Curriculum Citizenship
Curriculum Intent:
Our school vision and ethos are strongly supported by British Values that have been embedded in our school values, which we promote to our students throughout the school day as part of our Behaviour policy. At Southall we are committed to ensuring that the emotional and social needs of all our students are met throughout the school day and we support the development of our students’ health and wellbeing, self-esteem and confidence.
Citizenship education gives pupils the knowledge and skills to understand, challenge and engage with democratic society including politics, the media, civil society, the economy and the law. We aim to
- Promote a caring, stimulating and happy environment in which all pupils can thrive, assisting them to develop maturity, independence, self-confidence and self-esteem.
- Assist pupils to lead a life as independently as possible, to integrate socially and to leave school prepared for the life ahead of them.
- Provide a learning environment, which promotes moral and spiritual development, embraces equality of opportunity and challenges pupils to be actively involved in their own learning.
We will achieve these aims
- By pursuing a broad and balanced curriculum which follows all subjects in the National Curriculum
- By valuing each individual’s contribution, irrespective of race, gender, religion or ability
- By encouraging pupils to be aware of their behaviour and how it affects other people
- By acknowledging that our pupils have a variety of needs and by striving to provide appropriately for their learning
- By fostering and building positive relationships with parents, governors and the wider community
- By providing a planned and structured process of staff development
KS3 Citizenship Curriculum Implementation and Overview:
In KS3, pupils access weekly lessons in Citizenship. The curriculum takes the form of a 2-year rolling programme following the themes below:
Year 1
| Term | Theme |
| Autumn term 1 | Magnificent Me: Democracy To vote Southall Parliament What is parliament? What is voting? |
| Autumn term 2 | Brilliant Britain: Active Citizenship What does it mean to be a British citizen? |
| Spring term 1 | Save Our Planet: Active Citizenship What are the liberties we enjoy as a citizen? |
| Spring term 2 | Magic and Monsters: Fairness and Justice What are rules? |
| Summer term 1 | World of Work: Global issues and making a difference Improving the school grounds |
| Summer term 2 | Amazing adventures: Community Action What is voluntary work? |
Year 2
| Term | Theme |
| Autumn term 1 | My Home Town: Democracy To vote Southall Parliament What does the monarchy do? What is voting? |
| Autumn term 2 | Let’s Celebrate: Finance What is money and why is it important? |
| Spring term 1 | Transport: Active Citizenship What is the role of a citizen? |
| Spring term 2 | Superhero Superhuman: Fairness and Justice What are laws? |
| Summer term 1 | Fantastic Food: Global issues and making a difference Improving the community |
| Summer term 2 | Journeys Through Time: Community Action What is collective action? |
KS4 Citizenship Curriculum Implementation and Overview:
In KS4, pupils also access weekly lessons in Citizenship. The curriculum takes the form of a 3-year rolling programme following the themes below:
Year 1
| Term | Theme |
| Autumn term 1 | Being a Citizen in UK: Democracy and Identity What are the roles of Parliament and Government? |
| Autumn term 2 | Active Citizenship What is effective active citizenship? |
| Spring term 1 | Fairness and Justice What are Human rights? |
| Spring term 2 | Being a Citizen in UK: Democracy and Identity What is understood by the term Britishness |
| Summer term 1 | Community Action What is campaigning? |
| Summer term 2 | Fairness and Justice Peer influence, substance use and gangs |
Year 2
| Term | Theme |
| Autumn term 1 | Being a Citizen in UK: Democracy and Identity How can citizens participate in democratic processes? |
| Autumn term 2 | Being a Citizen in the UK Making responsible health choices? |
| Spring term 1 | Fairness and Justice What is the criminal justice system? |
| Spring term 2 | Being a Citizen in UK: Democracy and Identity What is Ethnicity, community cohesion and migration? |
| Summer term 1 | Community Action How and why are Citizenship issues relevant in the workplace? |
| Summer term 2 | Global Issues and making a Difference Why should British citizens care about or be involved in world affairs? |
Year 3
| Term | Theme |
| Autumn term 1 | Democracy To vote Southall Parliament Who are the political parties? What is voting? |
| Autumn term 2 | Fairness and Justice: Risk How do you manage risk? |
| Spring term 1 | Active Citizenship How can citizens work together to improve their community? |
| Spring term 2 | Fairness and Justice What happens at court? |
| Summer term 1 | Global issues and making a difference Looking after the environment |
| Summer term 2 | Community Action What is the influence of media? |