In Year 7 and 8 all pupils have one hour per week teaching time. We explore concepts/ideas such as community, how we decide a thing is true, justice, rules and then place them in a context/situation such as the life of Gandhi to see how the idea can be applied. Within Citizenship pupils look at the concepts of British Values, they understand the importance of them and how they can be followed and used within society.
An AQA GCSE Citizenship course is offered to Year 9 students over 3 years. Looking at Life in Modern Britain, Rights and Responsibilities, Politics and Participation and take part in an Active Citizenship Campaign. Pupils will have two 1 hour 45minute exam papers to be able to demonstrate their understanding.
In Year 10 and 11 pupils will be entering into the Cambridge National for Health and Social Care.
This involves 2 coursework based units and 1 exam unit. RO32 Principles of Care is the examination unit, RO33 Supporting individuals through life events and RO34 Creative Activities are the coursework based units.