A summary of some
of the key points of the Crick Report, Education for citizenship and the
teaching of democracy in schools, (1998), London, QCA
The 3 strands of education for citizenship
(pp. 40-41):
- Social and moral responsibility-
children learning ... self-confidence and socially and morally responsible
behaviour both in and beyond the classroom, both towards those in authority and
towards each other (this is an essential pre-condition for
citizenship).
- Community involvement'- pupils
learning about and becoming helpfully involved in teh life and concerns of
their communities, including learning through community involvement and service
to the community.
- Political literacy- pupils learning
about and how to make themselves effective in public life through knowledge,
skills and values.
The 4 essential elements of
education for citizenship (pp. 41-5)
Looking at these extracts from the Crick
Report makes it clear how massive a contribution school history could and
should make to citizenship education. Crick was also concerned that citizenship
in schools should not be a return to the boring 'civics' approach of the past.
There is a need to look at these elements of the Crick Report and think how
they can be approached in a way that 'makes sense' to pupils, and which
intrigues, engages and challenges them. This can sometimes be done by picking
out the particularly problematic, controversial and difficult nature of some of
the themes and concpts involved.
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