Education for citizenship : ideas into action : a practical guide for teachers of pupils aged 7-14

This clear and user-friendly text provides practical guidance on how to incorporate citizenship into the curriculum. It offers a wealth of teaching aids including: * tried-and-tested photocopiable materials* case studies * suggested teaching strategies* comprehensive reference and resource section. Nick Clough and Cathie Holden are fully experienced in the field having both taught in primary and middle schools and both now specialise in providing citizenship education courses for trainee teachers and practising teachers. This up-to-date book will help engage those teaching (and studying) the new requirement of Education for Citizenship at Key Stages 2 and 3, and along with lively examples of pupils' work and discussions of the changes to the QCA guidelines regarding citizenship, they provide a comprehensive and complete resource. It is also of immense value to curriculum coordinators and to those wishing to know more about the thinking behind education for citizenship.

This book explains how to incorporate citizenship into the curriculum by providing practical guidance and photocopiable materials, making it extremely useful for teachers in the primary and early secondary sectors. The authors are fully experienced in the field having taught in primary and middle schools and now specializing in providing citizenship education courses for trainee teachers and practicing teachers. Along with examples of pupils' work, the authors provide a comprehensive reference and resources section.

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 An introduction to citizenship education; 2 Democratic processes: school councils, school parliaments and peer mediation; 3 Extending language and literacy; 4 Community into school; 5 Extending social and moral education; 6 Teaching about democracy: political literacy; 7 The global dimension of citizenship education; References; Practical resources and training materials; Index.Electronic reproduction.Available via World Wide Web. This book examines the inclusion of citizenship in the modern curriculum. It provides practical guidance on how to incorporate citizenship into the curriculum and summarises the research available Nearly 2,500 years ago an audience of democratic Greek citizens gathered to see what would happen in Sophocles' play Antigone.