Gourock High School European Citizenship Day: Introduction
| Project | European Citizenship Day |
| School/centre | Gourock High School |
| Age range | S2/S3 (could apply to any) |
| Education for Citizenship contexts | Cross-curricular, community links, team work, participation |
| Enterprise in Education contexts | Learning through experience, interactive learning, working with others |
| Curriculum for Excellence contexts | Effective contributors, successful learners |
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Managing Education for Citizenship within the school
Gourock High School has a strong tradition of student involvement, and a history of providing excellent citizenship experiences for its pupils. In accordance with Authority guidelines, the school has appointed a Principal Teacher for Citizenship and Enterprise. Initially a cluster-based role, this has now changed to encompass secondary only, and strong links are maintained with the associated primaries in order to ensure continuity of citizenship experience. There is a strong focus for raising awareness of citizenship issues across the board, and cross-curricular events are very successful. The school runs many one-off events with the aim of promoting citizenship, and there is participation from all departments across the school community.
Teacher profile
Lisa Hanna teaches modern languages at Gourock High School. She studied French and Spanish at Glasgow University. She then did a Postgraduate Diploma in European IT Support at Paisley University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at Jordanhill. She has been teaching modern languages for three years at Gourock High School, where she has special responsibility for Spanish. She teaches S1-S6 pupils, plus a P7 class at a local primary school. Next year she will be teaching at two primary schools.
Before Ms Hanna began teaching, she worked as a web designer for an educational website design company.