Schemes of work: Citizenship at key stages 1 and 2
Teacher's Guide
The scheme of
work for citizenship includes a Teacher's guide.
Who's
it for?
All teachers involved in the delivery of PSHE and citizenship and for headteachers and governors with responsibility for developing a whole-school approach to this area of the curriculum.
What does
it include?
The scheme of work consists of exemplar teaching units that can be combined in different ways to address the citizenship aspects of the PSHE and citizenship framework for key stages 1 and 2. The units may be supplemented with materials from other subjects and sources.
Related
material
The National Curriculum. Handbook for primary teachers in England
What's
it for?
To show how citizenship may be taught to pupils at key stage 1 and 2.
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This Teacher's guide gives information about:
- whole-school issues that need to be considered when planning citizenship provision;
- deciding how best to combine the different ways of delivering citizenship;
- links between citizenship and the rest of the PSHE framework, national curriculum subjects
and religious education (RE), as well as literacy, numeracy and thinking skills;
- how citizenship relates to issues of inclusion and diversity;
- how to assess children and involve them in reviewing their own progress;
- different approaches to teaching and learning, including ideas for developing active
citizenship skills, such as participation and communication;
- how to use and combine units to address children’s needs and school priorities; and
- dealing with sensitive and controversial issues.
