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Education in the UK General overview and introduction to Citizenship Education 9 May 2006 Bel Reed, Creative Partnerships Outline 1. Roles and Responsibilities 2. The structure 3. National Curriculum 4. Citizenship Education – the policy 5. Citizenship Education – the practice Section one Education overview Roles and responsibilities Department for Education and Skills (DfES): Aims to help build a competitive economy and inclusive society Department objectives are to: Give children an excellent start in education so that they have a better foundation for future learning. Enable all young people to develop and to equip themselves with the skills, knowledge and personal qualities needed for life and work. Encourage and enable adults to learn, improve their skills and enrich their lives. »DfES creates the national curriculum, and passes this and government initiatives, regulations, advisory guidance, and school budgets through to 150 Local Authorities to disseminate to their schools. Similar model to Finland Overview of the UK education system The National Curriculum Current version of national curriculum took effect from August 2000 Included a new element – Citizenship. Statutory for all 11 to 16 year-olds from 2002 Programmes of study are statutory at all ages, apart from at 14-16 yrs. National curriculum sets out where learning should take place across the curriculum. National curriculum subjects are: Art and Design Geography Citizenship History Design and Technology ICT MFL Music Physical Education English Maths Science PSHE The four areas for learning are: Promoting spiritual, moral, social and cultural development across the national curriculum Promoting Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) Promoting skills across the national curriculum (e.g. key skills and thinking skills) Promoting other aspects of the school curriculum (e.g. financial capability and education for sustainable development). Vocational entitlement General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs) - alternative education post 16 Combine general and vocational education with employment Based on skills required by employers combined with development and understanding of skills needed in vocational areas Areas covered include: business, health and social care or engineering 14 new diplomas for 14 –19 year olds will be introduced by 2010, 5 of these in 2008 What is Citizenship education in the UK? …it aims to provide young people with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and values that will help them to: play an effective and active role in society in relation to their local, national and international communities – political literacy become informed citizens aware of their rights, responsibilities and duties – social and moral responsibility realise that they can have influence and make a difference in their communities – community involvement Where and how does citizenship education happen? Everywhere. It's up to schools to plan the delivery of Citizenship. It can happen: Through a whole-school approach in curriculum time Via dedicated Citizenship lessons Through existing subjects, e.g. PSHE, History, Geography, RE and Science Through the National Healthy School Standard Initiative Through the Key Stage 3 Strategy (11-14 years) In extra-curricular activities and special events In the community At home Through volunteering The programmes of study for Citizenship for 11-16 year olds include: Rights and responsibilities Human rights Diversity — national, regional, religious, ethnic Voting and democracy Parliament and other forms of government Media/free press Voluntary groups Conflict resolution Consumers, employers and employees' rights Global citizenship The economy Sustainable development The legal system How to bring about social change “Active participation in more democratic school communities...is associated with higher attainment and lower exclusion” — Derry Hannam, Phoenix Education Trust Creative Partnerships Slough – Refugees and asylum seekers Response to local heightened racial tensions 1 – all students explore experience of young refugees 2 – provide creative workshops for young refugees and asylum seekers to take place in schools and involve students, teachers and creative practitioners Mobile exhibition ‘Escape to Safety’, housed in a trailer parked in school grounds, with other schools invited. Follows immigration process from fleeing to arrival. Project aims: to further learning and acceptance in the local community and will also be on show in the town centre. This will be a starting point for other creative work with artists and teachers in the schools. Students are organising creative workshops for other students. See your packs for more examples of Citizenship projects For more information Department for Education and Skills www.dfes.gov.uk Qualifications and Curriculum Authority www.qca.org.uk National Curriculum www.curriculumonline.gov.uk Creative Partnerships www.creative-partnerships.com Creative Partnerships London East Raw Skills Dance project Photographer: Dee Conway All images contained in this presentation are protected by copyright and as such cannot be reproduced without prior permission.