Staff: - Mrs. Claire Lynch - Subject Leader for Religious Studies and Citizenship Mrs. D. Brown - Teacher of Citizenship and History and Achievement Co-ordinator for Year 11
Awards: N/A
Latest Results: The Short Course GCSE results for Citizenship are:
2008 = 46% A*-C 2007 = 42% A* -C 2006 = 53 % A*-C
At Key Stage 3:
2007 = 72% level 5 and above 2006 = 51% level 5 and above
Events: (past / present / future) As Citizenship is taught across the curriculum, learning takes place in each and every classroom, during lessons, form time and assemblies. Theme Days are also offered whole school such as the year 8 visit by Fairtrade. We also have a weekly 'Citizen(s) of the Week' award.
Future events include taking part in a whole school Mock Election.
What we Offer: Schools have been required to teach Citizenship from August 2002. In Key Stage 4 students are given the opportunity to study the subject in its own right through a short course GCSE.
The aim of the subject is to examine what it means to be a citizen in the 21st century, the relationship between citizen and society and how we all, as citizens, go about finding the right balance between being an individual and a member of society. Topics covered include Laws and Rights; how the political system works, the role of the media and people power. Students in KS4 are assessed through coursework and a written examination.
Student Information: Students study citizenship through all subject areas in every year. During Key Stage 3 all subject areas devote a topic to citizenship which includes an assessment task.
After School / Extra Curricular: Help is available for all Citizenship students in Room T22. A Humanities Extra Curricular timetable gives times and dates.
