Memorandum submitted by Danielle Stone
CITIZENSHIP
My submission places the Global and International
Dimension within citizenship education with particular reference
to study support and the extended schools agenda.
TEACHERS AND
LEADERS ATTITUDES
My discussions and training events with teachers
and school leaders suggests that schools see the relevance and
the importance of strategies to globalise the curriculum and to
develop projects and school links. That some of this can take
place through after school clubs and in the students own time
is seen as enhancing the work.
Examples of out of school citizenship studies
are:
— The Young Europeans club (run by
young people).
— Commonwealth clubs (run by young
people).
— A language project that links with
Barclay card in the UK and Germany.
— A European Awareness project that
students prepare for after school.
ROLE OF
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
IN SUPPORTING
SCHOOLS STAFF
I coordinate a two day European Awareness programme
for schools in three towns.
This involves 15 schools and 300 young people
directly and many 1,000s indirectly as the programme is cascaded
within the schools. The programme brings together local businesses,
politicians and civic leaders working with the young people.
Following a DfES initiative I work with the
Commonwealth Policy Unit to establish Commonwealth Clubs in the
county. We have one so far and three more will be established
by September. We expect to achieve 10 clubs by September 2008.
I am leading a TiPD visit to Ghana in October
to visit commonwealth clubs, develop school links and bring back
good practice and resources.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
AND CURRENT
DEBATES ABOUT
IDENTITY AND
BRITISHNESS
All four of the above examples incorporate debates
about identity and Britishness.
The European Awareness projects concludes with
a day of debates. The theme of the debates are often, the Euro,
Enlargement, Borders, etc. Adults supporting this day are drawn
from different communities reflecting a diversity in what it is
to be British.
The commonwealth clubs provide every opportunity
for young people to come to an understanding of why Britain is
so culturally diverse.
PRACTICE IN
OTHER COUNTRIES
Study support has links with Jamaica, Barbados,
Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana.
March 2006
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