Citizenship

 

At Portchester Community School, education for Citizenship aims to equip young people with the skills and understanding to play an effective role in public life.   Through regular lessons and themed days, students will develop skills including:

 

      Communication

      Teamwork

      Self Reflection

      Problem solving

      Project Management  

 

Citizenship is a subject which fundamentally addresses the 5 foci of the ‘Every Child Matters’ agenda -   Be Healthy, Stay Safe, Enjoy and Achieve, Make a positive contribution and Achieve Economic Well-being. Through a range of inspiring and motivating activities at Key Stage Three and Four, students will actively participate and engage in projects that enable them to support the school and the wider community – including opportunities Nationally and Internationally.   This also means that as Citizenship is an interactive subject, students will regularly have contact with representatives from a cross section of the community .   In addition to meeting the subject’s statutory requirements, students will also acquire a significant proportion of their Personal, Social, Health and Careers Education.

Key Stage Three

At Key Stage Three students will develop their skills of enquiry by studying a range of topics including:

 

      Human Rights

      Identity

      Changing Communities

      Fairtrade

      Relationships

      The Impact of Drugs and Alcohol

      Road Safety

      Crime and Punishment

      The Government

 

Key Stage Four

At Key Stage Four all students will complete the Short Course GCSE in Citizenship.   In Year 10 they will study units of work that cover:

 

Theme 1: Human Rights

 

Theme 2: Power, Politics and the Media

 

Theme 3: The Global village

 

In Year 11 students will complete a coursework assignment that focuses on participating in society.  The students are responsible for managing and actively engaging in a Community based activity.

 

The Examination

 

Citizenship Project: 40% of total marks (Internal Assessment Portfolio)

 

Written paper: 60% of total marks

 

Exam Board: Edexcel

 

Quotes from students:

 

“Citizenship teaches me about other people and their lives, and we see people in those circumstances.”

 

“Citizenship helps us to fit into a community and teaches us how the adult world works. It also tells us how to respect other people and our environment.”

 

“Citizenship is a great lesson to teach us about our parts in the community and ways to respect other people and their cultures in a fun and comfortable way.”

 

“I think Citizenship will help to make me a better person in general and make it easier for me to contribute to society.

 

“I think Citizenship will bring me a good understanding about how to be an active citizen and how to contribute positively to the community.”

 

“Citizenship helps me to understand and get clarity on some of life’s more complicated situations and to see the positive and negative ways of how people deal with these situations.”

 

“Citizenship helps me to appreciate and understand all aspects of being not only a good citizen in my community, but also a good global citizen.”

 

“In Citizenship we gain interesting knowledge about religious cultures, communities and the world. Enjoyment is brought when learning Citizenship.”

 

Extra Curricular activities linked to Citizenship:

R, R &R Group

School Council