The Charter School

Education for citizenship equips young people with the knowledge, skills and understanding to play an effective role in public life. Citizenship encourages them to take an interest in topical and controversial issues and to engage in discussion and debate.

Pupils learn about their rights, responsibilities, duties and freedoms and about laws, justice and democracy. They learn to take part in decision-making and different forms of action. They play an active role in the life of their schools, neighbourhoods, communities and wider society as active and global citizens.

· To work within the National Curriculum to provide a broad and varied introduction to the study of Citizenship

· To develop successful learners who are equipped to play a full part in public life and in the democratic process.

· To develop confident individuals a central purpose of citizenship is to develop understanding of the ways in which citizens can participate in decisions that shape the communities in which they live.

· To develop responsible citizens who think about their role in society and in the wider world, and about how their decisions and actions can make a difference.

A KS3 offer which works in line with The Charter School’s modular curriculum. Each module focuses on the key concepts and key processes of the National Curriculum: The key concepts are democracy and justice, rights and responsibilities and identities and diversity: living together in the UK. The key processes are critical thinking and enquiry, advocacy and representation and taking informed and responsible action.

A short course GCSE in Citizenship, which builds successfully on the provision at KS3 which challenges pupils to broaden their knowledge and understanding and provides an opportunity for the active participation in a community.

Students who want to pursue the strand of political literacy developed in citizenship are offered A Level Government and Politics. This encourages the stepped development of political analysis, the gaining of knowledge and understanding of key political institutions. It also provides opportunity to meet the demands of Higher Education.

· State of the art classrooms, many with interactive whiteboards

· A computer suite allows ICT to be delivered through the history curriculum

· The Citizenship department consists of three subject specialists with a wealth of experience in the classroom

· Other responsibilities represented include Lead Teacher for Student Voice.

· Active participation in the school and local community

· Modular and extra curricular PSHE

· Outside agencies: Civil servants and representatives from local government

· Visits to Parliament