Citizenship

Taking a whole-school approach to wellbeing

Wellbeing is more than just mental health. It encompasses physical wellness, a sense of belonging, social inclusion and basic needs such as food, safety and shelter. If we consider this broader sense of wellbeing it becomes clear we must consider it to for our pupils to achieve and be successful. Read More

Secondary Citizenship – Whose human rights?

The release of Abu Qatada has led to headlines designed to convince newspaper readers that human rights should not be promoted or defended. This raises plenty of issues for Citizenship lessons. They range from the need for world agreements on human rights to actions of the European Court of Human Rights… Read More

Secondary Citizenship – Who picks the cotton?

Every student in a Citizenship class will be wearing some cotton but do they know who picks the cotton from the bushes in the fields of Gujarat or processes it in local factories? It’s unlikely because the high street shops selling the t-shirts and socks don’t know. Most high street… Read More

Secondary RE, PSHE and Citizenship – True Tube

How long have we accumulatively spent searching through the reams of videos that have been uploaded to You Tube in the hopes of finding a video clip to help our students to explore big social or global issues such as war or the environment and how useful would it be… Read More

Secondary Law – Judge for Yourself!

 You be the judge  Just how far are judges allowed to go in shaping and creating the law? The traditional view of a judge was of an informed but neutral mouthpiece. Far from creating law they simply uncovered the law in all its pre-formed glory. It was a ‘declaration’ not… Read More

Secondary Citizenship – Using today’s news in your lessons

How did Colonel Gadaffi get his mandate to rule in Libya?  How would a move from first-past-the-post to alternative voting affect decision-making in the UK? Showing pupils how the news affects our everyday lives makes them sit up and listen! News is not only authentic, but often controversial and challenging. Read More