Excellence Gateway
For all those interested in post-16 citizenship education this site contains high quality resources, relevant news and information and details of support for post-16 citizenship (PDF document, 2Mb) available from the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) Post-16 Citizenship Support Programme, managed by LSN.
Citizenship education gives young people the knowledge, skills and understanding to play an effective role in society at local, national and international levels. See Play Your Part: post-16 citizenship guidance (QCDA, 2004) for advice on planning post-16 citizenship provision. For young people aged 16 and over citizenship activities can build on and reinforce the citizenship skills and knowledge they have developed at school as part of the National Curriculum.
One of our latest resources, Winner takes all? examines the strengths and weaknesses of two different voting systems – ‘first past the post’ and ‘alternative vote’. These short, simple activities can be used to explore the difference between the two systems with learners. Two activities involve the election of a single candidate, but require voters to vote in different ways. There is also an opportunity for learners to research the ‘single transferable vote’ as another system of voting.
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We are pleased to offer customised, in-house training which responds directly to the needs of organisations requiring bespoke support to set up, or make improvements to, citizenship provision. This training is fully subsidised.
Use this e-toolkit to help you assess the provision of citizenship education across your whole organisation. It will provide you with self-assessment tools which give you feedback on your strengths and areas for improvement. Where you wish to develop your provision, to make the organisation 'citizenship-rich', the e- toolkit supplies information, suggestions and links to other guidance on the Post-16 citizenship website.
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You can find this page and download any referenced resources from the Excellence Gateway at http://excellence.org.uk/citizenship.
