A big picture for
Outstanding Citizenship
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Three key questions
Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
1
What are
we trying
to achieve?
2
How do we
organise learning?
3
How well are
we achieving
our aims?
Three key questions
1
To secure for pupils, schools and society
What
are we trying
to achieve?
progress and attainment of
standards
behaviour
and attendance
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
responsible, active citizens
who participate in democracy
and public life
respect for diversity and
community cohesion
further involvement
in education, employment
or training
Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
For pupils, schools and society
To secure
Progress and attainment
of standards
Behaviour
and attendance
Responsible, active citizens
Respect for diversity and
community cohesion
Further involvement in education,
employment or training
Three key questions
1
The DFE states the curriculum aims to provide
What
are we trying
to achieve?
Essential knowledge to
be educated citizens
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
An introduction to the
best that has been
thought and said
An appreciation of
human creativity and
achievement
Citizenship supports these aims and develops knowledge, skills and
understanding pupils need to play a full and active part in democracy and
society
Three key questions
1
Citizenship aims to develop
What
are we trying
to achieve?
Attitudes
and attributes
2
Skills
political agency, interest and
commitment to community
volunteering and responsible
action
research, interrogation,
debate, evaluation,
informed action
How
do we
organise
learning?
Knowledge and
understanding
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
Political, social, legal,
economic
democracy, government,
rights, equality, fairness
justice
Three key questions
A curriculum that provides
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
DFE Curriculum
aims
NC Citizenship
purpose
Essential knowledge to be educated citizens
Introduction to the best that has been thought and
said
An appreciation of human creativity and
achievement
Knowledge, skills and understanding to play a full and active part in democratic society
Attitudes and attributes
Citizenship aims Eg political agency, interest and commitment to
volunteering & responsible action
Skills
Eg research, weigh evidence, debate, evaluate
views, take informed action
Knowledge and understanding
Eg political, social, legal and economic
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
To secure
Accountability
measures
Attainment and
improved standards
Behaviour
and attendance
Civic participation
Healthy lifestyle choices
Further involvement in education,
employment or training
Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
The school curriculum comprises all learning and other
experiences that each school plans for its pupils. This includes
citizenship in the
curriculum, culture and community of schools – the three C’s
Curriculum
Culture
Community
Lessons and learning
approaches
Ethos and
environment
School events
Learning beyond the
classroom
Routines and roles
Community based
activities
Extended hours
School council and
student voice
Outside visitors
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
Three key questions
Learning approaches
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
2
Varied and matched to
learning need
eg enquiry, instruction,
active, debate, extended
writing
Opportunities in the life
and culture of the school
and the community
Learning through
individual, group and
collaborative tasks
Matching curriculum
time to learning needs
Use of discrete lesson,
cross curricular learning
and off timetable
sessions
Opportunities for student
led learning
Relevant, purposeful and
for a range of audiences
Assessment uses a wide
range of evidence to
encourage learners to
reflect on their own
learning
Experiences of active
citizenship eg informed
action, volunteering
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
Resource well matched
to learning need
eg use of time, space,
people, materials
Three key questions
The curriculum aims to enable all young people to become
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
Curriculum aims
Every Child
Matters outcomes
Focus for learning
Curriculum, culture,
community
2
Learning
approaches
Successful learners
Confident individuals
Responsible citizens
who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve
who are able to lead safe, healthy and fulfilling lives
who make a positive contribution to society
Be healthy
Stay safe
Enjoy and achieve
Make a positive contribution
Attitudes and attributes
Skills
eg determined, adaptable, confident,
risk-taking, enterprising
eg literacy, numeracy, ICT, personal,
learning and thinking skills
Lessons
Beyond
classroom
Varied and matched Assessment is
to learning need
fit for purpose
eg enquiry, instruction, and integral to
active, practical,
learning and
theoretical
teaching
How
do we
organise
learning?
Extended hours
Opportunities for
spiritual, moral,
social, cultural,
emotional,
intellectual and
physical
development
Ethos & env
In tune with
human
development
Routines
Achieve economic wellbeing
Knowledge and understanding
eg big ideas that shape the world
School council Events
Assessment
Personalised develops
offering challenge
learners’ selfand support to
esteem and
enable all learners to
commitment to make progress and
their learning
achieve
Community activity
Routines
Assessment uses
Resource well
Relevant,
a wide range of
Involve
matched to
purposeful
evidence to
learners
learning need
and for a
encourage
proactively in
eg use of time,
range of
learners to
their own
space, people,
audiences reflect on their
learning
materials
own learning
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
To secure
Accountability
measures
Attainment and
improved standards
Behaviour
and attendance
Civic participation
Healthy lifestyle choices
Further involvement in education,
employment or training
Three key questions
1
Whole curriculum
What
are we trying
to achieve?
Spiritual
Moral
Social
Cultural
Mental
Physical
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
Three key questions
Statutory NC citizenship programme of study requirements
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
2
Knowledge &
Concepts
Skills
Experiences
Democracy &
Government
Researching and
interrogating
evidence
In the classroom and
wider school
Rights & equalities
Debating and
evaluating
viewpoints
In the community
Fairness & justice
Taking informed
action
In public and
democratic life
How
do we
organise
learning?
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
Three key questions
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
Lessons
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
Beyond
classroom
Extended hours
Opportunities in
A range of
approaches in lessons the life and culture
of the school and
eg enquiry, active
the community
learning, debate,
extended writing
Learning through
individual, group and
collaborative tasks
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
Matching curriculum time to
learning needs using discrete,
cross curricular and off timetable sessions
Events
Community activity
Opportunities for student led
learning and action
Routines
Including all learners with
opportunities
for stretch, challenge
and personalisation
Spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, physical development.
Citizenship knowledge & concepts
3
Ethos & environment
Citizenship skills
Citizenship experiences
Three key questions
Assessment that is fit for purpose
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
2
Is integral to effective
teaching and learning
Maximises pupils’
progress
Draws on a wide range of
evidence of pupil learning
Promotes a broad and
engaging curriculum
Give helpful feedback for
Helps identify clear targets
the learner and others eg
for improvement
parents, teachers
How
do we
organise
learning?
Links to national
standards that are
consistently interpreted
Informs future planning
and teaching
3
How well
are we
achieving
our aims?
Embraces peer- and selfassessment
Uses tasks and test
appropriately
A big picture for Outstanding Citizenship in your school
Three key questions
Preparing pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and challenges of life through a curriculum that provides:
1
What
are we trying
to achieve?
DfE Curriculum aims
Essential knowledge to be educated
citizens
NC Citizenship purpose
Introduction to the best that has been
thought and said
Knowledge, skills and understanding to play a full and active part in democratic society
Knowledge and understanding
Skills
Attitudes and attributes
Citizenship aims
An appreciation of human creativity and
achievement
e.g. an interest and commitment to
volunteering and responsible action
e.g think critically, research,weigh evidence, e.g. political, social, legal and economic
debate political questions, take action
The school curriculum comprises all learning and other experiences that each school plans for its pupils.
The national curriculum forms one part of the school curriculum
Curriculum, culture,
community
2
How
do we
organise
learning?
Learning approaches
Lessons
Beyond classroom
A range of
Opportunities in
approaches in lessons
the life and culture
e.g. enquiry, active
of the school and
learning, debate,
the community
extended writing
Ethos & environ. Student voice School council
Learning through
individual, group and
collaborative tasks
Matching curriculum time to
learning needs using discrete,
cross curricular and off timetable sessions
Events
Community activity
Opportunities for student led
learning and action
Routines
Including all learners with
opportunities
for stretch, challenge
and personalization
Spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, physical development.
Whole curriculum
Statutory PoS
Citizenship
requirements
Extended hours
Citizenship knowledge & concepts
Citizenship skills
Citizenship experiences
To make learning and teaching more effective so that learners understand quality and how to improve
3
Assessment
fit for purpose
How well
are we achieving
our aims?
Is integral to
Draws on a wide Promotes a broad
effective
range of evidence and engaging
teaching and
of pupils’ learning curriculum
learning
Gives helpful
Links to national
Embraces
Maximizes feedback for the Helps identify standards which are Informs future Uses tests and
clear
targets
for
planning and
tasks
peer- and selfpupils’ learner and other
consistently
improvement
teaching
appropriately assessment
progress
stakeholders
interpreted
To secure
Accountability measures
Attainment and
improved standards
Behaviour
and attendance
Civic and democratic
participation
Social cohesion
Further involvement in education,
employment or training