Stonelaw High School: a democratic approach to learning in RME

This case study describes one approach to promoting citizenship through a democratic approach to learning in a religious and moral education class of S3 pupils in Stonelaw High School, Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire. 

Pupils were given a genuine say in the methodology and content of their learning. The key objective was to discover whether a participative learning style and citizenship curriculum content in core RME altered pupils' citizenship values. Outcomes included pupils' establishment of their own fair trade cooperative business and joint working with pupils in Trinity High School and Rutherglen High School.