Learning & Teaching in Citizenship & PSHE- Proven top tipsAmjad Ali

@ASTSupportaali

Aims of the session

0To equip all participants with ideas and tips on how to improve the delivery of Citizenship and PSHE education.

Background- Citizenship…The best schools do not just teach citizenship in classrooms, but help pupils become active citizens as well, by giving them opportunities to take on leadership roles in their school community, through volunteering or community action, or as part of a school council.

Citizenship Provision…

0Timetabled?0Drop down days?0Specialist teachers?0Lessons…?0Compulsory GCSE?

Raise your voice…

• Get a department• Get a room• Get tracking/assessing• Get involved in open

evenings/parent evenings• Be seen/Be heard• Status

Ideas…

0Citizenship is more than getting students to raise money for Charity… (although that is great too!)

Competitions…

Governors Grand…

Use of ICT…

Active Citizens…

0Student Councils?0Learn to Lead?0O2 THINK Big?0Responsibilities?

Progression…

0Link to A levels?

Useful Websites…

0http://mraali.edublogs.org/useful-websites/ 0http://www.teachingcitizenship.org.uk 0http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk 0http://www.citized.info 0http://mrpattisson.wordpress.com 0http://citizenshipideas.org.uk 0http://www.democraticlife.org.uk

0www.tes.co.uk Citizenship Resources…

Background- PSHE…Children with higher levels of emotional, behavioural, social and school well-being on average have higher levels of academic achievement and are more engaged in school, both concurrently and in later years.

Not quite the same…

0Value?0Not compulsory?0Still referred to in the latest OFSTED guidance…

Do not…

0Discuss only…0Videos/DVDs only…0Tutor Time- ONLY…(!)

Do…

0Teachers- National PSHE Qualification0Topics- Make them personal… Surveys?0Level?0Report?0Certify?0Meet?0EXPECT…!

Visitors…

• NURSE• DOCTORS• YOUTH

WORKERS• POLICE• SOCIAL SERVICES

Main Topics…

0SRE- age specific0WRL0Drugs0Enterprise0Safety

Useful Websites…

0http://www.pshe-association.org.uk0http://www.channel4learning.com/support/websites

/pshe.html

0https://www.education.gov.uk/schools/toolsandinitiatives/teacherstv/

0http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/b00223087/pshe

0http://www.sexeducationforum.org.uk 0http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/topics/sec

ondary.shtml#pshe

Don’t forget its all about teaching!

0Case Studies- Deptford Green/Didcot Girls School/The Bulmershe School.

My toolkit…

0www.cheneyagilitytoolkit.blogspot.co.uk