1. The Beginners’ Guide to Post-16 Citizenship
7th October 2008
Peterborough
Alan Wilkins and Di Layzelle WELCOME

2. Aims of the day to explore what constitutes post-16 citizenship
to understand the purpose and benefits of engaging young people in active citizenship activities
to review the different approaches to delivering post-16 citizenship
to consider key principles for effective post-16 citizenship teaching and learning
to exchange ideas and experiences with other practitioners new to post-16 citizenship and consider examples of good practice
to select a range of free resources to assist you in introducing post-16 citizenship into your practice

3. Accredited certificate in teaching citizenship
Programme magazine - Citizenship News
Training events across the regions
Centre based training - for colleges only at present
Learning materials
Staff development resources
Updates on post-16 citizenship via community e -bulletin
Website:
Note: External evaluation by HOST on impact of support programme. People may be invited to respond

4. Programme - morning Welcome, introductions and expectations
Welcome, introductions and expectations
Post 16 citizenship and the support programme – origins and
organisation
Four points of view - What comprises active citizenship? And is it a good idea?
The Post 16 citizenship programme – insights and discoveries
Is it citizenship? Activity
A practitioner example – Di Layzelle - Croydon College

5. Programme - afternoon
The post 16 citizenship programme - support and resources
Taking stock - audit activity to use when you get back
Setting out – how to implement post 16 citizenship – six
approaches
Personal plans for implementation
Evaluation and close

6. Who is here and why? Find your place on the ‘map’
Find the nearest two collegues
Exchange with each other
Your names
Roles and responsibilities
Why here to day
Expectations for the event

7. Post-16 citizenship - Origins and support
The Crick reports
Citizenship at key stages 3 and 4
The Post-16 Citizenship Development Programme ( )
The Post-16 Citizenship Support Programme (2006-ongoing)
Post-16 citizenship in all post-16 settings
QCA guidance

8. Play your part: post-16 citizenship QCA guidance
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority developed guidance for post-16 citizenship (the framework appears on page 8 of the Getting started booklet). The framework is deliberately flexible, recognises education and training in a range of different contexts, many different programmes and courses at a range of levels. Provides three essential opportunities that young people should have when undertaking citizenship studies:
identify, investigate and think critically about citizenship issues, problems or events of concern to them
decide on and take part in follow-up action where appropriate
reflect on, recognise and review their citizenship learning.

9. Four points of view – preferred drink
Top left
Top top right
Beer
Spirits
Bottom left
Bottom right
Wine
Water

10. Four points of view – preferred holiday destination
Top left
Top top right UK
World
Bottom left
Bottom right
Europe
Local

11. Four points of view – active citizenship is?
Top left
Top top right
Personal rather than public
Staff directed
Bottom left
Bottom right
Learner led
Fits with curriculum

12. Four points of view - The current major focus
Top left
Top top right
Accredited qualification
Community cohesion
Bottom left
Bottom right
Volunteering
Learner voice

13. Four points of view - the facilitators approach
Top left
Top top right
Balanced approach
Stating own position
Bottom left
Bottom right
Neutral chairing
Challenging consensus

14. Four points of view – How do/will you make it happen?
Top left
Top top right
Me alone
A team approach
Bottom left
Bottom right
Citizenship policy
Sustainability Huh!

15. What is citizenship?
Citizenship Education equips young people with the knowledge, understanding and skills to play an active, effective part in society as informed, critical citizens who are socially and morally responsible. It aims to give them confidence and conviction that they can act with others, have influence and make a difference in their communities (locally, nationally, globally)
Play your part: post-16 citizenship, QCA guidance (2004)

16. Post 16 citizenship – insights and discoveries
Three levels – social and moral issues
Volunteering and community contribution
Political literacy
Active learning and review
Young people issues based
Shared responsibility

17. Is it citizenship?

18. A practitioner example
Di Layzelle – Croydon College

19. Post 16 citizenship - support and resources

20. Taking stock and getting started
What are we doing already and is it citizenship?
Working with senior management
Working with other staff
Working with learners
Working with the local community
Assessment and accreditation

21. Key principles for post-16 citizenship
Learner led approaches
Citizenship and active learning
Responding to sensitive, controversial and topical issues
Engaging with the wider community and external partners

22. Setting out - approaches to post-16 citizenship
Six distinct but related approaches to post-16 citizenship have been indentified:
Learner voice and representation
Qualifications and personalised programmes
Group tutorial and enrichment programmes
Voluntary and community-based activities
Single events
Research projects
In practice it is desirable to combine several different forms of provision to ensure
a wide range of citizenship learning opportunities for as many young people as
possible.

23. Personal plans for implementation
Please return to the regional group you were in this morning

24. Main principles of getting started
Providing motivating activities for young people, making it different and allowing the word to spread
Allowing young people to choose topics of interest to them
Making learning active
Starting small
Working with committed staff and not reluctant ones
Involving the young people in selling the benefits
Exploring and exploiting opportunities
Proving to senior management that there are benefits to the organisation

25. Evaluation and close
Please complete the evaluation form before you leave.
Thanks for being with us today.
Alan and Di

26. Citizenship Uncovered: A young persons guide to post-16 citizenship

27. Aims of the DVD
To educate young people about Citizenship and what it means to be an active citizen
To promote good practice emerging from current citizenship projects
To show adults and young people that citizenship education can be fun, engaging and worthwhile