Citizenship is taught by:

Ms R. Amin       

Joint Curriculum Team Leader

Ms S. Akhtar

Joint Curriculum Team Leader

 

“To build a better future for myself by becoming a responsible, respectful and active citizen and making positive decisions about my wellbeing.”

 

Curriculum Overview - KS4 

Course Title

Exam Board

Assessment Components & Method (Exam/NEA %)

When is the Component Assessed? (e.g. Summer GCSE)

GCSE Citizenship

AQA

100% Exam

Paper 1 [ Active Citizenship and Politics & Participation] 50% of GCSE

Paper 2 [Life in Modern Britain and Rights & Responsibilities] 50% of GCSE

Summer GCSE

Accessibility & Inclusion

To ensure all learners can access the GCSE Citizenship curriculum, our department implements a range of adaptive strategies tailored to individual learner profiles and specific learning needs. Our inclusive approach includes:

  • Differentiated instruction and Scaffolding: We provide modelled examples, structured writing, and scaffolded support to break down complex GCSE content into small, manageable chunks. 

  • Worksheets required for the lesson and for homework are printed for all students to ensure all students can access the work.
  • Tasks are consistently checked for understanding before moving forward.
  • We ensure our classrooms are calm, low-distraction environments with assigned seating to support focus. Thinking and processing time is given to allow students to understand new vocabulary.
  • We regularly support all students' working memory by teaching content and then revisiting what they have learnt to ensure this builds up their working memory.

Home learning (frequency and expectations)

Students will be set homework fortnightly which will be easily accessible via Show My Homework and Google Classroom.

Students are expected to complete their homework on time and ensure they submit their work on time.

How parents/carers can support their child

Parents/Carers can support their child by checking their diaries and looking on Show My Homework. You can also encourage your child to read through reputable newspapers and keep up with current affairs by watching the news.

Possible careers:

Advertising

Actor

Charity Officer

Broadcast Journalist

Editorial Assistant

Early Years Teacher

Fundraiser

Journalist

Exhibition Designer

Government Research Officer

Magazine Features Editor

Political Research Assistant

Politician's Assistant

Press Sub-editor

Press Officer

Programme Researcher

Teacher

Public Relations Officer

Project Support Officer

Records Manager

Radio Broadcast Assistant

Runner (Broadcasting/Film)

Recruitment Consultant

Tour Guide

Television Production/Assistant

 

 

Useful Websites:

AQA Citizenship GCSE

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news

How parents or other members of other public can find out more about the citizenship curriculum/syllabus:

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/citizenship/gcse