Citizenship

Citizenship lessons are part of the wider Personal Development curriculum for all our Key Stage 3 students. During their fortnightly lessons students will cover topics such as:

  • Careers
  • Finance
  • Study skills
  • Citizenship
  • Politics
  • The law
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Biodiversity and climate change

These topics become part of the spiral Personal Development curriculum in Key Stage 4.

If you have any questions about our curriculum please contact us via the main office or use our Enquiry Form.

MAIN TOPICS COVERED

YEAR 7

  • Critical thinking: What is a good reason?
  • Media literacy: Trusting your sources
  • What is AI?
  • Careers: Jobs around me, Careers Planet
  • The law: What is crime? What is the age of criminal responsibility?
  • How does the British political system work?
  • Financial literacy: Making spending decisions, budgeting, getting a job, the impact of inflation, being a critical consumer
  • Climate and biodiversity

  YEAR 8               

  • Online financial harms: Phones and financial risk, gaming, social media and algorithms: the pressure to spend online, seeking help and support
  • Social media: The business of influence, feeding the algorithm
  • How does the British political system work?
  • Cybercrime: Causes and effects
  • Run, hide tell
  • Financial literacy: How to open a bank account, how to read a bank statement, how to save money, how to use a bank card, how to manage debt
  • Climate and biodiversity

YEAR 9

  • How does the British political system work?
  • Navigating work, study and careers: Showing personal strengths online, managing online reputation, exploring career interests, work patterns and workplaces, managing pressure and seeking support, preparing for KS4 Options
  • Understanding deepfakes: Motivations and consequences, tackling deepfakes
  • Financial literacy: Purchasing products such as mobile phones, understanding Crypto, avoiding fraud and identity theft (including money mules), online gaming and in-app purchases, seeking safety online
  • Climate and biodiversity
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