Curriculum Aims

In GCSE Citizenship, students will develop their knowledge and understanding of the society that they live in and its place within the wider world. Considering concepts related to personal, national and global identity, students consider what it means to be a person living in a community in the 21st Century.

Students will develop their critical faculties in terms of understanding information that often develops at a fast pace in our developed technological society. Examination of texts, consideration of debates and arguments and also evaluation of how best to move forward as an individual, a society and a global community will form a central part of the course.

The ultimate aim of the course is to enrich and enable students so that they can take a positive and productive role in the future development of the society in which they live.

Key Stage 4

Course: GCSE Citizenship Studies

Exam Board: AQA

Final Assessment: 100% examination

Paper 1 50% - 1 hour 45 minutes

Paper 2 50% - 1 hour 45 minutes

Curriculum Overview

Year 10

Identity

• Nationality

• Migration

• Population demography

• Human Rights

• Local Government

Law and Justice

• Everyday law

• Principles of law

• Criminal v Civil law

• The Justice system

• Courts and Tribunals

• Youth Justice

• Sentencing

Active Citizenship

• Class project

• Research a topic/issue

• Planning

• Team work

• Evaluation of the project

Year 11

Democracy

• Political Parties

• Elections

• Government

• Parliament

• The Constitution

• Making Laws

Power and Influence

• Participation in democracy

• Pressure groups

• Protest groups

• The role of the media

• Europe – The EU

• Global relations – The UN / NATO / Commonwealth