Developing Citizenship in Schools: A Whole School Resource for Secondary Schools

by Baker, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9780749433468
• ISBN10: 0749433469
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

(Kogan Page) A hands-on guide for the school management team and subject leaders, to implementing or further developing citizenship education on a whole school basis. Includes activities, policies, initiatives and free materials for photocopying. Features coverage of developing community links and running school elections as well. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Preface	xi
Using this book	xv
PART 1 Background information	1	(26)
What is citizenship?	3	(9)
Background	3	(1)
Citizenship and the National Curriculum	4	(7)
Attainment targets	11	(1)
Management issues	12	(15)
Introducing and consolidating citizenship into the curriculum	12	(4)
The links to key skills	16	(1)
Resources	17	(1)
Staff development	18	(3)
Stakeholders	21	(6)
PART 2 Democracy in schools	27	(24)
Establishing effective year and school councils	29	(15)
Issues	29	(9)
Mechanisms	38	(6)
The election of school officers	44	(7)
Context	44	(1)
Election of school officers - the people	44	(3)
Election of school officers - the process	47	(1)
School officers - the responsibilities in practice	48	(1)
Conclusion	49	(1)
Other elections	49	(2)
PART 3 Whole-school activities	51	(70)
Introducing a school festival or activities week	53	(6)
The purpose of a festival	53	(1)
Festival organization and rationale	54	(1)
Possible activities	55	(2)
Other suggestions	57	(2)
Running a charity event	59	(10)
The fashion show	61	(8)
Setting up a debating society	69	(10)
The value of ritual behaviour	69	(1)
The differing roles of debaters	69	(1)
Basic procedure of debating	70	(3)
Getting started	73	(2)
Skills to teach debaters	75	(1)
Moving the debate outside the school	76	(3)
Human rights: a religious education or philosophy and belief day	79	(8)
Human rights	80	(3)
Euthanasia	83	(2)
Debating the right to die	85	(1)
Other possible philosophy and belief days	85	(2)
Environmental action	87	(5)
The Green Team	87	(1)
Organization and rationale	87	(5)
The Buddy system	92	(8)
Context	92	(1)
Organization	93	(2)
It's `cool' to have a Buddy	95	(1)
Regular contact	95	(1)
Awareness of the Buddy scheme within the school	96	(1)
Involvement of other students	96	(1)
Expansion of the Buddy system	97	(1)
Personalizing the scheme	97	(3)
Other whole-school activities	100	(21)
The school production	101	(4)
An evening of dance	105	(5)
An exchange visit or foreign trip	110	(1)
A musical production	111	(1)
Production of a year book or school book	112	(1)
Production of a school magazine	113	(1)
Assemblies and the involvement of pupils	114	(2)
Roles of pupils at public events	116	(2)
Even more ideas in brief	118	(3)
PART 4 Some examples of class-based activities for teaching citizenship	121	(33)
Class-based activities	123	(31)
PSHE/citizenship, Key Stage 4	123	(3)
English/citizenship, Key Stage 4	126	(3)
Maths/citizenship, Key Stage 3	129	(4)
Science/citizenship, Key Stage 3	133	(4)
Geography/citizenship, Key Stage 3	137	(3)
German/citizenship, Key Stage 4	140	(2)
Music/citizenship, Key Stage 3	142	(5)
Drama/citizenship, Key Stage 4	147	(4)
Design and technology/citizenship, Key Stage 3	151	(3)
Further reading	154	(2)
For citizenship	155	(1)
For euthanasia	155	(1)
Useful contacts	156	(2)
Index	158