Citizenship at key stage 4    (Year 10-11)

• describe what sustainable development is and identify a range of local priorities
• recognise the impact of international agreements on national and local government
• use skills of enquiry to undertake research
• recognise that global issues can be addressed by local action
• identify how the local authority consults young people on its policies
• communicate their findings to the class

• demonstrate enquiry skills as they develop a set of questions appropriate for use in interviews, questionnaires and discussions
• identify examples of how Local Agenda 21 policy is impacting on individuals and the community, and assess whether their community is more sustainable as a result
• choose and use appropriate statistical and graphical techniques (including ICT) to record, store, retrieve and present data
• identify and compare the views of different members of the community
• summarise key findings and draw substantiated conclusions
• communicate key findings to their target audience in a presentation which uses ICT

• practise and improve their skills of reflection and self-assessment
• communicate their learning to others in the school and to the wider community
• plan practical steps towards implementing priorities