Citizenship
Planning education for citizenship: Longforgan Primary School
Longforgan Primary School is a rural school in Perth and Kinross.
As part of its school development plan it highlighted a need for a more structured approach to teaching citizenship.
Developing topics for the Citizenship programme
Programme topics were chosen as a result of consultation with the headteacher, staff, pupils and parents. Topics were taken from the school’s existing RME, PSD, Health and Environmental Studies programmes. New initiatives and curricular areas were also developed.To avoid duplication, the school devised a programme of study from nursery to P7. It developed a variety of key areas and suggested activities and resources. The programme is still under development but initial feedback from staff is very positive.
Three main strands of development
Longforgan developed three key strands for their programme, as detailed below. The plans show progression across a number of year groups and suggest assessment outcomes, key learning activities and resources. It was trialled at the start of the school year in August 2004, to be reviewed at the end of the year, June 2005.Rights and Responsibilities
Word file: Rights and Responsibilities plan (32 KB)Life skills and problem solving
World of work incorporating career education
Learning about democracy and participating in the democratic process
Equal opportunities
Discipline/anti-bullying
Politeness/manners/respect
Counselling/befriending/buddying
Promoting healthy lifestyles
Global citizenship
Word file: Global Citizenship plan (32 KB)Global citizenship and global cultures (knowledge and understanding)
Vulnerable in society (helping and supporting)
National citizenship/charitable appeals
Enterprise (activities suggested by staff and pupils)
Tolerance of religion/race/family/friends
Peacemaker (local/global)
Citizenship in the community
Word file: Citizenship and community links plan (32 KB)Citizenship in school and in the community
Scottish culture (knowledge and understanding).
Key resources used include
| Resource | Source |
|---|---|
| Eco Schools is a programme to encourage whole school action for the environment. It is a recognised award scheme that accredits schools that make a commitment to continuously improve their environmental performance. | Eco schools pack |
| Website offering CD-ROMs with accompanying lesson plans for ages 5-13 which you can purchase for your school. The topics available are bullying, citizenship (focusing on law and order), drugs, safety and vandalism, anti-racist education and violence. | Police Box: Learning for Life, Grampian Police |
| Oxfam Pack - Global Citizenship: The handbook for Primary Teaching
Authors: Mary Young with Eilish Commins | Can be purchased in print from Oxfam publications. |
| Time for Rights - Activities for Citizenship and PSHE
A publication by Unicef / Save the Children. | Can be ordered from Unicef publications. |
| Education for work and Enterprise (Policy, guidelines and good practice) | Produced by Perth and Kinross Council. |
| Let’s Think, NFER Nelson Programme for Developing Thinking with Five and 6 years old.
Authors: Philip Adey, Anne Robertson and Grady Venville Thinking Skills, A Guide to Better Thinking: Teacher's guide and Pupil's book Author: Anne Kite | Available from nFer Nelson resources. |
Contact details
Victoria McCarthy, Principal Teacher
headteacher@longforgan.pkc.sch.uk
Longforgan Primary School
Main Street
Longforgan
Dundee, DD2 5EU
Tel: 01382 360310
Fax: 01382 630479