Citizenship Skills, Processes and Methods
Citizenship Skills
- Understand critical thinking and enquiry, which enable you to question and challenge the status quo, assess information for bias or reliability, and form a well-argued viewpoint.
- Master qualitative and quantitative data interpretation and analysis, used to understand information like statistics in articles or demographic data.
- Develop communication and collaboration skills necessary for group work, public speaking, presentations, and contributing constructively in debates or discussions.
- Enhance your advocacy and representation skills to be able to represent others effectively and influence public opinion or decisions.
- Ability to respect diversity and different cultures, which means understanding the perspectives of other individuals and groups, and treating everyone with fairness and respect.
Citizenship Processes
- Understand how to participate in democratic processes, like voting or getting involved in political or community organisations or campaigns.
- Comprehend the involvements in the judicial process, such as understanding citizens' rights and responsibilities, the role of the police service, and how civil and criminal courts function.
- Learn how the UK's various political systems function, including local and national government, and the roles of representatives like MPs.
- Familiarise yourself with economic systems and how they affect daily life, such as how taxes are spent, or the economic impacts of political decisions.
Citizenship Methods
- Get to grips with campaigning and active citizenship, such as forming or joining a campaign group to effect change in your community.
- Get a handle on participative decision-making processes, which means taking part in group discussions or activities where everyone has an equal say.
- Comprehend the workings of public meetings and know how to get the most from attending or even running them.
- Understand social action and volunteering as effective methods to bring about change.
- Learn how to present referendums and petitions, either on paper or online, as a way of gathering support for an issue or idea.
- Know how to use media and digital literacy wisely to obtain, understand and share information accurately.