Learning Citizenship: Practical Teaching Strategies for Secondary Schools

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About this ebook

The Citizenship curriculum aims to help young people to participate more fully in society through the development of a range of relevant skills and knowledge. This book shows how a variety of teaching strategies can be used to teach citizenship skills across a range of curriculum subjects as well as in Citizenship lessons themselves. Topics covered include:
  • developing discussion
  • thinking through debate
  • addressing controversial issues
  • investigating citizenship
  • learning through role play
  • working in groups
  • learning with simulations
  • participation.

A lively and practical book which will be invaluable to student teachers and their trainers, Citizenship co-ordinators in schools and advisors across the country. It combines issues of pedagogy with real classroom experiences and demonstrates just how students learn from different teaching strategies.

About the author

Jenny Wales is currently Director of Education for Citizenship at the Nuffield Foundation and Chair of Examiners for Edexcel. Paul Clarke teaches Citizenship and general professional issues as well as Business and Economics to PGCE students at University College Worcester.

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