Promoting a culture of CITIZENSHIP

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Promoting a culture of CITIZENSHIP
Citizenship often implies working towards the
betterment of one's community through
participation, volunteer work, and efforts to
improve life for all citizens.
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Promoting a culture of citizenship

• Pupils as citizens
• Teachers as citizens
• Schools as citizens

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What are young peoples citizens of?

• Bebo http//Doogs.bebo.com
• Voluntary
• Time commitment
• Sharing skills
• Communicating
• Connected community

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What are teachers citizens of?

• Citizens of their own communities?
• Global citizens?
• Citizens of the school?
• Citizens of the profession?
• Citizens of the local authority?
• Citizens of the country?
• Citizens of?

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Teachers as citizens of East Lothian

• Exc-el
• www.exc-el.org.uk
• Opening doors
• Challenging power structures
• Awareness of other perspectives
• Developing a conversation
• Engagement

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Citizenship through engagement

• Is it possible to promote citizenship without the
  person feeling an engagement (attachment)
  with/to the community?
• DEFINITION
• Citizenship often implies working towards the
  betterment of one's community through
  participation, volunteer work, and efforts to
  improve life for all citizens.
• NO!!!!!

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Engagement through empowerment

• Do I have a voice?
• Is anybody listening?
• Have I been empowered?
• Do I feel something for my community?
• Do have some ownership for whats going on?
• SELS/blogs/curriculum for excellence?

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Vehicles for citizenship

• Battlefields
• BBQ
• John Muirs Footsteps
• Sport
• Performing arts
• Social events
• Assemblies
• Play
• Outdoor education
• Competitions
• Uniform

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Citizenship in historical context

• Traditions
• Long term attachment
• Examples of other citizens
• Awareness of our community
• Role models

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Schools as citizens

• Clubs should serve the community, not the
  community serve the club
• Brooks Mileson - Gretna FC
• Should it be the same for schools?
• Does school membership of the community stop at
  the school gates?

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Transferable citizenship

• Is citizenship transferable?
• How do we develop citizenship as a transferable
  aptitude?

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Citizenship for all

• How easy is it for a pupil who comes from a
  disadvantaged background to feel the same about
  his community as another person who has a more
  supportive home environment - in all the forms
  that that support might come?
• Engagement is the key
• Curriculum for excellence
• Personalisation

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Citizenship for All

• UNCONDITIONAL
• POSITIVE
• REGARD

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Cycle of citizenship
Unconditional Positive Regard
Trusted
Volunteer
Citizenship
Opportunities
Engaged
Belonging