Citizenship

Citizenship

Citizenship Studies is concerned with the kind of society we live in and want to influence and develop. It covers, too, the role of the public and private organisations in the process. School courses help prepare students to become active citizens. The best of them promote students’ personal and social development, and make them more self-confident and responsible, in the classroom and beyond.

All external examination courses emphasise developing awareness of the role of citizens in a variety of contexts.

Just about any educational visit will contribute to the students’ exploration of new experiences and new ideas about being a ‘citizen’, but venues and activities that bring students into contact with other communities, other social contexts and other attitudes will be particularly exciting. Many museums and venues specialise in giving hands-on experiences of what some aspects of life in earlier centuries was actually like. These tend to be attractive to primary school groups.

Secondary groups often visit civic centres and attend local council meetings. Both primary and secondary groups will be welcome at churches, chapels, synagogues, mosques and temple, some of which offer programmes of talks and exhibitions. In cities this is relatively easy to arrange but even in rural communities priests and lay church people are prepared to help schools.

The Citizenship Foundation would be an excellent starting point. It claims to help 80% of secondary schools to nurture citizenship, and sets out to inspire young people to contribute to society. The Association for Citizenship Teaching also provides advice and teaching resources, while the National Centre for Citizenship and the Law delivers law and justice education at national heritage sites.

 

Main organisations:

Citizenship Foundation 

Association for Citizenship Teaching

National Centre for Citizenship and the Law

PSHE Association

Democratic Life

Hansard Society

Inclusion: NASEN

 

Thought of visiting?

The Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green

National Trust Museum of Childhood, Sudbury, Derbyshire

Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh

The London Museum

The National Archives, Kew

Houses of Parliament

Welsh Assembly

Scottish Parliament

Northern Ireland Assembly

 

Although every visit can result in learning outcomes for Citizenship, for a complete list of venues and providers who deliver specialist courses and activities for this subject see below:

Tintern Old Station

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Transport
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The site features a riverside walk and meadows, children's play area, picnic site with barbeques, tearoom, souvenir shop, tourist information and a secluded basic camp site. The signal box houses changing exhibitions from local artists and crafts people.

Built as a Victorian country railway station, the Old Station, Tintern is a charming site to visit for a quiet relaxing day out or to start your walk through the beautiful Wye Valley.

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All Things Wild Nature Centre

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Wildlife and Nature
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All Things Wild Nature Centre at The Domestic Fowl Trust is set in the beautiful Vale of Evesham in the Worcestershire countryside, and is the perfect place for you to relax, learn and enjoy yourself.

It caters for all ages, from the youngest to the oldest and everyone in between! Not only does it have a large array of animals ranging from stunning peacocks through llamas, day-old chicks and weasels to exotic green iguanas, but it also has all the facilities you would need and expect.

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The Handsam Boat Company

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Tours
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Offering jaunts down the River Avon either by guided covered group tour, private hire motor boat or a family sized row boat. Departing from the award winning Abbey Park.

Take your pick from a 25 minute trip on the large vessel which visits Evesham Lock and passes Hampton Church; a private hire 4 stroke outboard motor boat; or a row boat, which is suitable for up to 4 people and you are given buoyancy aids and basic instruction.

There is a natural element of weather dependency but not so much with the larger vessel as all the seating is under cover.

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Wyre Forest Discovery Centre

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Environment Centres
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Wyre Forest Discovery Centre hosts the "education centre of excellence". Curriculum linked activities and a variety of adult craft and wildlife focus days are available including high wires and muddy games!

Fantastic Go Ape course for the over 10s: think you, your friends and family can handle 3 hours of tree top adventure? Can you climb 30ft up a rope ladder, Tarzan Swing into a giant rope net then zip wire through trees, crawl through tunnels and tackle high wire rope bridges? If the answer' yes, you're ready to Go Ape!

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Staunton Country Park

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Parks and Gardens
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Have a rainforest experience in the Victorian glasshouses, get lost in the maze, follow one of our trails or enjoy the beautiful gardens. Visit the farm or have fun in our fantastic new play barn.

Education and Learning

Staunton is a unique site that will enable you to teach the many areas of the curriculum all in a single location! The Education Programme is led by a dedicated team. Recognising that the programme will attract a wide range of differing needs, we are able to offer you a choice of options to suit your requirements.

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Lauderdale House

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Historic Buildings & Monuments
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Built in 1582 as a Merchant's House and set in the beautiful Waterlow Park, Lauderdale House is a Grade II listed building and now runs primarily as an arts and education centre, welcoming over 65,000 visitors each year.

Exhibitions & Fairs

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Kids n Action

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Indoor Activity Centres
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Play and party centre for 0 to 12 year olds with four exciting and unique play areas: adventure park, role play high street, video games room and sports arena.

Our Adventure Park provides three separate soft play areas each designed to provide a unique and unrivalled play experience for babies, toddlers and juniors.

We also have an imaginative role-play area, the ‘High Street,’ where kids can pretend to be all grown up.

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Brass Rubbing Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon

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Indoor Activity Centres
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Churches throughout England contain Medieval and Tudor brasses illustrating the knights and ladies, scholars,merchants and priests of the past, often laid down as portraits in memory of the dead. They are accurate 'postcards of the past' telling us about social custom, armour, dress, trades, professions and families.

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Honeybourne Pottery

Venue Type: 
Indoor Activity Centres
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Honeybourne Pottery was established in 2001, and is run by Paul and Kath Sillence.

Our aim is to provide a friendly, peaceful atmosphere where you can come and enjoy working with clay, either on the potters' wheel, modelling, or choose an item from our ready-to-paint range We run various courses, and can accommodate a variety of groups, eg birthday parties. Please telephone or email to book a session.

We also have an interesting mix of ceramics and textiles for sale.

The activities at the pottery are suitable for all ages and groups up to a max number or 16.

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Hullabaloo

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Indoor Activity Centres
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Expansive play frame and stylish play area featuring 3 different slides and masses of activities you won't find anywhere else. Parents welcome in to play too.

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