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Welcome!
citizens now
Terry Ashton
Adviser (Guidance & Careers)Aberdeen City: Learning & Leisure
who wants to bea good citizen?
1
What is the colour of the cross on the Scottish flag?
A. redB. whiteC. blueD. black
who wants to bea good citizen?
2
When is St Andrew’s Day?
A. 1 MarchB. 20 MarchC. 23 AprilD. 30
November
who wants to bea good citizen?
3
Who is the deputy First Minister of Scotland?
A. Malcolm Chisholm
B. Cathy JamiesonC. Nicol Stephen D. Jim Wallace
who wants to bea good citizen?
4
How many MSPs are there in the Scottish Parliament?
A. 95B. 129C. 164D. 195
who wants to bea good citizen?
5What is the written, almost verbatim, report of proceedings of the Scottish Parliament called?
A. HansardB. The Official
ReportC. The Daily
ProceedingsD. The Daily
Record
who wants to bea good citizen?
6
How many local authorities are there in Scotland?
A. 9B. 17C. 32D. 41
who wants to bea good citizen?
7Who is the Minister for Health and Community Care?
A. Malcolm Chisholm
B. Cathy JamiesonC. Nicol Stephen D. Iain Gray
becoming a citizen?
On May 14th I finally had my citizenship interview. It was extremely easy as to the five questions I was asked by the Immigration Officer:
becoming a citizen?
1. What is the supreme law of the United States?
2. Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
3. Who will be President if both the President and Vice President are incapacitated?
4. When is Independence Day? 5. What was the year of Independence
from Great Britain?
becoming a citizen?
The entire interview lasted about 10 minutes.
what makes a good citizen?
Decide on 3 or 4 things that would describe a good citizen.
some issues
should a citizen always be involved actively?
what does actively mean anyway? how old do you have to be to be a
citizen? what has being a good citizen got to do
with politics (if anything)? UN Convention on the Rights of the
Child
what being a citizen means
having rights exercising responsibilities defending other people’s rights having your rights upheld and
defended belonging to various communities
what being a citizen means
participating in activities that affect the welfare of communities
opportunity to exercise personal choice
making informed choices and decisions
taking action based on your decisions political participation
Citizenship is about being a member of a community and making a positive contribution to that community.
Education for Citizenship
So what can a school do to help young people develop as citizens?
What does a citizen need?
knowledge skills attitudes values
possible ways ofeducating for
citizenship put some topics in the curriculum
like politics, parliament, the economy, local government, European Union etc…
do an audit of the whole curriculum have lots of visitors in to talk to the
students Visit parliament, local council etc…
BUT…
students are citizens
students are citizens
Young people learn most about citizenship by being active citizens
some questions to ask
Does school model a society in which active citizenship is encouraged?
some questions to ask
Does it give all students real opportunities for responsibility and choice?
What about staff?
some questions to ask
Has it an open, participatory ethos and style of management?
some questions to ask
Does it motivate young people to be active and responsible?
some questions to ask
Does it try to break down barriers between school and community?
some questions to ask
Are relationships within school and with the community based on mutual respect and care?
some questions to ask
Are aspects of decision-making and significant responsibilities shared with young people?
some questions to ask
Is there a positive and challenging climate for learning that reflects and encourages high expectations?
some questions to ask
Are debate and disagreement encouraged and the expression of minority views welcomed?
some questions to ask
What changes have been made in the school during the last three years that originated with pupils?
some questions to ask
What changes originate with staff but are clearly supported by pupils after consultation?
some questions to ask
How are students involved in evaluating approaches to teaching and learning?
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