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Citizenship and PSHE

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A high-quality citizenship education helps to provide pupils with knowledge, skills and understanding to prepare them to play a full and active part in society. 

In particular, citizenship education should foster pupils’ keen awareness and understanding of democracy, government and how laws are made and upheld.
Teaching should equip pupils with the skills and knowledge to explore political and social issues critically, to weigh evidence, debate and make reasoned arguments.
It should also prepare pupils to take their place in society as responsible citizens, manage their money well and make sound financial decisions. Within the citizenship course and across PSHE students will look at the following;
 

• the development of the political system of democratic government in the United Kingdom, including the roles of citizens, Parliament and the monarch
• the operation of Parliament, including voting and elections, and the role of political parties
• the precious liberties enjoyed by the citizens of the United Kingdom
• the nature of rules and laws and the justice system, including the role of the polices and the operation of courts and tribunals
• the roles played by public institutions and voluntary groups in society, and the ways in which citizens work together to improve their communities, including opportunities to participate in school-based activities
• the functions and uses of money, the importance and practice of budgeting, and managing risk.

 
Students in year 8 receive a 50 minute citizenship lesson once a fortnight. Students in every year group receive the PSHE curriculum which incorporates elements of the citizenship programme across the themes covered.​

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Curriculum

PSHE Curriculum 2024-2025
Year 8 Citizenship Programme of Learning

Subjects

Art & Design
Business
Citizenship & PSHE
​Computing
Design & Technology
Drama
English
Geography
History
​Languages
Mathematics
Music
Physical Education
Religious Education
​Science
​SEND