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QCA GUIDANCE ON CITIZENSHIP AND HOW IRESPECT.NET HELPS YOU DELIVER BEST PRACTICE

ASSESSMENT

• As you know, with Y9’s requiring Citizenship reports from the summer of 2004 onwards, evidence will be necessary to justify your assessments. QCA emphasise that this should be light touch, but some rigour will obviously be needed.
• Evidence might take a variety of forms – for example, a portfolio; an exercise book; participation in discussion and debate; presentations.
• It will be necessary to check English speaking and listening levels and also History/Geography levels for evidential and causal-effect thinking – this will give an idea of indicators of achievement.
• Student self-assessment and student-teacher dialogue are also recommended

THE MATERIALS, ACTIVITIES AND TEACHER-STUDENT RECORD SHEETS ON THIS SITE ARE TOTALLY IN LINE WITH QCA RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT BEST PRACTICE.

DELIVERING CITIZENSHIP

• Whether you are going for discrete Citizenship delivery; a PSHE base; a History/Geography/RS/Drama base; a totally cross-curricular approach, or delivery through events and activities – THIS SITE IS AGAIN TOTALLY IN LINE WITH YOUR NEEDS.

• iRespect IS ALSO IN LINE WITH QCA RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CITIZENSHIP GOES BEYOND FORMAL LESSONS - so as to move into areas such as the school’s ethos and decision-making style and into areas such as community, national and global consciousness and action.

CONTENT

YOU WILL ALSO SEE THAT MUCH OF THE SITE IS TOTALLY IN LINE WITH THE MAIN CONCEPTS IDENTIFIED BY QCA

• Democracy and autocracy; equality and diversity; fairness, justice and law; freedom and order; the individual and the community; power and authority; rights and responsibilities – these concepts break down, of course, into values, skills and knowledge.

AND MUCH OF THIS SITE COMPLEMENTS QCA SCHEMES OF WORK FOR KS3 AND KS4

• Crime; human rights; Britain – a diverse society? The law and animals; Governments, elections and voting; Local democracy; Leisure and sport in the local community; Media and society; Challenging racism and discrimination; The economy; Business/enterprise; Taking part and planning a community event; Producing the news; Consumer rights and responsibilities; Work place rights and responsibilities; Europe; Global issues and local action.

SO THIS WEBSITE IS TOTALLY IN LINE WITH QCA BEST PRACTICE.