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DCSF Citizenship Certificate course

Completion of CPD course 2009-10

The taught CPD course sessions have now ended. The final asepct of the course is the presentation on a significant Citizenship education aspect by each candidate. The date for this is Thursday September 16th in Room 642 at the I0E from 1800-2000. Please ensure that you bring hard copies of your presentation to share with colleagues. If you have any questions about this at all then please email Chris Waller at chris.waller@teachingcitizenship.org.uk

The Portfolio must be handed in on September 27th. Course members should ensure that they have completed the following aspects

1. Complete the SKP and outline an action plan for Citizenship education from the SKP

2. A Scheme of Work covering a minimum of three lessons involving an NGO or other partner and eveidence of observation of teaching the work. Please include any teaching resources with the Scheme of Work

3. The evaluation of Citizenship education at their institution using the ACT SET

4. Evidence of a presentation to peers, senior leaders or others in their institution on the findings from the evaluation or an aspect of the evaluation-usually to be found in the final matrix at the back of the SET

5. Evidence of a the presentation to course members about an aspect of Citizenship education-usually derived from the school evluation, the lesson planning or SKP/action plan

5. A reflective piece of writing about the value and importance of Citizenship education.

Course members can find more advice at the portfolio of evidence CPD web page and below are various downloads to help with the reflective writing and advice about submitting the portfolio at M Level.

Additional resources are on the ACT National CPD Certificate web page .

The London Hub HEI tutor is Jeremy Hayward from the Institute of Education, London. He can be contacted at j.hayward@ioe.ac.uk

Local Hub LA contacts are

Lyndsey Buchannan Lyndsey.Buchanan@vtplc.com

Janine Killough Janine.Killough.camb-ed@islington.gov.uk

Gill Roberts gill.roberts@harrow.gov.uk

Bunmi Otubushin bunmiotubushin@brent.gov.uk

Teachers can sign up for the 2010-11 Citizenship CPD course on the CPD site at Plymouth CPD

Your questions answered from the CPD Certificate course

Questions raised at the CPD Hub event are answered by Chris Waller from ACT

1. Are we eligible for NUS cards?

I am afraid that you are not in this instance-a great pity I know!!

2. Can we get to see an example of a completed portfolio?

The example on the Plymouth web site does not help that much. I am going to ask the Hub HEI tutor to come along to the next meeting in June to discuss the portfolio in more detail with you.

3. When do we get the bursary and why are there two additional Big Saturdays?

The bursary is paid directly to you from Plymouth University after handing in the portfolio on September 27th 2010. When the course started we agreed two Big Saturdays. We need to have two more to complete the face-to-face teaching. ACT really appreciates the sacrifices you have made at weekends but hopes that the four in total that you have given over will be seen as being very beneficial.

Who can help?

ACT has three Regional Subject Advisors for London

Ben Hammond Lead Organiser, London Citizens’ Schools Alliance and former Citizenship Co-ordinator, Deptford Green School

Cathy Bryan Curriculum Director - Humanities at Eltham Hill Technology College for Girls

Will Ross Citizenship Education Specialist and Associate Consultant, Citizenship Foundation

Engage with London!

Share your ideas and engage in discussion on this new website.

Together for London

London Citizenship Teaching Network

Result of ACT London Meeting

The London Citizenship Teaching Network is a coalition of teachers, advisors, educationalists and academics with an interest in Citizenship, and aims to support practitioners in taking Citizenship education forward in London.

The teachers came together at ACT's London meeting on 23rd March 2009. At the event, those present decided -

1. the main aims: to share good practice, develop a resource bank, spread the support base, and create a strategy for citizenship in London.

2. how to achieve them: through an online forum, local school linking and through themed termly meetings.

To view the outcome and participate in the coalition email one of ACT's London Regional Subject Advisors, or visit the forum at http://forum.citizenschools.org.uk/viewforum.php?f=6&sid=1a3e5fa47918853c937a69c3eaa5974e

Useful Documents - Right click to download

Contents of the Units in the CPD certificate course

Uploaded : 18 January 2010

Filename : module_contents0.rtf ( 6 K )

Description : A description of the Units of the taught course

Key Readings to support the CPD Certificate

Uploaded : 25 March 2010

Filename : some_key_readings_for_the_cpd_certificate_course0.rtf ( 8 K )

Description : These readings will help delegates of the CPD Certificate progress with their thinking about the origins and development of Citizenship education.

Advice for writing the reflective piece of writing for the CPD portfolio

Uploaded : 14 June 2010

Filename : why_citizenship_education_is_important_to_me_and_how_this_is_reflected_in_my_teaching0.doc ( 10 K )

Description :

Letter on the M Level from Plymouth University

Uploaded : 07 July 2010

Filename : notice_course_members_-_masters_opportunity_v2.doc ( 25 K )

Description :

Tackling the three critical writing tasks

Uploaded : 19 July 2010

Filename : tackling__the_three_critical_writing_tasks_with_ref_to_units2.doc ( 42 K )

Description : Advice on writing for submission at M level