STEP 1: Choose a

Citizenship issue and a

group to work with

STEP 2: Research the issue and get in touch with

people in power

STEP 3: Take action on the

issue

STEP 4: Assess how successful your were

STEP 5: Wrtie it all up in a 3

hour controlled

assessment

The Citizenship Campaign!

This is your Citizenship GCSE coursework pack. Your coursework is worth 30% of your final grade! It must be finished by the end of this term.

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STEP 1 –ENQUIRY INTO THE CITIZENSHIP ISSUEYou must choose a Citizenship issue and be able to say why you think it is important locally and nationally.

You must be able to explain how the issue links with the Citizenship topics we have studied.

You must collect evidence to prove you have done this.

STEP 2 –USING YOUR CITIZENSHIP SKILLS OF ADVOCACY & REPRESENTATIONYou must research your chosen issue so you know lots about itYou must communicate with 2 people in positions of power about your chosen issue

You must outline their views and compare them to your own.

You must explain why you think people hold different to prove that you have done this.

You must collect evidence to prove you have done this.

STEP 3 –PARTICIPATING IN ACTION TO CHANGE YOUR CITIZENSHIP ISSUEYou must be able to describe the different ways you could take action to change your issue

You must take action on the issue and then explain how YOU (individually) did so

You must collect evidence to prove you have done this.

STEP 4 –ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF YOUR ACTION!You must assess how your action made a difference to your issue, locally and nationally

You must assess how well the action went and how it has affected your view of the issue

What action did you take to change the issue you have chosen for your project?

You must collect evidence to prove you have done this.STEP 5 – WRITE IT ALL UP IN A 3 HOUR CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT

Is your group PoPuLaR?

CAMPAIGN CHECKLIST

Planning: What is your group’s aim? What is your role?

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Participating: Are you taking part & working hard? Do you stick at it when things get tough?

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Listening: Are you listening to everyone? Are you showing respect and helping each other?

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Reflecting: Have you thought about what went well? Have you thought about what you could do better next

time?

Step 1: Choose Your Citizenship Issue

You need to choose a ‘Citizenship Issue’ for your coursework. What is a Citizenship issue?A Citizenship issue is any issue that is linked to anything we have learned about on this course. In other words, it must link to one of these issues:

1. Human rights in this country or around the world.2. The criminal justice system – police, courts, judges, lawyers, prisons etc.3. Decision-making, democracy, Parliament, government, voting and people with power.4. The media.5. The environment and sustainable development.6. The economy, taxation and the relationship between employers and employees.7. Cultural diversity, refugees and immigrants8. Global issues, the United Nations, the European Union.

What kind of issues could I choose for my controlled assessment?There is a huge choice, but here are some examples:

School issues: Teenage pregnancy Cyber-bullying Helping people get along better in our diverse school Prices in the canteen

Local issues Teenage pregnancy Helping people get along better in our diverse community Road safety in our area

National issues: Should young people be able to vote at 16? Student tuition fees The UK riots and how to stop them happening again

International issues: Fighting for human rights around the world, for example child labour or

slavery Refugees and asylum-seekers Fair trade Campaigning for change in a particular country, for example Burma

You have to share your project with ‘people in positions of power’. Who are people in positions of power?

These are some examples of ‘people in positions of power’. You will need to choose 2 that have power over the issue you have chosen:

School issues: Mr Brown and other senior teachers The School Governors The school canteen company Bexley Council Parents

Local issues: Bexley Council Your local elected councillors The local police and Safer Neighbourhood Team Your local London Assembly member Your local Member of Parliament (MP)

National issues:

Your local MP Ministers in the Government David Cameron, Prime Minister Celebrities National organisations, charities, businesses or campaign groups

International issues: Our partner school in India Your local MP Ministers in the Government David Cameron, Prime Minister Celebrities International organisations, charities, businesses or campaign groups

You have to take action on your chosen issue.What are the ways that I can take action?

Consult students on an issue they care about and then make a presentation to

Mr Brown and the senior teachers..

Make a presentation to people in positions of power. Set up a stall to educate students

about an important issue, for example Fair Trade.

4. How could you persuade them to solve this problem? Or what could you do yourself to make a difference?

Make a film with a message and show it to a relevant audience.

Set up an online campaign and/or campaign website.

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Prepare and run an assembly for students.

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Take part in a joint campaign with our partner school in India.

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Contribute to the Blackfen ‘International Week’.

Spend a weekend with a simulation baby and share your experience with

other students..

3. Who are the people with

power that you are going to

communicate with?

1. What is the issuethat most concerns

you?

2. Why have you chosen this issue? Why is it important locally and nationally?

WHO is in your group?

1. WHAT issue have you chosen? How is this linked to Citizenship?

2. WHY have you chosen this issue? Why is it important locally and nationally?

WHAT is your campaign goal?

3. WHO are the people with power that you are going to communicate with?

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4. HOW will you persuade them to do something about the issue you have chosen? And/or what will you do yourself to tackle this issue?

Step 2 - Research Your Issue & communicate with two people in power about it

For this step you must do some research, so you know what you are talking about, and then communicate with two people with power over your issue (see Step 1 for suggestions). You need to give your opinion on the issue and ask for their opinion. This could be through an email, letter, interview or meeting. Here are some suggestions for your research:

Interview an expert Do a student survey Use the Internet Read newspaper articles Watch TV programmes

STEP 3 – TAKE ACTION!Now you actually have to go out and do something about your chosen issue!You should have planned this out already.

What do you need to know?

How will you record what you find out?

How can you get this information?

What action have you chosen and why?

What needs to be done? Who will do it? Deadline?

Step 4: Assess the impact of your action.

What are all the different ways you could take action on this

issue? Write them out in a spider diagram.

Overall, how successful was your campaign and why?

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Has your view of your chosen issue changed as a result of your campaign. Give reasons for your answer.

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What difference do you think your action made to your issue, locally?

What difference do you think your action made to your issue, nationally?

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Coursework Evaluation Dartboard

1 = Strongly agree

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I know a lot more about the issue I

chose for my Citizenship

coursework project

I have got better at researching and

investigating an issue

I have got better at presenting my views – verbally and using IT

I have improved my group work skills

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Write down evidence to prove how your group work skills have improved. Be specific!

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