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This website has been designed to help students at Key Stages 3 and 4 to discover the potential of 'active citizenship'.
Delivering the content via the internet will allow students to improve their skills and experience in using computer systems and exploits the power and flexibility of modern computer applications. arbeidsdeskundige
This programme does not stand alone; it is intended to provide a framework which provides information, sets tasks and leads to other sources which may be required for projects or assignments on Citizenship.
The website will also assist teachers in developing individual or group programmes of work. The programme can be used as a complete package or 'clip sampled' on a flexible and selective basis.
The overall aim of the programme is to raise a student's awareness of:
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Individual rights and responsibilities as a member of the community.
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How communities are structured at local, national and international levels.
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How to get involved as an 'active citizen'.
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How to ensure that individual and group rights are not exploited by others.
The website presents Citizenship in 14 topic areas and where practical these are considered from a local, national and international prospective.
For each topic there is:
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A brief description giving a definition, a short historical over view and placing the topic into the context of society's complex structure.
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A glossary of some important terms for the topic area.
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Key words to assist with a web search.
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Link addresses.
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Other resources which may be available.
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Activities and tasks which reflect the national curriculum for citizenship.
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Further issues for the student or teacher to consider.
Finally a message board is available on which students or teachers can post questions, seek partners for projects or suggest ideas or other links which are relevant to citizenship.
To ensure that the website accurately meets the needs of pupils and teachers the authors are testing the contents in a pilot study involving secondary schools in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
The pilot involves continuous evaluation and adjustments of the materials. It will end in March 2001 and the lessons learnt will ensure that the website will become a valuable resource for schools when citizenship becomes part of the curriculum from September 2002.
The project is managed by a registered charity - People United Against Crime. Funding support is provided by Yorkshire Electricity and Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council through the Single Regeneration Budget.
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site is supported by: