Since September 2002, citizenship has been a statutory National Curriculum subject at key stages 3 and 4. It is also a non-statutory element of the primary curriculum, linked with the Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) programme.
Citizenship aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and understanding to:-
- become informed citizens aware of their rights, responsibilities and duties;
- play an effective role in relation to their local, national and international communities.
For further information refer to:-
QCA
Key Stage 1-2 and Key Stage 3-4 programme of study guidance
www.qca.org/uk/citizenship
also
DfES
www.dfes.gov.uk/citizenship
Further guidance may be obtained from:
www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk
www.ofsted.gov.uk