Citizenship education aims to help pupils understand what it means to be a good citizen and create an understanding, cooperative society. Some key themes that could be covered in citizenship include identity and diversity, human rights, the UK parliamentary system, politics, laws, the media, and communities. However, others note that citizenship is sometimes confused with other subjects when combined or not clearly defined. Ensuring citizenship has dedicated teaching time and practical experiences may help engage learners in its importance.

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Pupils need to understand what is a good citizen is to create understanding, more co
1. operative society where we can live happily along side each other knowing and respecting
each role we play in creating a community.
2. It's an important subject that opens children's eyes to exisiting issues!
I think it’s a good idea to merge information, as it can be a good way for kids to find out
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interesting things and extra knowledge without trying too hard!
I teach at a school where Citizenship is delivered as part of PPE (Politics, Philosophy,
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Ethics) and RE. Pupils get confused about what RE has to do with Parliament, etc.
5. Don't really know what Citizenship is.
I dont feel I know enough about what is taught in citizenship to be able to judge how
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important it is.
7. It should be a separate subject
All curricvulum based subjects should be merged in some way to make for a more
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informed syllabus
9. Not history. The others absolutely.
I dont think separating citizenship from other aspects of life such personal and social
10. health and religious (or secular) ideas is the best format teach about lifestyles, society and
culture
11. I do not know what citizenship as a subject entails.
VERY different subjects and active citizenship just won't work combined. Currently working
in a school with combined PSHE and Citizenship and the students are confused, don't
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know the difference and it's not taught by citizenship teachers which I feel means the
students will never know what Citizenship is!
It is vitally important that schools produce active and engaged citizens who are ready and
able to positively contribute to their society and their communities. Citizenship is the only
subject which explicitly aims to do just that. Let's not exclude another generation of young
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people from the opportunity to participate; Citizenship redresses the balance in terms of
empowering ALL young people, regardless of their background, to feel that they have a
legitimate opinion which can be expressed.
I think Citzenship should be embedded across other subjects but also feel it should be
apportioned dedicated planning and teaching time as an important subject in its own right,
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although practical experiences might be more appropriate ways of engaging learners in
the value and meaning of citzenship.
15. It could be linked to another subject area that will remain in the curriculum
it would be easier if it was all classed under one section i believe because then its easier
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for children to differentiate.

2. I don't think people tie in History and the History of Religion enough with the Citizenship
agenda. I know lots of people who are "racist" because they just don't understand the
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history of British Colonialism and when you start talking to them about it they are quiet gob
smacked! More gob smacking is needed...
I think I would have found a lot of benefit learning about personal finances at school -
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credit cards, saving options, budgeting
Should be treated either as an integrated Humanities subject or together with PSHE & RE
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for best success
Question 4
social communciation,debating skills,how government gets into to power and laws
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are agreed and made, tax & finance
2. Justice, Rights and responsibilites, Media
3. Not sure!
idea of a social contract?
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key points of british nationalism: King Arthur, and Baden-Powell etc?
Identity and diversity, pressure groups, human rights, UK parliamentary system,
5. employment and consumer rights, international insitutions, immigration and
stereotyping...
Politics
6. Law
Cultural awareness
7. Not really sure.
8. no.
9. Don't really know specifics
10. They should learn about the country they want citizenship in
equality including racial and sexual, rights and reponsibilities of individuals and
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society, freedom of speech,
Identity
12. Gender roles
Ethics
human rights, jobs, some environmentsal awareness and the occassional culture
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theme around themed weeks such as roma traveller week...
14. no
15. Not sure what you mean by 'theme' but...
Media, democracy (including Burma, China, North Korea as case studies), politics

3. (would include suffragettes as a link to history/previous learning), Identity and
Diversity...and so on
Communities
Identity
Representation
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Diversity and Stereotypes
Rights and Responsibilities
Media
17. No, didn't even know it was a subject nowadays!
Politics might involve themes such as democracy
18. Social sciences such as sociology might involve themes such as community
engagement/social inclusion and exclusion
19. Should prisoners still enjoy citizenship rights such as voting in elections
current politics
20. sexual health
health
I would think financial management and legal issues around things like benefits and
national health insurance and more importantly the morality and care that goes with
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all of that. Things like freedom of speech balanced with those of privacy? Human
rights balanced against a country's well being?
22. voting, civil duties/rights, limits of patriotism,
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Identity & Diversity
Human Rights
24. Laws & Criminal Justice System
Politics
Participation