and experiences to diverse audiences with confidence

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Sections in this unit

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1. Which school should we link with?
2. How can we communicate with our partner school?
3. How successful was our initial contact with the partner school?
4. What does 'community' mean?
5. What can different communities learn from each other?
6. How can we share what we have learnt with other people?