CitizenshipWho we are
Steve Tomlinson Rebecca Davidson Matthew Greensides Syeda Khanom Mark Smithers
What we do The Aims of CitizenshipThe three strands that permeate Citizenship at Central Foundation Girls' School are: Social and moral responsibility. Pupils learning from the very beginning self-confidence and socially and morally responsible behaviour, both in and beyound the classroom, towards those in authority and towards each other.] Community involvement. Pupils learning how to become helpfully involved in the life and concerns of their neighbourhood and communities, including learning through community involvement and service. Polititcal Literacy. Pupils learning about instituations, issues, problems and practices of our democracy and how citizens can make themselves effectives in public life, locally, regionally and nationally, through skills and values as well as knowledge - this can be termed political literacy, which encompasses more than political knowledge alone.
Where do students learn citizenship? Citizenship has such a breadth of reach that there is hardly any aspect of a student's life that does not involve them developing their knowledge, skills, attitudes and understanding of citizenship. At home from interactions with family. Discrete curriculum time through Citizenship lessons. Teaching Citizenship through and in other subjects/curriculum areas. Citizenship activities and school events e.g. Happiness Day. Tutorial time and assemblies. Educational visits.
Curriculum Currently Citizenship lessons are taught to each student for 100 minutes once every two weeks. Course Outline Click here for Citizenship Programme of Study Assessement Edexcel Code 3280 GCSE Short Course in Citizenship Studies. There are two parts to the course: Examination Paper 1 hour and 15 minutes 60% Coursework (consisting of a four page response form with supporting evidence) 40%
The exam consists of three sections: Section A - This section will consist of short answer questions based on data that may consist of written material and/or graphs, graphics, photographs, pictures etc... Section B - This section will consist of short answer questions based on data that may consist of written material and/or graphs, graphics, photographs, pictures etc.. Section C - This section will consist of short answer questions based of the specified themes and an extended answer on one question chosen from one of these themes.
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