Reflection and celebration
Reflect on your active citizenship project
Most learning activities would benefit from more time spent on reflection to ensure new knowledge is refined by further thinking and application.
Geography teachers may make less use of the 'engage, display and celebrate' structure but it is essentially presentation for a specified audience. This is where a joint use of curriculum time would maximise the learning opportunities and make a significant contribution to whole-school matters such as ethos and participation.
Ideas for reflection and celebration
Reflecting on and celebrating achievements are crucial to the learning and closure of an active citizenship project. Reflection and evaluation is the best way to ensure that maximum learning is derived from the projects.
It is important that students get this opportunity to look back and feedback on the activity they have carried out. It is necessary for them to think about what they have learned from the experience. This enables learning to be cemented and ensures the experience has been an educational one.
It is also important that students' achievements are celebrated.
There are many ways to reflect on and celebrate active citizenship projects. Below are a few suggestions.
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Links to further resources
ACT - The subject association for Citizenship. The website is updated regularly and the organisation has a quarterly journal for teachers.
BBC - The BBC website has links to Citizenship activities for primary and secondary schools.
Charity Commission - A good starting point for links to the main UK registered charities.
Changemakers - A charity that engages in community work with pupils and teachers.
Channel 4 Learning - This site has links to interactive Citizenship and PSHE activities.
Citizenship Foundation - An independent charity that encourages young people to engage in the wider community.
citizED - A comprehensive website dedicated to citizenship. Packed full of free resources and all the latest information.
CSV - CSV's main website contains details of all its programmes and activities.
CSV Community Partners - This site helps teachers, pupils and their community partners to develop Citizenship activities through community involvement.
Giving Nation - An interactive site with free materials for secondary teachers and pupils wishing to run active citizen events.
HCA Skills & Knowledge Website - HCA have a number of resources for teachers and young people.
Institute for Citizenship - This site features resources, information and case studies for teachers and young people.
Make Space - Make Space has a network of out-of-school clubs for 11 to 16-year-olds.
National Youth Agency - A site promoting young people's involvement in the community.
Prince's Trust - This site has details of the Prince's Trust independent after-school clubs for young people.
Time for Citizenship - A site developed by teachers and police liaison officers to support Citizenship education in primary schools.
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