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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.
Citizenship establised? Ofsted report on citizenship
A new Ofsted report, Citizenship established?, looks at citizenship provision over the last 3 years since the earlier report, Towards consensus?, published in 2006. Citizenship established? shows improvements in the grades of students studying GCSE short courses, and also students’ achievement in citizenship, especially in discussion of topical and relevant issues and in appropriate action taken to bring about real change. The report also refers to good practice visits to post-16 providers revealing a ‘rich and varied range of opportunities for citizenship’. The report also highlights the value placed in resources and support available from LSIS for post-16 citizenship, and says that the support has been ‘instrumental in bringing about improvement through topical and attractive resources and specialist guidance’.
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